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MEXICO WATER NEWS BRIEF – 2024/11/28
Mexican pig mega-farms pollution; Water shortfall, tight labor conditions challenge growers; Extreme weather contributing to migration between US, Mexico; Mexico agrees to water deliveries to Texas under 1944 treaty; Despite treaties, relief for South Texas farmers far from certain

INVESTING IN CANADIAN CLEANTECH INNOVATORS
Cascadia Seaweed on Foresight Canada’s 50 Most Investible Ventures List
OWRA CRIMEBOX
2071787 Ontario Inc. was convicted of two violations under the Ontario Water Resources Act (OWRA), fined $15,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of $3,750 and given 12 months to pay, The convictions are for failing to comply with a Court Order.
Court News Ontario Environment, Conservation and Parks
CWA CRIMEBOX
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2010; Case ID# CR_2006 (California)
Interpol hunt to track down environmental criminals makes successful use of EPA Fugitives website

UNLIMITED, DECARBONIZED, SUSTAINABLE MAGNESIUM FROM SEAWATER
Top Innovator Tidal Metals ‘mines’ critical strategic metal in first-of-a-kind clean and green process

LONG-AWAITED LAUNCH OF SOUTH BAY PLANT REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION
The work at the San Diego, Calif., plant is jointly funded between the USIBWC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

US, MEXICO REACH RIO GRANDE  WATER-SHARING AGREEMENT
IBWC Minute 331 aims at ensuring more regular water deliveries from Mexico to the United States

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE November 11, 2024
As of October 2024 approximately 20% (483330 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 14% (335564 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. This down from our September report.
Why we need a continental approach to source water protection
Interview with Dr. Peter Leavitt, FRSC, Professor University of Regina, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change and Society The technology is available to preserve and maintain water quality in our lakes and rivers. When will social and political will align to protect continental water resources?
PRESSURE ON CANADA TO EXPORT WATER WILL BE IMMENSE- by Michael Harris, The Tyee
Sharp global policy experts are already crafting the legal case for doing so.
Republished with permission

PROMISE MADE; PROMISE KEPT
Canada launches long-awaited national independent agency to manage freshwater - by Julia-Simone Rutgers, The Narwhal
Related WT article

Republished with permission 

LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO FIX SEWAGE FLOWS FROM MEXICO INTO CALIFORNIA
A group of federal, state, and local politicians announce the creation of the Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act, a legislation similar to one used to protect and restore bodies of water throughout the country such as Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes.

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE September 23, 2024
As of September 23, 2024, approximately 25% (610445 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 15% (367425 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. This is down from our previous report in August.

BLAZING THE INNOVATION TRAIL: BILLY BISHOP TORONTO CITY AIRPORT SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYS PFAS-FREE FIRE-FIGHTING FOAM
A regulatory exemption issued just in time, Deputy Fire Chief Mark Smith and the PortsToronto team jumped on the opportunity to swap out "forever chemicals" for a friendlier alternative - here's how they got it done
NTSB INVESTIGATION UPDATE: MPOG GULF OIL SPILL
A leak from the Main Pass Oil Gathering Pipeline on November 15, 2023 spewed a million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico 80 km south of New Orleans - here is what we know today
MANAGING GROUNDWATER ON THE US-MEXICO BORDER IS CHALLENGING—BUT VITAL by Maya Chari
The amount of water in the more than two dozen viable aquifers shared by the two countries is unknown, and few regulations guide their use
Reposted with permission
CWA CRIME BOX
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2003; Case ID# CR_1616 (California)
Locked up 12 months for discharging toxic metal plating wastewater
HAZMAT TEAMS CALLED IN AMID TOXIC GAS CONCERNS IN IMPERIAL BEACH OVER BORDER SEWAGE CRISIS
Some scientists say they have detected concerning levels of toxic hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide in the air in the South Bay, but the county said Tuesday there is "no immediate threat ... at this time"
AVOCADO GOLDRUSH LINKS USA COMPANIES WITH MEXICO’S DEFORESTATION DISASTER
 New lawsuits shine a light on the supply chains of U.S. companies operating in Mexico’s lucrative avocado industry, under pressure from organized crime and accusations of growing environmental damage.
EXTENDED NIGHTMARISH DROUGHT STRAINS BRITISH COLUMBIA WATER SYSTEMS
Less than a tenth of British Columbia has enough water to supply municipal drinking water systems, farms and ranches, hydro dams, and sustain freshwater ecosystems — despite recent rainfall in parts of the province. National Observer
WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE AUGUST 26, 2024
As of August 26 2024, approximately 33% (786127 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 11% (255277 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. This is down from our previous report in August.
PROPOSAL TO BAN OPEN-PIT MINING ADVANCES IN MEXICAN CONGRESS
A committee in Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved two constitutional reforms that would prohibit open-pit mining and fracking, as well as restrict the use of genetically modified corn. The changes would also prevent the exploitation of water in areas with water scarcity, with the exception of extraction in populated areas for domestic use.

