http://kalw.org en http://kalw.org/post/naftas-environmental-impact-tijuana-20-years-later <p>When the North American Free Trade Agreement was signed 20 years ago, one of the big concerns was how the treaty would impact the environment.</p><p>After NAFTA was signed, eastern Tijuana experienced a building frenzy. One industrial park after another sprung up to accommodate the hundreds of American factories that came here in search of cheap labor.</p><p>Magdalena Cerda is an environmental activist, and she’s brought me to the edge of one of those sprawling complexes, to some barren, empty concrete basketball courts.</p> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:57:43 +0000 Adrian Florido 18452 at http://kalw.org NAFTA's environmental impact on Tijuana 20 years later