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AMAZON TEAMS UP WITH MEXICO CITY TO SAVE WATER WITH TECH-DRIVEN INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
U.S. technology company Amazon is funding a water efficiency project in Mexico City, investing US $2.45 million to upgrade water infrastructure in the capital.
Mexxico News Daily - With premission

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2014; Case ID# CR_2568 (Connecticut)
Ben & Jerry's manufacturer sentenced to $4.5 million in fines and restitution for deliberate dumping

RAZOR-SHARP BORDER
The San Diego Border Patrol sector now features a dramatically more imposing and dangerous appearance following the installation of multiple rows of razor wire designed to deter climbing attempts through visible intimidation.
Vicente Calderón, Tijuana Press – With permission

US AND MEXICO AGREE TO LONG-TERM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN IN THE SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA REGION
The governments of Mexico and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to fund and expedite several wastewater treatment projects in the Tijuana River basin.
Avery Schmitz, José Álvarez,CNN

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction: Fiscal Year 2010; Case ID# CR_1967 (Georgia)
City of Harlem Public Works Director sentenced to prison for illegal discharge and false statements
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
  • IN 1912 THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO BECAME A PIONEER OF DISTRICT ENGERGY (DE), ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL STEAM GENERATION PLANT
  • IN 2012, BROOKFIELD PURCHASED THE PROJECT FOR $480 MILLION
  • BY 2021, THE VALUATION OF TORONTO'S RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT HAD GROWN TO $4.1 BILLION
This story is about how Toronto "turned a money-losing steam business into the largest district energy company in North America". The path to the project's success is sprinkled with allegations of corruption, public-private jockeying, and concerns about transparency and public accountability.

Climate Files
Interview with Dennis Fotinos, Founder Noventa Energy Partners
Developing District Energy with private equity, developer incentives and marketing

IT’S OFFICIAL: JUNE WAS THE RAINIEST MONTH EVER RECORDED IN MEXICO
Mexico received more rain in June than any other month on record, according to data from the National Meteorological Service (NMS)
Mexico News Daily - With permission

DROUGHT IS SPREADING ACROSS CANADA
71% of the country is classified as abnormally dry while 7 communities in the prairies are at extreme drought levels

Climate Files
FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK PATH TO NET ZERO
$65 million project makes RY the largest heritage building retrofit in North America
CRIMEBOX
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction : Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_1219 (Georgia)
Harshest sentence imposed on GA company, $3.8 million fine
A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MAYORS UNITED IN ACTION TO CONFRONT THE CLIMATE CRISIS
 Tried-and-true solutions to climate breakdown created by C40 Cities – An interview with former Toronto Mayor and C40 Cities Managing Director, David Miller


CUTZAMALA SYSTEM RECOVERS TO 56% CAPACITY AFTER HISTORIC RAINFALL IN CENTRAL MEXICO
 The Cutzamala System, one of the largest and most important water infrastructures in Mexico, as it supplies water to the Mexico City metropolitan area and México state, has seen a remarkable recovery this month.
Mexico News Daily - With permission

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction :  Fiscal Year 2013; Case ID# CR_2405 (Arizona)
Wastewater Facility supervisor convicted for inaccurate discharge reporting
OAXACA MAYOR RAYMUNDO CHAGOYA IS SAVING HIS CITY’S WATER WITH PEOPLE POWER Over the past six months, Oaxaca’s new mayor, Raymundo Chagoya, has made strides toward the goals he presented when sworn in: addressing safety in the city, restoring pockmarked roads through the Tache al Bache pothole-filling initiative, city cleanup and restoration and tackling water and local environmental issues, among others.
Anna Bruce, Mexico News Daily - With permission

ADDRESSING NORTHERN MEXICO'S WATER-ENERGY NEXUS AMID AN INDUSTRIAL BOOM
Northern Mexico’s economic expansion in manufacturing and energy is jeopardized by chronic water scarcity.
World Economic Forum

CrimeBox
Clean Water Historical Act Conviction :  Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2728 (Alabama)
That's not supposed to happen! Heavy equipment operator pushes debris into Mobile River

INNOVATIVE DEVICE TAPS WATER FROM AIR
 MIT Researchers have created a high-tech "bubble wrap" capable of collecting safe drinking water directly from the air — even in Death Valley, the driest desert in North America.

