EPA grants $30K to improve water quality in Vieques
November 19, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $30,000 to the Vieques Historical and Conservation Trust to fund surveys of old and decaying septic systems in five neighborhoods in the island municipality.
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EPA to spend $3M to clean up Scorpio Recycling site
November 6, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to address contaminated soil at the Scorpio Recycling Superfund site in Toa Baja, and will begin clean up efforts that will cost an estimated $3 million, the agency announced Tuesday.
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Op-Ed: EPA Brownfields Program’s role in redevelopment
September 10, 2013
EPA’s Brownfields Program was created in 1995 and it assists states, municipalities, communities, and other stakeholders (including nonprofit and private sector) to asses and redevelop abandoned or contaminated properties and redevelop them in a sustainable way.
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EPA seeks comment on $3M Scorpio Recycling cleanup
August 9, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a $3 million cleanup plan to address contaminated soil at the Scorpio Recycling Superfund site in Toa Baja, for which it will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal and garner public opinion. SRI was a metal recycling company that operated from 1972 until 2010 in a […]
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Waste-to-energy plant lands key EPA permit, awaits EQB decision
June 12, 2013
Less than a week after the Puerto Rico government cancelled its contract with Energy Answers for the construction and operation of a new 77-megawatt solid waste facility in Arecibo, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday its final approval of an air permit for the proposed waste-to-energy plant.
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EPA provides $600K for Villalba clean-up
May 9, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it will assign $600,000 to help the community of Villalba asses and clean up abandoned and contaminated sites.
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EPA kicks off Earth Week with nods to Puerto Rico/USVI ‘eco’ leaders
April 22, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is honoring individuals and organizations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands by bestowing upon them Environmental Quality Awards for their achievements in protecting public health and the environment.
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EPA releases manual to reduce pollution at marinas
March 25, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a series of recommendations to marinas in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that will reduce pollution, compiled in a manual the agency has written with assistance from the Puerto Rico Department of the Environment and Natural Resources, Puerto Rico SeaGrant, the Sea Grant Program of the University of the Virgin Islands and Blue Flag.
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EPA unveils new rules for Puerto Rico energy efficient homes
February 28, 2013
Federal and local government officials joined the U.S. Green Building Council in San Juan Wednesday to announce new guidelines developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designed to take the Puerto Rico climate into account in determining energy efficiency for homes.
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EPA grants $250K for Puerto Rico wetlands protection
February 12, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $249,487 to the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural Resources to support wetlands protection across the commonwealth.
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EPA: 11% fewer toxins released into Puerto Rico land, air, water
January 16, 2013
The annual U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report on the amount of toxic chemicals released to the land, air and water by industrial facilities in 2011 showed an 11 percent decrease for Puerto Rico over the past reporting year.
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EPA launches ‘Caribbean Coral Reef Protection’ group
January 8, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has formed an inter-agency effort to protect coral reefs off the shores of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group, which will consist of the EPA and other government agencies, will coordinate efforts to protect coral reefs.
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EPA grants $50K to 2 Puerto Rico nonprofits
December 28, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $50,000 to two Puerto Rico organizations, Leaders of the World and the Scuba Dogs Society, to educate low-income communities about effective waste management, recycling and the negative effects of improper waste disposal on people’s health and water quality.
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Font to head EPA’s Puerto Rico, USVI office
December 13, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that José Font has been selected to lead its Caribbean Environmental Protection Division, covering Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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UPR, Turabo get $200K EPA grants for pollution prevention projects
December 7, 2012
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.
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