Missing from the Senate Disaster Aid Package: Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria—according to official estimates by Puerto Rico—claimed nearly 3,000 lives, precipitating housing and health crises, and exposing key vulnera...
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Un año después del huracán María: una retrospectiva
More federal funds are needed to ensure that the Puerto Rico's infrastructure can be rebuilt with strength and sustainability to withstand future hurricane seas...
Las pequeñas redes de abastecimiento de agua estan gravemente afectadas en Puerto Rico tras el paso de María
Assessments show that nearly half of Puerto Rico's small, independent water systems—that serve about 89,100 people—suffered from a significant deterioration...
Seis meses después del huracán María: la creciente crisis de salud en Puerto Rico
Since the deadly hurricane, there have been increases in incidences of cardiac arrests, higher rates of waterborne disease, mushrooming suicides, and shortage o...
Bacterial Contamination Results in Puerto Rico Post Maria
The tables below show water systems in Puerto Rico that drew at least one positive sample for total coliforms or E. coli post Maria. These tables only show...
Nuevos datos: 2 millones de puertorriqueños en riesgo de contaminación de agua
Government data obtained by NRDC confirmed that several Puerto Rico cities are at risk of bacterial contamination in their water supply. ...