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New Paper
05-08-2025
- Sport
- New Paper
January to bring the heat this August
It is August now and there are four months left to go in the 2025 season, but ask anyone at Sharee Hamilton's yard, and they will say it is January. The Swiss Ace galloper could be the one coming through for them and he will be the toast at Sungai Besi on Aug 9. The New Zealand handler has got a good one in that six-year-old and she will be hoping that he is the one the rest will have to beat in the highlight race of the Aug 9 meeting: the Class 3 event run over 1,400m. Owned by Team Cheval Stable, January was out on the training track on Aug 5 and, on a track rated good, he worked pretty well. The former Singapore galloper did that 600m spin in a slow time of 42sec, but it might turn out to be all that was needed. A six-time winner over 1,200m and 1,400m, January will trot into the action on the back of a disappointing showing at his last start on July 12, when he finished an uncharacteristic ninth to Platinum Emperor in the Mitavite Asia Cup (1,400m). That day, January was keenly involved in the action, and held second spot until his condition fizzled out 400m from home. He deserves another chance over the 1,400m, a trip he won on four times previously. He could produce a winning run much like he did two starts ago on June 22, when he soundly demolished a Class 3 field by 2¾ lengths in his only win in Malaysia. January, who won five races for trainers Donna Logan and Daniel Meagher at Kranji, has what is needed to come good for Hamilton in August. Navy Seals also turned in a pretty neat gallop, running the 600m in 41sec. That, after a spot of cantering to loosen up those muscles. Prepared by Frank Maynard for the Legacy Power Racing Stable, Navy Seals will have track and trip in his favour on Aug 9 when he tackles the 1,700m in the Class 4A contest. The U S Navy Flag five-year-old has already put together two wins - over 1,700m and 2,000m respectively - for the 2006 Malaysian champion trainer since he began racing in Selangor early this year. A three-time winner over staying trips at Kranji when trained by Tan Kah Soon, he brought that form over to his new base. It was on April 5 that he did at Sungai Besi what he did at Kranji: winning over the 2,000m. But the shorter 1,700m at his next start is also right up his alley. Last time in a Class 4B race (1,700m) on July 20, Navy Seals was right in the mix at the 400m mark, but he encountered traffic issues and his game plan went to nought when he was crowded and had to switch out for a clear run. It cost him the race and he eventually finished a smack-up fifth to Pacific Star, albeit the margin between him and the winner was just a length. Navy Seals can make amends. Watch for those blue silks as he charges home over the concluding stages on Aug 9. Another good one to pursue at the betting windows could be Otahuhu, who covered the 600m in a breezy 41.2sec. Since joining Malaysian handler Nick Selvan's yard after his last run at Kranji on Sept 28, 2024, the Overshare gelding has put together two more wins, in addition to his two victories over 1,200m for Logan in Singapore. A six-year-old Australian-bred, Otahuhu's last win was on June 7. That day, under a ride by Khairil Zulkiflee, he came from third at the top of the home stretch to collar and eventually beat the front runner, Jungle King, by a head. The race was a Class 4 affair run over the 1,150m. Earlier, on April 27, Otahuhu led his rivals on a merry chase to land a win in a Class 5A event over the slightly longer 1,300m. The Class 4B race on Aug 9 will be over the 1,200m. It will be in his comfort zone, and Selvan could be looking to add one more to the 28 winners he has already saddled this season. brian@
CBS News
25-07-2025
- Business
- CBS News
U.S., Mexico agree on steps to solve decades-old Tijuana River sewage crisis
San Diego — The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps and a new timetable to clean up the longstanding problem of the Tijuana River pouring sewage across the border and polluting California beaches, officials from both countries announced Thursday. Billions of gallons of sewage and toxic chemicals from Tijuana have polluted the Pacific Ocean off neighboring Southern California, closing beaches and sickening Navy SEALs who train in the water. That's despite multiple efforts and millions of dollars that have been poured into addressing the problem over decades, including under the first Trump administration. "There is a great commitment by the two countries to strengthen cooperation," Mexico's Environmental Secretary Alicia Bárcena said Thursday after meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin in Mexico City for the signing of the memorandum of understanding. The accord comes three months after Zeldin flew to San Diego to meet with Mexican officials and visit the border. "I smelled what a lot of residents in the community lived through and have to deal with," he said Thursday. "I saw the degradation of the Tijuana River valley. I heard about the beaches that were closed. I met with the Navy Seals, who have had their training impacted. It was a powerful visit all around for me." "The Trump Administration is proud to deliver this massive environmental and national security win for Americans in the San Diego area who have been living with this disgusting raw sewage flowing into their communities for far too long," Zeldin said, according to CBS San Diego affiliate KFMB-TV. Under the agreement, Mexico will complete its allocation of $93 million toward infrastructure projects, including adhering to a specific schedule for priority projects spanning through 2027. The 120-mile-long Tijuana River runs near the coast in Mexico and crosses into Southern California, where it flows through Navy-owned land and out to the Pacific. As Tijuana's wastewater treatment plants have aged, its population and industry -- including the manufacturing plants, known as maquiladoras that make U.S. goods - have boomed. At the same time, there has been an increase in the amount of toxins that have made their way into the river and into San Diego County - since 2018, more than 100 billion gallons of raw sewage laden with industrial chemicals and trash. The pollution has sickened not only swimmers, surfers and lifeguards but also schoolchildren, Border Patrol agents and others who don't even go in the water. Scientists say the sewage is vaporized when it foams up and enters the air people breathe. California beaches near the border have been closed more often than not over the past four years. Since 2020, more than $653 million in funds have been allocated to address the issue, but the crisis has continued largely because of delays by the Mexican government, Zeldin has said. Zeldin said this agreement factors in "population growth, operation and maintenance costs, and other variables that would make this solution durable and long term." He praised the new administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office last October, for its willingness to address the issue. Sheinbaum said earlier Thursday that her government would expand a wastewater treatment plant that would reduce the contamination reaching the coast. "There are other actions that were signed that we have to complete, that we're going to get done in the next year for the entire Tijuana sanitation system, for the entire metropolitan Tijuana area," she said. Sheinbaum said the United States also has to make investments in the binational problem. Referring to another agreement to send more water to the U.S. to reduce Mexico's water debt in the Rio Grande, Sheinbaum said the Tijuana River agreement "is a good example of how when our technical teams sit down, they can resolve a problem that seemed unsolvable." The U.S. has agreed to complete the expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant next month. The agreement also stipulates that Mexico this year divert 10 million gallons per day of treated sewage away from the shore.