UPDATE

COLDPLAY TO RE-RELEASE ALBUMS ON ECORECORDS MADE OF PLASTIC

Continuing their sustainability mission, Coldplay are re-releasing all of their albums as clear 140g EcoRecords made from recycled plastic bottles
GRUPO PINSA AGREES TO CONSERVE SINALOA WATERSHED IN EFFORT TO NEUTRALIZE WATER FOOTPRINT
Major Mexican food supplier Grupo Pinsa agreed to conserve a watershed in the northern state of Sinaloa to neutralize its water footprint, the company announced on Friday.
Mexico News Daily - With permisssion
CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction :  Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2712 (Alaska)
Oops, they did it again! While on probation for a deliberate oil spill, crew dumps oily water into the Bering Sea

NEW EVIDENCE ON THE SEVERITY OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
Study led by the UK’s Plymouth Marine Laboratory, US-based NOAA, & OSU (Oregon State University) finds threat to global marine ecosystems worse than previously thought

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction :  Fiscal Year 1999; Case ID# CR_1001 (Alaska)
"Inexcusable." Alaskan Cruise line convicted for deliberately dumping oil, fined $6.5 million
Settlements and Stalemates: TRIBAL LEADERS STEER THE COLORADO RIVER CONVERSATION
Amanda Pampuro - Courthouse News Service
Forty million people living in the southwest U.S. and Mexico depend on the Colorado River, including 30 Native American tribes, which were excluded from negotiations when the Colorado River Compact was signed in 1922.
COCA-COLA MEXICO RETURNS MORE THAN 4 MILLION CUBIC METERS OF UNUSED WATER
 The Mexican Coca-Cola Industry (IMCC) has committed to returning more unused water from its water concessions, with the aim of becoming “water neutral” and reaching “100% regenerative water use” by 2030.
Mexico News Daily - With permission
WT Archives 2021
Renewable energy
CANADIAN START-UP TRANSPOD DEVELOPING ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORTATION WITH ZERO-EMISSIONS ADVANCED HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGY

TOXIC CHEMICALS FROM THE TIJUANA RIVER CONTAMINATE SAN DIEGO'S AIR, SAYS NEW STUDY
A study conducted by the University of California, San Diego claims to have found evidence of something that has long been suspected and sparked controversy along the border.
Vicente Calderón Tijuana Press - With permission
WATER COMMISSION DEMOLISHES ILLEGAL DAMS BUILT BY CHIHUAHUA EX-GOVERNOR
 Mexico’s National Water Commission on Thursday began demolishing an illegal dam on a ranch owned by a former Chihuahua governor, releasing water that could be used to help repay the country’s water debt to the U.S.
Mexico News Daily - With permission
SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS: WHERE DOES ALL THE WATER GO?
“The Coke factory.”
By Ann Deslandes - Mexico Daily News - With permission


OBSERVATIONS FROM MY RECENT US-MEXICO BORDER CROSSINGS: A PERSPECTIVE FROM MEXICO NEWS DAILY CEO
What it's like to cross the border between Tijuana and San Diego
Mexico Daily News - With permission

WT ARCHIVES - 2022
Renewable energy
MEXICAN START-UP ADRIANO DI MARTI DISRUPTS THE LEATHER INDUSTRY
Natural organic leather offers a sustainable, cruelty-free alternative, with low water consumption, no toxic chemicals, phthalates, and no PVC

TRUMP, CARNEY, AND SHEINBAUM: ADJUSTMENTS TO THE USMCA
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been a key trade agreement in North America since its implementation in 2020.
Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, - Tijuana Press

MEXICO REACHES AGREEMENT TO SEND MORE WATER TO SOUTHERN US
The Mexican and United States governments announced on Monday that they had reached an agreement under which Mexico will immediately deliver water to the U.S. — to which it owes a huge quantity of water under the terms of a 1944 bilateral treaty — and temporarily give its northern neighbor a greater share of the water in six Rio Grande tributaries.
Mexico Daily News - With permission

CENTRAL CITIZEN WATER COMMISSION SEEKS TO INCLUDE WATER COMMISSIONERS IN STATE AGENCIES
The Central Citizen Water Commission continues collecting signatures to promote the inclusion of citizen representatives in state agencies responsible for drinking water services in Baja California.
Vicente Calderon - Tijuana Press

SAN DIEGO SUPERVISOR SEEKS TO RESTRICT BORDER CROSSINGS DUE TO BINATIONAL CONTAMINATION

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond proposes restricting legal border crossings, limiting water shipments, and even imposing tariffs on Mexican exports if the Mexican government doesn't stop cross-border pollution from crossing the Tijuana River.
Vicente Calderón Tijuana Press

