With the aim of empowering communities on the island to pursue a more sustainable future, Ford Puerto Rico launched Wednesday an open call for its annual Ford Environmental Grants program.
The U.S. Environmental Protection is proposing a cleanup plan to address sources of chemical contamination at the Papelera Puertorriqueña Inc. Superfund site, a paper and plastic goods manufacturer in Utuado, the agency confirmed.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board a Performance Partnership grant of more than $1 million to administer water quality programs.