The Capitalization Grant Program will establish a loan loss reserve fund, expanding financing for low- and moderate-income communities. #NewsismyBusiness
Details of the capital of Puerto Rico’s enrollment and commitment plans remain unclear. #NewsismyBusiness
Under the formula-based program for planning grants, each state government will be expected to develop or update any existing climate action plan.
Dignitaries, scientists and government officials from the Caribbean and the U.S. mainland are gathered in Puerto Rico this week to discuss climate change in the Caribbean, and its consequences for the region.
WASHINGTON — The leader of one of the Western Hemisphere’s tiniest nations came to the capital of its most powerful on Friday — sounding the alarm on climate change and urging U.S. investment in the Caribbean’s emerging “green economy.”
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday the creation of the first ever “Regional Hubs for Risk Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change” at seven locations around the country, and Puerto Rico.
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