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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
Updated bulletins: Improving Air Quality in Arizona-Sonora Fall 2008
Waste Forum: new Scrap Tires site (10/6/08)
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)
| 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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