Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
Port Hamilton completes cleanup of hazards at oil refinery in US Virgin Islands after EPA investigation
The EPA recently removed ammonia, amine, and liquid gas petroleum from an oil refinery in St....
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Guam must eliminate harmful chemicals in five years
Guam has five years to eliminate the amount of PFAS in the territory as part of the Environmental...
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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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US Virgin Islands’ Nigel Fields heading to work for the EPA
After nearly five years on the job, the superintendent of the US Virgin Islands National Parks...
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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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The Northern Mariana Islands and the battle against climate change
The story of American territories has always been interspersed with, but often independent from,...
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The effects of West Virginia v. EPA on Guam
The Supreme Court recently ruled in a 6-3 decision to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency...
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Puerto Rico has the least safe water of any state or territory
Puerto Rico has the least safe water of any state or territory After Hurricanes Maria and Irma hit...
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Zika, Dengue prevention efforts in Puerto Rico to suffer under Trump’s EPA budget plan
Zika, Dengue prevention efforts in Puerto Rico to suffer under Trump’s EPA budget plan...
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