Category: Science and Environment
#TBT: September 14, 2023
The New York Times on September 14, 1928, covering the effects of Hurricane Okeechobee, also known...
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Captive no more: Mundi’s journey to freedom and rehabilitation
For 35 long years, in the western side of Puerto Rico, Mundi endured the burden of captivity...
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A neverending crisis: Puerto Rico’s fight for safe water and air
Currently, Puerto Rico is confronting a crisis: access to safe water and air. As of 2018, over 95%...
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Rising heat and extreme weather: Puerto Rico’s struggle amidst its hottest summer
As we enter the hottest documented summer in global history, extreme weather events pose a...
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Lawsuit in Puerto Rico seeks damages against fossil fuel companies for environmental disasters
In Puerto Rico, a small-town lawyer from Illinois has sued major fossil fuel companies on behalf...
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Is Puerto Rico ready for Hurricane Season?
With Hurricane season already begun, inhabitants of the islands of Puerto Rico are well aware of...
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The tourism industries and climate change make the USVI increasingly more vulnerable to environmental degradation
From Dutch, English, Danish, and French colonies living on the territory comprising the islands of...
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Sea turtles suffer the loss of Puerto Rico’s beaches
The leatherback and hawksbill sea turtles, two critically endangered species in Puerto Rico, are...
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Resident Commissioner González-Colón introduces bill to study the feasibility of establishing the first National Scenic Trail in Puerto Rico
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (NPP, R) of Puerto Rico, a member of the United...
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DOJ creates special unit to tackle environmental crimes in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
The United States Department of Justice announced on May 11 an environmental crimes task force for...
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Flooding main impact of Typhoon Mawar on Guam and Rota
Typhoon Mawar tore through the United States Pacific territory of Guam and the Northern Mariana...
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Puerto Rico’s environmental evolution necessary for its prosperity
The aftermath of Hurricane Maria marked an environmental catastrophe. The mega-storm tore through...
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