San Diego leaders are calling for a renewed U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to includesolutions to the Tijuana River sewage crisis. Their demand comes in response to President Trump’s refusal earlier this month to renew the trade deal. At a news conference Thursday in Otay Mesa, officials said the president’s decision has created an opportunity for the U.S. to strengthen the agreement. …The Trump administration already has an agreement with Mexico that promises to end the decades-long, cross-border pollution. Adopted last year, Minute 333 lays out new wastewater infrastructure and maintenance projects that each country must take on by certain deadlines. … But San Diego Assemblymember David Alvarez said those plans need the enforcement and commitment that come with signing a trade deal.

Related: 

• The San Diego Union Tribune: No pollution fix, no deal: Officials warn renewal of international trade pact must be tied to solving crisis
• KUSI (San Diego): Congressional delegation pushes to make Tijuana River cleanup a permanent EPA project