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Citizens and experts share ideas to control light pollution Puerto Rico

Submitted on 30 August 2017 - 4:23pm

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For the 4th year, the Environmental Quality Board, the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Agency and Para La Naturaleza celebrated the Symposium on prevention and control of light pollution in Puerto Rico.

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Environmental Research Laboratory opens in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 2 December 2016 - 4:10am

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Diálogo Digital

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Diálogo Digital

The Environmental Research laboratory, inaugurated in Rio Piedras as part of the Science City project, will serve as the principal laboratory for the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board. 

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Contaminación lumínica afecta tortugas, aves y personas en Puerto Rico

Submitted on 12 August 2016 - 5:30pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Agencia EFE

El exceso de luz artificial o contaminación lumínica que sufre Puerto Rico afecta a especies animales como tortugas y aves, aunque es un problema del que tampoco se libra la población de la isla caribeña.

El director ejecutivo de la Junta de Calidad Ambiental (JCA), Weldin Ortiz, señaló hoy a Efe que ante el problema de contaminación lumínica en la Isla su agencia apuesta por la educación. Las expresiones de Ortiz fueron durante la inauguración del Tercer foro sobre prevención y control de la contaminación lumínica en Puerto Rico.

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Free event this Tuesday on the impact of luminous pollution

Submitted on 5 August 2016 - 3:27pm

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The Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico invites the general public to the "3rd forum on prevention and control of luminous pollution in Puerto Rico". This event will be held on Tuesday, August 9 from 8:30am to 4:00pm at the Sala Jesús María Saromá in the Teatro Bertita and the Guillermo L. Martínez room in the Puerto Rico Music Conservatory  at # 951  Ave. Ponce de León in San Juan. 

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JCA recognizes student project to protect butterflies

Submitted on 19 April 2016 - 7:38pm

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El Nuevo Día

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The Environmental Quality Board, recognized the organization Scientific Youth of Ponce, made up of students from the Bernardino Cordero Bernard Vocational School, for their project aimed at protecting butterflies. 

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National Alliance to battle Zika virus is underway

Submitted on 14 February 2016 - 1:20pm

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Diálogo Digital

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Diálogo Digital

The governor, Alejandro García Padilla, signed an executive order to declare a public health emergency due to the threat of the zika virus epidemic. This executive order goes together with the developed national plan to prevent, protect and treat this disease. 

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Water more polluted than originally thought

Submitted on 23 August 2015 - 2:49pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Osman Pérez Méndez

A research study conducted by professors at the Institute for Tropical Environment Bioscience from the Caribbean University in Bayamon showed that the water at different rivers in Puerto Rico is more polluted that expected. 

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Several events to celebrate the month of Planet Earth

Submitted on 8 April 2014 - 11:12am

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El Nuevo Día

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Gloria Ruiz Kuilan / gruiz@elnuevodia.com

Several governmental and non-governmental agencies have organized events to celebrate the Month of Planet Earth.

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Survey about light contamination and noise control

Submitted on 6 December 2013 - 4:15pm

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Diálogo Digital

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Students at the Polytehcnic Institute of Worcester are conducting surveys about noise control and light contamination in PR

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