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EPA to Invest in Puerto Rico Water Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery in Wake of Hurricanes

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EPA details plans to address environmental problems in underserved communities in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricanes Fiona and Maria. .

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Technology Firms Offer Aid to Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico’s damaged infrastructure has caught the attention of Google, Tesla and other firms that are pitching ideas such as cellular-signal-relaying balloons and off-grid power distribution.

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Puerto Rico Gains EPA Post-Hurricane Disaster Recovery Funds

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US Environmental Protection Agency details plans to address environmental infrastructure problems in underserved communities following Hurricanes Fiona and Maria. .

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Puerto Rico Signs on to $1.5B Water Upgrade

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The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) has reached a settlement with the U.S. billion in infrastructure improvements and resolve allegations of Clean Water Act violations. of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out $1.5

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The Transformative Power of Natural Building

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Laura Sofía García Canto began collaborating with Plenitud Puerto Rico in August 2020 on bioconstruction-related research projects while completing her civil engineering degree at the University of PR. Few places in the world are blessed with the natural abundance that can be found in Puerto Rico.

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Assessing the Damage in Puerto Rico

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Many Puerto Ricans are living without reliable power, water and cellular coverage as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers implements a temporary relief system for critical infrastructure and works to stabilize the spillway of a hurricane-damaged dam.

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Puerto Rico still faces up to $50B in recovery work as 2018 hurricane season approaches

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territory's buildings, transportation infrastructure and electric grid as strong as possible before June 1. FEMA said it is trying to make the U.S.