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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

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
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



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RECENT ARTICLES AND REPORTS

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

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.

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WATER NEWS

THE DRYING PLANET
 by Abrahm Lustgarten, Graphics by Lucas Waldron, Illustrations by Olivier Kugler for ProPublica
As the planet gets hotter and its reservoirs shrink and its glaciers melt, people have increasingly drilled into a largely ungoverned, invisible cache of fresh water: the vast, hidden pools found deep underground.

HEAVY JUNE RAINS REDUCE MEXICO’S DROUGHT-AFFECTED TERRITORY BY 13%
Above-average rainfall in several regions of Mexico in the first half of June has finally alleviated some of the widespread drought felt across the country in recent months, the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported recently.
Mexico Daily News- With permission

ERICK TO CONTINUE AS TROPICAL RAINSTORM FOLLOWING LANDFALL AS MAJOR HURRICANE IN MEXICO
 Erick peaked as a Category 4 hurricane prior to moving onshore early Thursday morning along the southwestern coast of Mexico, where it is unleashing life-threatening conditions. Erick will slowly lose wind intensity. Accuweather

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WATER ALERTS

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE July 31, 2025

As of July 2025 approximately 19% (457248 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 16% (382111 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. A significant territorial decrease since our previous report with heavy rains in July considerably improving water levels.

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE July 7, 2025
 As of June 2025 approximately 40% (967639 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 21% (499525 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. A slight territorial increase since our previous report.

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE June 24, 2025
 As of May 2025 approximately 38% (909823 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 16% (379069 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. A slight territorial decrease since our previous.

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MINING

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

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS (TSE:WPM) AND FORESIGHT CANADA ARE LAUNCHING THE FUTURE OF MINING CHALLENGE, OFFERING A US$1 MILLION PRIZE FOR GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY.
This global competition seeks innovations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance efficiency in the mining sector.

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM MEXICO ABOUT BORDER ODORS
Members of San Diego_s congressional delegation Wednesday demanded answers as to why despite the dry weather, environmental officials are reporting an increase in sewage flow and strong odors from Mexico in the Tijuana River.

CLEANUP HOPES FOR NEIGHBORS OF MEXICO'S 'TOILET BOWL' WASTEWATER DAM
The stink is the least of the problems. In Tepetitlán, the conversation invariably revolves around cancer.

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.

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DROUGHT


MEXICO SCRAMBLES TO BOOST US WATER DELIVERIES AHEAD OF NEXT YEAR’S USMCA TREATY REVIEW
Mexico currently owes the United States more than 1.5 billion cubic meters of water with just six months left to settle the debt, putting the federal government in a difficult situation as it seeks to appease its northern neighbor while ensuring there is sufficient water to meet the needs of Mexican citizens, agriculture and industry.
Mexico News Daily With Permission

CUTZAMALA WATER LEVELS ARE UP FROM 2024, BUT ‘DAY ZERO’ FEARS LINGER IN MEXICO CITY
 A year after severe drought and lack of rainfall took the Mexico City metropolitan area to the brink of a water crisis, conditions appear much improved in 2025.
The National Water Commission (Conagua) reported that as of April 1, the Cutzamala reservoir system — which provides almost a third of the capital’s water and supplies several suburban areas within neighboring México state — was at 56% capacity.
A year ago on April 1, 2024, supplies were at 34.7% capacity, more than 20% less than current water levels.
Mexico News Daily - With Permission

MEXICO'S DROUGHT IS SO SEVERE YOU CAN SEE THE EFFECTS FROM SPACE Mexico is experiencing one of its most severe and widespread droughts in over a decade. Water levels are so low in some regions that you can see the effects from space.

MASS FISH DEATH IN MEXICO'S CHIHUAHUA STATE BLAMED ON SEVERE DROUGHT

1,000-YEAR-OLD PYRAMID COLLAPSES UNDER HEAVY RAIN
High temperatures and a drought created conditions that led to the collapse

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WASTEWATER

IMPERIAL BEACH COAST IS FINALLY OPEN, BUT MORE SEWAGE IS ON THE WAY - by MacKenzie Elmer and Vicente Calderón
Tijuana is about to make a scheduled repair to its biggest sewer main – leaving millions of gallons of city sewage with nowhere to go but the Tijuana River.

Reposted with permission

TOXIC SEWAGE FLOW SLOWS INTO TIJUANA RIVER AFTER MEXICO BRINGS NEW PUMP ONLINE
Scientists say the next few days and nights will be crucial to know how much of an impact the decreased flow will have on the atmosphere and air quality.

THE RESIDENTS OF CHALCO, AFTER 20 DAYS UNDER SEWAGE: “THE SMELL MAKES YOU WANT TO VOMIT”

Some 2,000 homes are flooded by the collapse of the drains, due to the dirt and heavy rains. A long operation by the State of Mexico and the Army is unsuccessfully trying to lower the water level.

64 MORE RESIDENTS RESCUED BY BOAT IN SEWAGE-FLOODED CHALCO
For nearly three weeks, thousands of residents in Chalco — a city of 174,700 in the state of México — have been living in dire conditions due to severe sewage flooding triggered by atypical torrential rains.

CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON SOME TIJUANA SEWAGE PROJECTS; HERE'S AN UPDATED TIMELINE FOR REPAIRS
As sewage continues to flow from Tijuana into the Pacific Ocean, officials last week gave an update on the extensive repairs underway to fix the problem – and on how much money is needed to finish projects.

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FLOODING

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