Puerto Rico gets $3M from EPA, DNER for innovative climate projects
April 13, 2023
Funds from EPA’s new Climate Pollution Reduction grant program were made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico, USVI get $12.2M from EPA for used water infrastructure upgrades
April 5, 2023
In total, the agency confirmed an allocation of more than $126 million, which includes New York ($83.6 million) and New Jersey ($30.9 million). #NewsismyBusiness
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EPA requires Guánica-Caribe Land Dev’t Corp. to remove contaminated soil
March 30, 2023
The estimated cost of the work is $10 million. #NewsismyBusiness
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EPA orders co.’s to comply with Clean Water Act to restore wetlands in Rincón
March 23, 2023
The agency stated that Karimar Construction discharged fill material into wetlands on Calrincón’s property without the required Clean Water Act permit.
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EPA assigns $19M to tackle contaminants in Puerto Rico’s drinking water
February 15, 2023
The investment, which is allocated to states and territories, will be made available to communities as grants.
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PathStone Corp. to receive $500K for job training in Puerto Rico
January 26, 2023
This is PathStone Corporation’s fifth grant under the EPA Brownfields Job Program.
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EPA reaches $11M settlement with Pridco over contamination
January 19, 2023
Puerto Rico government to pay for contamination cleanup costs at Maunabo groundwater facility.
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PathStone Corp. gets $500K for job training services in Puerto Rico
December 15, 2022
The program will target students from Caguas, Guaynabo, Humacao, Juncos, and Las Piedras and San Juan.
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Puerto Rico Dept. of Education gets $9.9M to buy 25 electric school buses
October 27, 2022
The agency will work with Transporte Sonnell to acquire the fleet.
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EPA OKs $330K to support beach water quality monitoring in Puerto Rico
June 3, 2022
Puerto Rico will use the funds to maintain and operate public notification systems, among other steps.
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EPA proposes general permit to address polluted water runoff in Puerto Rico
May 4, 2022
“This proposed permit establishes critical protections for waterways across Puerto Rico and safeguards public health and water quality,” said EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia.
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EPA grants Pathstone $200K to train 60 students in Puerto Rico for environmental jobs
February 3, 2022
The U.S Environmental Agency has granted the PathStone Corporation $200,000 to train 60 students in Puerto Rico and place at least 41 in environmental jobs, as part of the $3.8 million grant given to 19 organizations for that goal. The training program includes 214 hours of instruction, including federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration courses, […]
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EPA assigns $12M to clean up former pesticide storage facility in Manatí
December 22, 2021
The US Environmental Protection Agency announced it has assigned $12 million to remediate some 2 acres of land in Manatí formerly used as a pesticide warehouse. The EPA will be addressing the most heavily contaminated soil of the Superfund site by digging it up and treating it using a technology that heats the material so […]
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New faces join the EPA, Triple-S Foundation, Jackson Lewis
November 19, 2021
This edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder includes new executive appointments in a cross-section of industries in Puerto Rico. EPA appoints Lisa García as regional administrator for Region 2US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced that President Biden will appoint Lisa García to become EPA’s Regional Administrator for Region 2. García will […]
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EPA awards $1.1M grant to UPR to reduce air pollution in San Juan
October 7, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the University of Puerto Rico to receive $1.1 million in funding for its project to reduce diesel emissions in San Juan, Puerto Rico by replacing short-haul trucks at the Port of San Juan and older school buses. The UPR’s grant will be used to replace 11 […]
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