Citing the concerns of Navy Seals in ocean training and Southern Californians generally, EPA chief Lee Zeldin said he and President Trump are accelerating the cleanup of serious pollution that has long plagued the Tijuana River.

The governments of Mexico and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to fund and expedite several wastewater treatment projects in the Tijuana River basin. Untreated wastewater continually affects residents living along the river,

Residents and environmental advocates confront a decades-in-the-making binational pollution crisis that continues to plague the U.S. - Mexico border.