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Border 2012 Feature Stories

Video: Mexico Cleaner Air, Water, Environmental Successes

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U.S. – Mexico border environmental achievements in cleaner air, water infrastructure improvements and the removal of millions of abandoned tires are among the highlights of this video

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Collecting Pesticides Along US-Mexico Border

Barrels of pesticides collected at US-Mexico border

Story update, March 2008. Old, unused pesticides were collected from farms and ranches in the Yuma and San Luis area for safe disposal at an approved hazardous waste incinerator in the U.S.
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Border Celebrates Environmental Improvements

ENSENADA, MEXICO (4/27/06) The cleanup of more than two million waste tires, improved bio-terrorism response training, and a new drinking water system were among the accomplishments discussed at the Border 2012 U.S.-Mexico environmental program's annual meeting in Ensenada, Mexico.
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Imperial County-Mexicali Emergency Response Plan

Imperial County-Mexicali Emergency Response Plan
On May 24, 2005, representatives from the governments of Imperial County, Calif., and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, met to celebrate the signing of the first Binational Imperial County-Mexicali Emergency Prevention and Response plan. EPA played an instrumental part in bringing the agreement to fruition.
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