The Tijuana River is an emergency, coalition says and proposes package to clean it up
The heinously polluted Tijuana River, which has sickened residents and even researchers with its hydrogen sulfide fumes, is gaining attention, and now a coalition of politicians, activists, physicians and economists are pushing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare the fetid and toxic river valley a public health emergency. They’ve also put together a plan to clean it up and are pleading with state lawmakers to fund it, even as the state faces a multibillion-dollar deficit. … Among the elements in the package announced Thursday: state Senate Bill 58, which would establish air quality standards for hydrogen sulfide, a toxic pollutant emitted from the river, and Senate Bill 1046, which would set standards and guidelines for workers employed near the river.
Other Tijuana River news:
- CalMatters (Sacramento, Calif.): Kids are sick and people can’t breathe; how this California community is responding to a sewage pollution crisis
- FOX5 (San Diego): What will California’s next governor do about the Tijuana River sewage crisis?