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Business Standard
25-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
US, Mexico sign accord to combat Tijuana River sewage flowing across border
The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps and a new timetable to clean up the longstanding problem of the Tijuana River pouring sewage across the border and polluting California beaches, officials from both countries announced Thursday. Billions of gallons of sewage and toxic chemicals from Tijuana have polluted the Pacific Ocean off neighboring Southern California, closing beaches and sickening Navy SEALs who train in the water. That's despite multiple efforts and millions of dollars that have been poured into addressing the problem over decades, including under the first Trump administration. There is a great commitment by the two countries to strengthen cooperation, Mexico's Environmental Secretary Alicia Brcena said Thursday after meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin in Mexico City for the signing of the memorandum of understanding. The accord comes three months after Zeldin flew to San Diego to meet with Mexican officials and visit the border. I smelled what a lot of residents in the community lived through and have to deal with," he said Thursday. "I saw the degradation of the Tijuana River valley. I heard about the beaches that were closed. I met with the Navy Seals, who have had their training impacted. It was a powerful visit all around for me. Under the agreement, Mexico will complete its allocation of $93 million toward infrastructure projects, including adhering to a specific schedule for priority projects spanning through 2027. The 120-mile-long (195-kilometer) Tijuana River runs near the coast in Mexico and crosses into Southern California, where it flows through Navy-owned land and out to the Pacific. As Tijuana's wastewater treatment plants have aged, its population and industry -- including the manufacturing plants, known as maquiladoras that make US goods have boomed. At the same time, there has been an increase in the amount of toxins that have made their way into the river and into San Diego County since 2018, more than 100 billion gallons of raw sewage laden with industrial chemicals and trash. The pollution has sickened not only swimmers, surfers and lifeguards but also schoolchildren, Border Patrol agents and others who do not even go in the water. Scientists say the sewage is vaporized when it foams up and enters the air people breathe. California beaches near the border have been closed more often than not over the past four years. The communities along the Tijuana River have suffered this public health crisis for far too long, said Kristan Culbert, associate director of California river conservation at American Rivers, in a statement Thursday. Since 2020, more than $653 million in funds have been allocated to address the issue, but the crisis has continued largely because of delays by the Mexican government, Zeldin has said. Zeldin said this agreement factors in population growth, operation and maintenance costs, and other variables that would make this solution durable and long term. He praised the new administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office last October, for its willingness to address the issue. Sheinbaum said earlier Thursday that her government would expand a wastewater treatment plant that would reduce the contamination reaching the coast. There are other actions that were signed that we have to complete, that we're going to get done in the next year for the entire Tijuana sanitation system, for the entire metropolitan Tijuana area," she said. Sheinbaum said the United States also has to make investments in the binational problem. Referring to another agreement to send more water to the US to reduce Mexico's water debt in the Rio Grande, Sheinbaum said the Tijuana River agreement is a good example of how when our technical teams sit down, they can resolve a problem that seemed unsolvable. The US has agreed to complete the expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant next month. The agreement also stipulates that Mexico this year divert 10 million gallons per day of treated sewage away from the shore. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
The Independent
25-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
US and Mexico sign accord to combat Tijuana River sewage flowing across the border
The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps and a new timetable to clean up the longstanding problem of the Tijuana River pouring sewage across the border and polluting California beaches, officials from both countries announced Thursday. Billions of gallons of sewage and toxic chemicals from Tijuana have polluted the Pacific Ocean off neighboring Southern California, closing beaches and sickening Navy SEALs who train in the water. That's despite multiple efforts and millions of dollars that have been poured into addressing the problem over decades, including under the first Trump administration. 'There is a great commitment by the two countries to strengthen cooperation,' Mexico's Environmental Secretary Alicia Bárcena said Thursday after meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin in Mexico City for the signing of the memorandum of understanding. The accord comes three months after Zeldin flew to San Diego to meet with Mexican officials and visit the border. 