DROUGHT PARALYZES NORTHERN STATES’ WATER DELIVERIES TO US: ‘No one is obligated to do the impossible’
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum denied reports that Mexico had capitulated to U.S. demands for immediate water deliveries required by a 1944 treaty that allocates surface water along their shared border.
Mexico News Daily - With permission


LACK OF INFORMATION ON THE DESALINATION PLANT PROJECT IN TIJUANA

The lack of transparency regarding the desalination plant construction project to be built in Rosarito Beach is causing concern among civil society.
Vicente Calderón - Tijuana Press


DRIVING THE ICE ROAD: A JOURNEY ALONG A COMMUNITY’S DISAPPEARING LIFELINE
Seen from above, the road could be mistaken for a river or stream. Curving through boreal forest, its palette exists on a spectrum: some parts are white with snow; others dim with muted yellow or glistening blue. When the sun hits, it ceases to hold colour at all and is instead reflective, sending light from above right back to where it came.
National Observer

AMID DEEPENING DROUGHT, MEXICO WORKS TO REDUCE AGRICULTURAL WATER WASTE
As drought deepens in Mexico, the National Water Commission on Thursday presented a plan that officials hope will save 2.8 billion cubic meters of water across the country.
Water commission (Conagua) officials on Thursday said the updated National Irrigation Modernization Program aims to upgrade systems that will affect 200,000 hectares of irrigable land in Mexico, reducing agricultural water waste. Mexico News Daily
With permission
DESPITE STAFF AND BUDGET CUTS, NOAA ISSUES CRITICAL DROUGHT WARNINGS IN ITS SPRING CLIMATE OUTLOOK The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, although battered by Trump administration attempts to impose massive staff and budget cuts on the agency, nevertheless continues to publish critical climate information, including some dire drought warnings in the spring outlook.
Other recent research suggests drought risks in North America have been widely underestimated by major climate reports, as rising global temperatures bake the moisture out of plants and out of the soil itself.
Inside Climate News - Bob Berwyn
NASA ANALYSIS SHOWS UNEXPECTED AMOUNT OF SEA LEVEL RISE IN 2024
 Last year’s increase was due to an unusual amount of ocean warming, combined with meltwater from land-based ice such as glaciers. Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansion. According to a NASA-led analysis, last year’s rate of rise was 0.23 inches (0.59 centimeters) per year, compared to the expected rate of 0.17 inches (0.43 centimeters) per year.

WORLD WATER DAY 2025
The UN World Water Day theme for 2025 is Glacier Preservation and protecting our frozen water resources

US DENIES MEXICO WATER DELIVERY REQUEST, CITING TREATY VIOLATIONS
For the first time since the Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande was signed in 1944, the U.S. has denied a request by Mexico for water delivery.
Mexico was seeking approval for the creation of a special delivery channel for Colorado River water to be delivered to Tijuana. As much of northwest Mexico faces severe drought, the denial is likely to place even more stress on Baja California’s water system. Mexico News Daily
With permission



FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES 17 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ACROSS MEXICO
A desalination plant in Baja California. A large-scale water storage project in the Mexico City metropolitan area. A flood prevention initiative in Tabasco. A new system of reservoirs in Sonora.
All these water infrastructure projects — and more than a dozen more — are slated to be built in the coming years in Mexico, a country where water scarcity is a major concern. Mexico News Daily
With permission

FLYING ABOVE THE STORM
 California start-up WindBorne Systems offers help to the National Weather Service (NWS) after DOGE layoffs

NEW “SARGAPANEL” TURNS SARGASSUM INTO A BUILDING MATERIAL
Every year, tons of sargassum invade Caribbean beaches, disrupting tourism and harming the ecosystem.

CrimeBox
Safe Drinking Water Act Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2007; Case ID# CR_1275 (California)
Oil company denies injecting benzene contaminated wastewater underground, fined 1 million for fouling groundwater

REAL-TIME DATA’S POTENTIAL TO HALT WATER CONTAMINATION FOR INDUSTRY & MUNICIPALITIES
 Foresight 50’s Most Investible Canadian Cleantech Ventures names Edmonton start-up 25Water sensor generated real-time feedback to instantly stop the release of metal contaminant into the environment

CWA CrimeBox
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2016; Case ID# CR_2840 (California)
Porta-potties emptied in Camp Pendleton ravine, vac truck driver sentenced
NRDC and the Safe Drinking Water Act
 Natural Resources Defense Council stands with US EPA in defense of PFAS "forever toxic chemicals" regulation for drinking water
An interview with Erik Olson, NRDC with comments from the US Environmental Protection Agency

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