Millions in Puerto Rico lost power this weekend after Hurricane Fiona hit the U.S. territory. Meanwhile, lawmakers are frustrated with not having seen permitting reform text. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, I’m RachelContinue Reading
Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around. Hundreds of people were evacuated or rescued across the island as floodwaters rose swiftly. Rushing rivers of brown water enveloped cars,Continue Reading
Recommends promoting entrepreneurship as a strategy for equitable and inclusive economic development SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Colmena66, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, today presented the results of the report The State of the Business Community in PuertoContinue Reading
Some Puerto Rican activists are particularly concerned about construction destroying mangrove ecosystems, which act as natural protection against storm surges. Jacqueline Vázquez was sitting on the couch when her phone rang. She had just returned from a government office where she filed a complaint about illegal construction in an ecologicalContinue Reading
