Air-Polluting Tale of Two Cities Juarez and El Paso Won't Breathe Easy until Plants in Juarez, Operating under Less-Strict Mexican Environmental Law, Are Cleaned Up

Robert Bryce,, The Christian Science Monitor

THE El Paso metropolitan area has some of the worst air quality in North America. Much of the pollution in the region comes from Ciudad Juarez, El Paso's burgeoning industrial neighbor across the Rio Grande. And although El Paso has spent millions of dollars to comply with federal clean air regulations, local officials have found that the two cities must work together to effectively address the problem.

Last week, local, state, and federal officials from the United States and Mexico met again in Juarez to negotiate the details of an international air quality management district that will monitor emissions and air quality and administer technology transfers to improve air …

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Publication information: Article title: Air-Polluting Tale of Two Cities Juarez and El Paso Won't Breathe Easy until Plants in Juarez, Operating under Less-Strict Mexican Environmental Law, Are Cleaned Up. Contributors: Robert Bryce, - Author. Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor. Publication date: May 25, 1994. Page number: 10. © 2009 The Christian Science Publishing Society. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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