US-Mexico Border 2012

U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program (Border 2012) is a collaboration between the United States and Mexico to improve the environment and protect the health of the nearly 12 million people living along the border. The bi-national program focuses on cleaning the air, providing safe drinking water, reducing the risk of exposure to hazardous waste, and ensuring emergency preparedness along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Border 2012 is a results-oriented program that takes a “bottom-up” approach to addressing the environmental and public health needs of the border region. Issues and projects are identified and implemented at the local level. The program encourages stakeholder involvement through a variety of opportunities (see How to Get Involved).

Border News

U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program Border 2012 - Special Edition - Fall 2009 - Addressing environmental problems along the border is a high priority for the U.S. and Mexico. Without the support of our binational partners, it would have been impossible to achieve the measurable results featured in this document. We congratulate the Border 2012 partners on these impressive accomplishments and we look forward to continuing this innovative, collaborative effort to achieve the rest of the Border 2012 goals. English (PDF) | en Español (PDF) (47 pp, 1.7M)

hazmat student A Groundbreaking First Between the U.S. and Mexican Governments - Personal protective suits, multi-gas meters, and related hazardous materials (HAZMAT) response equipment were transferred to Mexico under an innovative Border 2012 bi-national collaboration.
Feature Story & Pictures

2009 Request for Proposals, Region 9 & Region 6 Border 2012 Program. Submission no longer being accepted

Border Toxics Release Inventory Data
California-Mexico Border: English (PDF) (2 pp, 85K, About PDF) | en Español (PDF) (2 pp, 89K)
Arizona-Mexico Border: English (PDF) (2 pp, 85K) | en Español (PDF) (2 pp, 85K)
New Mexico-Mexico Border: English (PDF) (2 pp, 85K) | en Español (PDF) (2 pp, 85K)
Texas-Mexico Border: English (PDF) (2 pp, 79K) | en Español (PDF) (2 pp, 79K)

Completely updated, the new Waste Forum Web area now includes land contamination topics, including e-waste, solid waste, hazardous waste, contaminated waste, spent batteries and used oil, as well as much more information on scrap tires.

Celebration! Cleanup of the Metales y Derivados, a former Tijuana lead smelter

Updated bulletins: Improving Air Quality in Arizona-Sonora

Measuring Conditions and Progress (Indicators) updated with content from the State of the Border Region Indicators Report 2005

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US-Mexico Border 2012 Program Web Site
What is Border 2012? Learn about how the program was developed, who the people along the border are, what the environmental goals are and how the program is organized.	Environmental Issues Learn more about the needs along the U.S.-Mexico border	Where You Live - Regional Workgroups ~ California-Baja California ~ Arizona-Sonora ~ New Mexico-Texas-Chihuahua ~ Texas-Coahuila-Nuevo León-Tamaulipas
Border-wide Workgroups ~ Environmental health ~ Compliance & Enforcement ~ Emergency Preparedness and Response	Binational Policy Fora ~ Air ~ Water ~ Hazardous and Solid Waste	Border Infrastructure Projects Addressing high priority water and wastewater infrastructure needs.
Meetings and Events Get date and time information for all Border 2012 meetings and events	Getting Involved Task Forces in your area that meet to set priorities and implement projects	Measuring Conditions and Progress How we track and ensure environmental progress
Publications Reports and newsletters	Binational Directory Border 2012 program and partner contact information Send Comments	Archive Topic Index