'I smelled what a lot of residents in the community lived through and have to deal with," he said Thursday. "I saw the degradation of the Tijuana River valley. I heard about the beaches that were closed. I met with the Navy Seals, who have had their training impacted. It was a powerful visit all around for me.' Under the agreement, Mexico will complete its allocation of $93 million toward infrastructure projects, including adhering to a specific schedule for priority projects spanning through 2027. The 120-mile-long (195-kilometer) Tijuana River runs near the coast in Mexico and crosses into Southern California, where it flows through Navy-owned land and out to the Pacific. As Tijuana's wastewater treatment plants have aged, its population and industry -- including the manufacturing plants, known as maquiladoras that make U.S. goods — have boomed. At the same time, there has been an increase in the amount of toxins that have made their way into the river and into San Diego County — since 2018, more than 100 billion gallons of raw sewage laden with industrial chemicals and trash. The pollution has sickened not only swimmers, surfers and lifeguards but also schoolchildren, Border Patrol agents and others who do not even go in the water. Scientists say the sewage is vaporized when it foams up and enters the air people breathe. California beaches near the border have been closed more often than not over the past four years. 'The communities along the Tijuana River have suffered this public health crisis for far too long,' said Kristan Culbert, associate director of California river conservation at American Rivers, in a statement Thursday. Since 2020, more than $653 million in funds have been allocated to address the issue, but the crisis has continued largely because of delays by the Mexican government, Zeldin has said. Zeldin said this agreement factors in 'population growth, operation and maintenance costs, and other variables that would make this solution durable and long term.' He praised the new administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office last October, for its willingness to address the issue. Sheinbaum said earlier Thursday that her government would expand a wastewater treatment plant that would reduce the contamination reaching the coast. 'There are other actions that were signed that we have to complete, that we're going to get done in the next year for the entire Tijuana sanitation system, for the entire metropolitan Tijuana area," she said. Sheinbaum said the United States also has to make investments in the binational problem. Referring to another agreement to send more water to the U.S. to reduce Mexico's water debt in the Rio Grande, Sheinbaum said the Tijuana River agreement 'is a good example of how when our technical teams sit down, they can resolve a problem that seemed unsolvable.' The U.S. has agreed to complete the expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant next month. The agreement also stipulates that Mexico this year divert 10 million gallons per day of treated sewage away from the shore. _____ Associated Press writer María Verza in Mexico City contributed to this report.
Los Angeles Times
24-07-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Trump EPA commits to '100% cleanup' of chronically-polluted Tijuana River in MOU with Mexico
LOS ANGELES — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin Thursday committed the Trump administration to 'a permanent, 100% solution to the decades-old Tijuana River sewage crisis' in a new agreement signed with Mexico. 'I smelled for myself that foul smell that so many residents of Southern California have been complaining about for so long,' Zeldin said, adding that President Trump was highly motivated after hearing from Navy Seals who must train in the polluted waters of the Pacific Ocean where the Tijuana River meets the sea. 'Today, what we are demonstrating is that yes, it can be done,' said Mexico Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Alicia Bárcena, preparing to sign the memorandum of understanding or MOU. Pollution in the 120-mile long river has been so egregious that recent studies have shown that even the air above the river or the spray where it reaches the surf is dangerous. The Tijuana River begins in Baja California, Mexico, and discharges into the ocean at Imperial Beach, California. The pollution consists of sewage, including drugs and pharmaceuticals that people ingest, plus industrial discharges. According to the agreement, Mexico will shake loose $93 million in money it previously committed, known as 'Minute 238 funds.' Deadlines for several long-discussed improvements will also come sooner — some this year — it says. One example is the 10 million gallons per day of treated effluent that currently flow into the Tijuana River from the Arturo Herrera and La Morita wastewater treatment plants and will now go to a site upstream of the Rodriguez Dam. Zeldin said technical experts, leadership and U.S. staffers identified these as high priorities. The MOU also commits the two countries to taking into account Tijuana's growing population, to make sure that infrastructure improvements are not outstripped by changes on the ground. 'This is a massive step forward for the Tijuana River,' said Tom Kiernan, president and CEO of the environmental group American Rivers. It has listed the river as the second most endangered in the US. Kristan Culbert, associate director of California river conservation at the organization American Rivers said she hoped the MOU negotiated by this administration 'will be the catalyst for a major turnaround for this river. The people and wildlife that depend on it deserve clean water and healthy ecosystems.' Others, like San Diego Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, question whether pollution from the Tijuana River flows would actually cease. 'The reality is that the Trump administration also could be doing more on our side,' said Aguirre, who is also a former mayor of Imperial Beach. Zeldin stressed cooperation with his counterpart, Bárcena. When asked about leverage that will assure changes are made, Zeldin cited money that could be withheld by the U.S. He emphasized it's the first agreement between the two governments under this administration. 'We're very proud of that,' he said.
