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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
Waste Forum: new Scrap Tires site
Brick Kiln Study Final Report, Arizona-Sonora Regional Workgroup (8/18/08)
Four million scrap tires removed from U.S.-Mexico border (8/15/08)
Border Scrap Tire Action Plans Updated 6/08
Improving Air Quality in Arizona-Sonora bulletins (6/4/08)
Removing Pesticides from the U.S.-Mexico Border Region (3/26) A collaboration of EPA, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, the Imperial County Agricultural Commissioner, the Mexican Secretariat for the Environment and Natural Resources, and the Mexican Public Health Services Agency. News Release | Feature story
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Archive |
Calendar of Events
& Important Dates
October 17, 2008
17 de octubre de 2008
NM/TX/CH Environmental Education Task Force Public Meeting
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October 20-24, 2008
20-24 de octubre de 2008
CEDES-sponsored Symposium on Waste Management/Legislation Workshop More information »
October 23-24, 2008
23-24 de octubre de 2008
US-Mexico Border Energy Forum XV,
Monterrey, Nuevo León
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October 30, 2008
30 de octubre de 2008
Border 2012 NM/TX/CH Regional Workgroup Public Meeting
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November 12, 2008
Sierra Vista, AZ
Arizona Border Environmental Enforcement Task Force Meeting
November 13, 2008
Sierra Vista, AZ
Arizona/Sonora Border 2012 Waste & Enforcement Meeting
Features
Imperial County/Mexicali Pesticide Disposal Project
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Video overview of the Border 2012 Program (9 minutes, mpeg format)
Video page »
Strategy for Indicator Development report
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