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EPA Proposes to Add Dorado, Puerto Rico Site to the Federal Superfund List Drinking Water Contaminated with Solvents

(New York, N.Y. – April 6, 2016) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed adding the Dorado Groundwater…

Water more polluted than originally thought

A research study conducted by professors at the Institute for Tropical Environment Bioscience from the Caribbean University in…

Southeast wetlands affected by pollution

Samples collected at several Southeast wetlands showed the effects of pollution in the area. To read the original article,…

EPA Honors Puerto Rico Environmental Champions

(New York, N.Y. – April 24, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has honored five…

Researchers at UPR Mayagüez use nanotechnology to reduce pollution

Engineering students at the University of Puerto Ricon in Mayagüez (RUM) work with nanomaterials to counteract the…

Transgenics halted in Puerto Rico

Experimentation with new genetically-modified seeds will be banned in government-owned land in Puerto Rico.   The original…