Category: Puerto Rico
Shut out of global climate forums, Puerto Ricans bet on the power of community
Prism reports on how environmental organizations across Puerto Rico are developing grassroots...
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How daily blackouts became normal in Puerto Rico
For millions of residents in Puerto Rico, blackouts are no longer an occasional nuisance during a...
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#TBT: August 20, 2026
Two men wear homemade face coverings during a protest on August 20, 1978, against the politically...
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Puerto Rico’s water crisis, in context
Puerto Rico entered August 2026 under a rationing plan that its own water utility called a last...
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In Puerto Rico, journalists must often sue for public information
By Silvia Higuera When police told journalists from the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI)...
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Sin U no hay PR: The crisis in the University of Puerto Rico, in context
In 2026, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) finds itself in the deepest institutional crisis...
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Scientists transplant microscopic reef life off Vieques in breakthrough coral restoration study
A new study conducted off the coast of Vieques, Puerto Rico has shown that the invisible microbial...
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Statehood summit and counter-protest in DC reflect Puerto Rico’s divided status debate
From March 3 to 5, the Puerto Rico Statehood Council, Governor Jenniffer González-Colón (NPP, R),...
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#TBT: July 16, 2026
Born April 16, 1866, José de Diego y Martínez was a Puerto Rican statesman, journalist, poet,...
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A Puerto Rico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million Social Security Numbers
by Luis Valentín, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, and Nick...
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Inside the government’s push to divert Puerto Rico solar funds to a bankrupt utility
Internal documents show the Department of Energy knew the decision “may generate negative commentary” and be perceived as “undue favoritism.”
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Nearly a decade after Hurricane María, Añasco to bring back El Salto de La Encantada
The municipality of Añasco broke ground June 8, 2026 on the reconstruction of El Salto de La...
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