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March 25, 1998

CONTACT: Kimberly Collins

(619) 594-5423

SDSU-led Consortium Receives EPA Grant to Research Environmental Issues Along the U.S.-Mexican Border

The Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP), a bi-national consortium of universities led by SDSU, has received a $3 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a series of research projects along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Projects funded by the grant include analysis of stormwater quality in the Tijuana River and the effect emissions from heavy-duty trucks involved in cross-border trade have on air quality. Further projects will be discussed at a meeting of consortium members in April.

“There are many serious environmental issues along the border and we deeply appreciate the EPA’s encouragement of our efforts to find solutions to them,” said Dr. Paul Ganster, director of SDSU’s Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias and SCERP’s principal investigator, adding the consortium has received a certificate of Congressional Recognition from Representative Brian Bilbray (R-San Diego) for their efforts.

In addition to SDSU, SCERP includes the University of Utah, Arizona State University, the University of Texas El Paso, New Mexico State University, the Autonomous University of Baja California, the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, the Technical Institute of Ciudad Juarez and the Institute of Technology and Higher Studies of Monterey.

For more information on the consortium or to arrange an interview with Dr. Ganster, please call Kimberly Collins at (619) 594-5423.

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