Californians call on Donald Trump to declare state of emergency
Story by Jasmine Laws • 23h
California state lawmakers have formally requested that President Donald Trump declare a national state of emergency to address ongoing sewage pollution from Mexico that has impacted the Tijuana River Valley and surrounding border communities for decades.
The call for federal intervention followed the unanimous approval of Assembly Joint Resolution 16 (AJR 16) on July 1 in the California State Assembly's Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee.
It comes after decades of "environmental harm and public health risks caused by transboundary pollution flowing from Mexico into California through the Tijuana and New rivers," California lawmakers said.
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Newsweek: "President Trump is taking a whole of government approach to tackle the Tijuana River sewage crisis by employing the EPA, State Department, and USIBWC to quickly negotiate a comprehensive solution with Mexico."
"This project was once slated to take two years but will only take a few months to resolve thanks to the efficiency of this administration."
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