Environmental education programs, organizations struggling to rescue endangered species and community proposals to combat illegal dumps, are some of the initiatives that Toyota Foundation will support this year through its environmental grant program, awarding $80,000 to various organizations Tuesday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $200,000 in pollution prevention grants to the University of Turabo and the University of Puerto Rico’s Aguadilla campus to fund projects that will help prevent pollution in Puerto Rico.
A groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday to begin construction on the photovoltaic Salinas Solar Park, the first of three solar energy production projects developed and operated in Puerto Rico by partner companies Sonnedix and Yarotek.