The island municipality of Culebra is one of 13 communities selected to participate in “Local Foods, Local Places” (LFLP), a federal partnership program that supports community-led efforts to reinvest in existing neighborhoods, protects the environment, and improves residents’ health and quality of life through the development of the local food economy. The US Environmental Protection […]
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that three municipalities in Puerto Rico have been selected to receive a total of $900,000 to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields Program. The towns of Barranquitas, Guaynabo and Vega Alta will equally split the money assigned to Puerto Rico. Nationwide, 151 communities will […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a cleanup plan to address contaminated soil at the former Agrocampos Inc. warehouse in Arecibo, which was used as a pesticide storage facility. The EPA’s plan includes removing and disposing of contaminated soil from the site and the long-term monitoring of the groundwater to protect people’s health. The […]
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