Twin announcements Tuesday could bring welcome relief to the ongoing pollution crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in the Tijuana River Valley.

Study found fecal matter contamination is present almost year round in beaches from Rosarito, Baja California in Mexico to Carlsbad, California 50 miles north of the border.

Researchers say they have once again seen an elusive jaguar in southern Arizona, as environmentalists contend a federal border wall and copper mining threaten the animal’s historical habitat.