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UPR-RÍO PIEDRAS Project will develop scientific model for coral reef restoration

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The University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras through an initiative of the Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CATEC) will be the first academic institution to develop a tool for projects of ecology restoration of coral reefs. 
 
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EPA Adds Battery Smelter Facility in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to the Federal Superfund List

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(New York, N.Y. – July 31, 2017) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added a former battery recycling facility in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. As a result of previous operations, the site is contaminated with lead, arsenic and heavy metals. Before it temporarily stopped operating in the spring of 2014, The Battery Recycling Company, Inc.

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Researchers present their vision for the future of electric infrastructure in PR

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Professors and researchers of electric power systems and power electronics presented their collective and personal vision of a sustainable energy future for Puerto Rico; hoping this strongly supported input would steer the decision-making process. The proposal includes distributed rooftop photovoltaic systems, solar communities, and microgrids, combined with effective demand response programs and energy storage, to transform the electric infrastructure in Puerto Rico.

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