AQUALUNAR CHALLENGE SEMI-FINALIST CSMC
Toronto start-up Canadian Space Mining Corporation is unlocking the promise of Space for life on Earth with LunaPure

AQUALUNAR CHALLENGE SEMI-FINALIST SIXPENNY ARCHITECTURAL FABRICATION
Toronto start-up inspired by the CSA Challenge pushes boundaries into the future with Lunarwell, its water purifying system.

AQUALUNAR CHALLENGE SEMI-FINALIST WATERPURIS
Ontario start-up aims for the Moon with novel water purification technology

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE AUGUST 4, 2024
As of August 1, 2024 approximately 48% (1170174 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 19% (450984 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry.

THE AQUALUNAR CHALLENGE SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund and managed by Challenge Works in collaboration with the CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY, Stage 2 moves forward

THE LOOMING CRISIS OF SINKING GROUND IN MEXICO CITY
New research reveals the cause of Mexico City’s rapidly sinking and fracturing ground.
The ground in Mexico City is sinking at a rate of almost 50 centimeters (20 inches) per year, and it’s not stopping anytime soon, nor will it rebound, say Chaussard et al. in a new study.
WTCAL
1,600,000 gallons of toxic material released into Alder Creek and American River near Nimbus Dam in Rancho Cordova-Sacramento
California Office of Emergency Services
CLIMATE CHANGE SIMULATOR TOOL DRAWS GASPS, EVEN TEARS FROM P.E.I. RESIDENTS
'My house will be underwater'
CBC NEWS

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – JULY 2024
There are 46 Alerts in Mexico. In July, 12 drought alerts were recategorized as the drought intensifies across Mexico. In some locations, the drought has moved from severe to extreme, while others from extreme to exceptional. WT map displays all the extreme and exceptional drought locations...

DROUGHT DEVASTATION IN MEXICO LEADS TO MASS FISH DEATHS AND RURAL EXODUS
In the northern state of Chihuahua, Mexico, the Bustillos Lagoon has become a grim spectacle as thousands of dead fish blanket its surface. The culprit? An intense and unrelenting drought. This environmental crisis is emblematic of a broader issue affecting nearly 90% of Mexico, marking the highest drought rate since 2011.

COLDPLAY TURNS RIVER PLASTIC INTO MUSIC
THE OCEAN CLEANUP and COLDPLAY Collaborate on “Moon Music”, an LP made from 70% river plastic intercepted from the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala
DROUGHT PARCHES MEXICO
Beginning in summer 2023, one of the most severe droughts that Mexico has faced in more than a decade began to bake the North American country. Over the following year, the drought intensified and spread widely.

“Extreme” and “exceptional” drought, as classified by the North American Drought Monitor, now afflicts several states in Mexico. States experiencing these categories of drought include Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Durango in northern Mexico, as well as Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Querétaro, and Hidalgo farther south.
2024/5/31

PLASTIC POLLUTION & HUMAN HEALTH
Emmy Winning Documentary (Environmental/Science) We’re All Plastic People Now exposes the plastic/health connection
SOLIDARITY WITH EL SALVADOR'S SANTA MARTA 5 GROWS ACROSS BORDERS
The Bukele administration's case against five community leaders, environmental activists, and former FMLN members sparks international outcry.

MALARTIC
Hard-hitting NFB documentary Malartic, chronicling the broken promises of a gold-mining megaproject is now streaming free of charge.

CLIMATE TECH ENTREPRENEUR BEATS THE ODDS IN THE WATER SECTOR WITH A NEW BUSINESS MODEL
 Interview with Meena Sankaran, founder and CEO of Ketos
FEWER WILDFIRES, GREAT BIODIVERSITY: WHAT IS THE SECRET TO THE SUCCESS OF MEXICO'S FORESTS?
More than half of the country's forestry is in community and Indigenous hands - and...the results are impressive

SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS PROVIDING SAFE WATER WORLDWIDE
Colorado based Innovative Water Technologies™ is dedicated to researching and developing products for water treatment and purification in response to every need

DEVELOPING CANADIAN MINERAL SUPPLY TO THE GROWING ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) INDUSTRY, SANS WATER AND CHEMICALS
WT Interview with CEO of Green Battery Minerals, Tom Yingling


STREAMS IN DANGER FOLLOWING 2023 US SUPREME COURT DECISION
A call to action for clean water

SALVADORAN COURT DECRIED FOR LETTING CASE AGAINST 'SANTA MARTA 5' CONTINUE
It is outrageous that the judge is allowing this trial to go forward despite the lack of any evidence of a crime.

UPDATE

ALTERNATIVE FREE POWER MAKES A SPLASH
Tig Rig’s inventor welcomes the shipping industry’s new perception of wind assist technology

WATER & CONFLICT
Violence over Water Increases Globally - Pacific Institute Water Conflict Chronology
A large number of new cases result from the Russia-Ukraine War, growing tensions in the Middle East, and ongoing conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chronology     Map
CYBER101 TRAINING FOR CYBERSECURITY
WT Interview with Guillaume Bélanger, President of Exosource
WATER ALWAYS WINS: THRIVING IN AN AGE OF DROUGHT AND DELUGE
Interview with author Erica Gies
Slow Water Movement: a global response to climate change beginning in your own small place








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