Category: Puerto Rico
#TBT: May 25, 2023
On May 30, 1898, this picture of #PuertoRico’s new autonomous government...
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González-Colón bill to designate Fort San Gerónimo in Puerto Rico as an affiliated area of the National Park System approved in committee
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources unanimously passed HR...
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Puerto Rico declares state of emergency due to coastal erosion
In recent years, Puerto Rico has struggled with an excess of coastal erosion. On April 11, 2023,...
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UPR Mayaguez and CROEM renew collaborative agreement
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) and the Residential Center for Educational...
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Puerto Rico pursues SNAP benefits in Congress
Despite widespread food insecurity in Puerto Rico, the United States government currently denies...
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Puerto Rico Status Act reintroduced in the US House of Representatives
As last year’s legislative session in Congress concluded shortly after the midterm elections, the...
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What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Residents have ideas.
This article originally appeared in Grist at...
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Biden-Harris Administration recommends funding of $34.4 million for projects in Puerto Rico to strengthen Climate-Ready Coasts
Vice President Kamala Harris (D) announced that the United States Department of Commerce has...
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#TBT: April 20, 2023
On April 20, 1898, President William McKinley (R) signed a Joint Resolution for war with Spain,...
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Congress looks to revive SNAP, fight food insecurity in Puerto Rico
Forty-two years after Puerto Rico lost access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...
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The media couldn’t stop calling the Puerto Rico Status Act by the wrong name
The Puerto Rico Status Act, HR 8393, was a proposed legislative act that would provide for the...
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Puerto Rican schools suffer in the aftermath of natural disasters
For years, Puerto Rico has been hit with natural disaster after disaster, making it hard for every...
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