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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
Save the Date: US-Mexico Border 2012 Air Policy Forum Meeting
August 26 & 27, 2009, Monterrey, Nuevo Léon, México
Reserve esta Fecha: Reunión del Foro de Política del Aire del Programa Frontera 2012 , 26 y 27 de agosto, 2009, Monterrey, N.L.
Save the Date: U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 National Coordinators' Meeting
The 2009 U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 National Coordinators’ meeting will be held on October 27-29 at the Harrah’s Rincon hotel in Valley Center, CA, near San Diego, CA. Please visit the registration site for more information about meeting registration and hotel registration. The last day to register at the hotel is October 6, 2009.
Funding Assistance 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)
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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
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
August 7
Four-State Regional Workgroup All-Hands Meeting
August 18
Texas-New Mexico-Chihuahua Water Task Force
August 18
Arizona-Sonora Border 2012 Waste and Enforcement Task Force Meeting
August 19
Air and Children's Environmental Health Task Force Joint Meeting
August 26 & 27
US-Mexico Border 2012 Air Policy Forum Meeting
September 1
United States and Mexico Joint Response Team Meeting
October 27-29
2009 U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 National Coordinators’ meeting
Features
Imperial County/Mexicali Pesticide Disposal Project
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Strategy for Indicator Development report
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