U.S. EPA, DoD Northern Command Providing Hazardous Material Response Equipment to Border Towns/Final phase of program providing equipment, training to Nogales and Agua Prieta

“This hazmat gear is essential for our sister cities across the border,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator. “These tools will better enable us to jointly respond to a future environmental emergency along the Arizona/Sonora border.”

“The U.S. Consulate General in Nogales is very pleased to coordinate with NORTHCOM and facilitate this transfer of needed hazmat equipment,” said Deputy Principal Officer Megan Phanuef. “This is just one of many ways that our federal, state, and local governments work together to improve the quality of life for communities on both sides of the border.” 

…Enhancing the ability of cities on both sides of the border to respond to hazardous material incidents is a high priority under the binational border environment program (referred to as Border 2012) and was implemented under a 2008 EPA/NORTHCOM Memorandum of Agreement. The new binational border environment program, Border 2020, builds on these efforts by emphasizing regional and locally-driven approaches for decision making, priority setting, and project implementation to address the environmental and public health problems in the border region. 

For more information on this program please visit: http://www.epa.gov/border2020/index.html 

DISCLAIMER: Environmental, Health and Safety News is not affiliated with or maintained by ANY for profit or non-profit entity. It is a 100% volunteer effort free from advertising or sponsorship of any kind. This site is intended to be an educational and not-for-profit website providing useful information for security, environmental, health, sciences, transportation, and public safety professionals and the general public. It is not “for the purpose of trade, to induce the sale of any goods or services.”
In the Webmaster’s opinion, any incidental use of any pictures and graphics, or quoted words on this site is not a violation of any trademark for the any reasons stated above. The webmaster will fully cooperate with any and everyone that believes any section of the site are in violation of fair use.

The use of any and all copyrighted works in the creation of this site is, in the Webmaster’s opinion, protected by 17 USC 107 (see Creative Commons License below). If the owner of a copyrighted work used in the creation of this site believes that 17 USC 107 does not apply to the use of their work, the site’s creator will cooperate to the fullest extent possible.

FAIR USE NOTE: The site provides information of a general & public nature regarding national or other developments. None of the information contained herein is intended as legal advice or opinions relative to specific matters, facts, situations or issues. Additional facts, information or future developments may affect the subjects addressed in this site. You should consult with an expert about your particular circumstances before acting on any of this information because it may not be applicable to your situation. This site contains information and links to sites which are not owned or maintained by this site. This site is not responsible for the content, linked sites, and the views expressed on linked sites do not necessarily reflect our views or opinions. The information contained herein is provided for personal, non-commercial, educational, entertainment and informational purposes only and does not constitute a guarantee of information or facts. This site makes no claims, expressed, implied, or statutory regarding the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or correctness of any material contained herein. Since the conditions of use are outside my control, the individual visitor is entirely responsible for determining the appropriateness and applicability of all information contained herein.

This website is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Back to Top