The Public Buildings Authority sold more than $1 billion in bonds in the Puerto Rico and U.S. markets within the last week, which it will use to build and upgrade some 100 public schools and repay a credit line it has with the Government Development Bank, GDB President Juan Carlos Batlle said Wednesday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it has taken legal action against the Battery Recycling Company Inc. requiring the company to take multiple actions to reduce the pollution of air and water from lead at its Arecibo facility.
Two local organizations, Corporación SANOS in Caguas and Consejo de Salud de Puerto Rico Inc. in Ponce, are receiving more than $1.3 million in combined funds from the U.S. Department of Health’s Affordable Care Act to expand their healthcare offerings to continue serving underprivileged communities.
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