Wednesday, April 08, 2026

UN: US Using Mexico as Garbage Sink, Moving to Toxic Crisis

The Guardian: Mexico is facing a "toxic crisis" and has become a "garbage sink" for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned.

Posted by Dbt2 at 03:33 PM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink

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Marcos Orellana, a special rapporteur, found lax environmental standards and lack of oversight allowed pollution to accumulate

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-- Guardian US (@us.theguardian.com) Apr 7, 2026 at 11:47 AM

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Thanks for posting.

This is horrific.

Having Amerikkka as a neighbor is bad all around.

The US not only poisons Mexico with firearms through the "Iron River," but with toxic pollution as well.

Infants in Fallujah Iraq are born with birth defects caused by all the lingering depleted uranium (DU) from all the munitions we used on the resistance fighters.

Note that Nigeria has become a dumping ground for the West for used electronics and appliances, causing all kinds of problems there as well.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-08 01:49 AM

*** Mexico Allocates MX$1 Billion to Restore Lerma-Santiago River ***

"In 2026, the Mexican government will continue its efforts to clean up and restore the Lerma"Santiago river system.

Mexico is allocating over MX$1.03 billion (US$75.7 million) in 2026 to restore the Lerma-Santiago river system, benefiting over 21 million people.

The restoration efforts will focus on increasing wastewater treatment capacity, strengthening inspections and enforcement, implementing flood-control works, and advancing socio-environmental restoration projects."

Source: mexicobusiness.news

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-08 09:56 AM

-Having Amerikkka as a neighbor is bad all around.

LOL

#3 | Posted by eberly at 2026-04-08 10:17 AM

said pollutants ranging from imported waste to dangerous pesticides

Maybe they should shut the border? and use less dangerous pesticides?

Meanwhile ....

Tijuana River Sewage Crisis
Every year, billions of gallons of toxic pollution flow across the U.S./Mexico border down the Tijuana River, bringing untreated sewage, hazardous industrial chemicals and trash into the Tijuana Estuary and Pacific Ocean. This pollution has led to years of beach closures in Imperial Beach and Coronado, and growing threats to public health from waterborne and airborne pathogens, and severe impacts to valuable coastal and marine habitats and the local economy.
www.sdcoastkeeper.org

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-04-08 11:40 AM

-Having Amerikkka as a neighbor is bad all around.
LOL

#3 | Posted by eberly

You see hyperbole. Fine.

How are US relations with Canada and Mexico right now under Trump, compared to any presidency of most of the last century, Democrat or Republican?

#5 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-04-08 11:51 AM

My formatting was lost. I wanted to point out C0RI0LANUS's present tense.

#6 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-04-08 11:53 AM

The U.S. has some of the most strict environmental controls in the world. Why isnt the U.N. looking at China and it's neighbors?

Maybe it's because China wont give a ----?

#7 | Posted by boazreborn at 2026-04-09 09:37 AM

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