Several efforts are underway to address the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis: wastewater treatment fixes on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, air purifiers for impacted households and federal investigations into public health impacts of the pollution.

San Diego County leaders agreed on Tuesday that more can be done now at the county level.

The Board of Supervisors directed county staff to study the potential health consequences of long-term exposure to cross-border pollution and dive deep into the economic losses caused by beach closures, odors and other sewage-related impacts.

Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, whose District 1 includes the affected South County communities, proposed the efforts, many of which she called for in recent years while serving as Imperial Beach’s mayor a

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