Two Puerto Rican projects were included in a list of 11 community environmental initiatives related to adaptation to extreme weather and meteorological events that will receive a combined $354,000 in grant support from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) within the framework of its North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) program. A trilateral […]
As part of its continuing efforts to help the Caribbean recover from the long-term impacts from Hurricanes Irma and María, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding a $6.2 million to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources as the first installment of a $40 million grant for hazardous and solid waste management […]
By Rafael R. Díaz-Torres | Center for Investigative Journalism The awareness that the governments of coastal municipalities and the central government have about sargassum and the challenges that this marine species present to communities, ecosystems and businesses has not been enough to integrate how it will be managed in the mitigation plans prepared by the […]