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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
Advisory Group Releases Report on Environmental Issues along the U.S.-Mexico Border - The Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB), an independent presidential advisory committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has releases the report, "A Blueprint for Action on the US-Mexico Border (PDF)" (88 pp, 4.7M large file). The report gives recommendations on how to maintain strong environmental protection measures along the border.
Postponed - 2010 US-Mexico Border Program National Coordinators Meeting
The US-Mexico Border2012 Programs National Coordinators Meeting (NCM) for 2010 is postponed until Spring 2011 in order to focus on seeking stakeholder, partners, and community input towards developing the next US-Mexico Binational Border Framework.
US-Mexico Environmental Program: Border 2012- Improving Children's Health
Children make up approximately one third of the population on the border. They need clean air to breath, clean water to drink, safe food to eat, and a safe environment on which to learn, grow and thrive. English (PDF) (4 pp, 213K) | en Español (PDF) (4 pp, 208K)
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See more information: US–Mexico Border Program: Next Generation
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)
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.
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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 |
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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 |
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Calendar of Events
& Important Dates
August 11
Arizona-Sonora Waste and Enforcement Task Force Meeting
August 17
Arizona-Sonora Air and Children's Environmental Health Task Force Meeting
September 30 - October 1
US-Mexico Border Energy Forum XVII
Features
Imperial County/Mexicali Pesticide Disposal Project
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Strategy for Indicator Development report
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Our Border
A Border Civic Network
The Department of Homeland Security has recently created the site Our Border 
to bring together experts, professionals and the public to talk about topics of interest on the Southwest Border. Some of the most critical issues today – immigration, commerce, national security, public health, and the environment – are connected to the Southwest Border, and this tool helps to foster a dialogue about these key subjects. This site is open to anyone who wants to join and we want to hear from you.
Our Border Environmental Discussion Group