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Study of the National Academy of Sciences proposes / demonstrates the feasibility of alternative methods to deactivate or confiscate free air or detonation munitions.

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The report highlights the feasibility of new technologies to deactivate ammunition, which could reduce risks to public health and the environment compared to the frequently used method of

Environmental Science course bets on community education

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During the Environmental Education Internship at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, students were inmersed in a Vieques community offering water quality laboratories.

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Link between NAVY bombings in Vieques and congenital defects

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Three professors from the University of Toronto recently published a study linking the U.S. NAVY's bombing activity in Vieques, Puerto Rico and congenital malformations in newborns in the island.

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Contaminación lumínica afecta tortugas, aves y personas en Puerto Rico

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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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UPR - Rio Piedras shows documentary on the "unfinished battle" in Vieques

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* This event will take place on Thursday, March 17 and will include a conservatory with experts in environmental, community and contamination topics. 

The documentary, Vieques: una batalla inconclusa, by puertorrican film maker, Juan C. Dávila Santiago, will be exhibited at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, this next Thursday, March 17 starting at 1:30pm in the Amphitheater number 1 in the Faculty of General Studies.  

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Nano Exhibit: Science at the Museum Fuerte Conde de Mirasol in Vieques

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This Sunday, October 4th, there will be a Nano Exhibit at the Museum Fuerte Conde de Mirasol in Vieques. 

For more information  call (787) 741-1717 or visit: http://prem.uprh.edu/nano/.

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Architecture students at UPR and Cornell design proposal for tourism in Vieques

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Architecture students at UPR and Cornell design proposal for tourism in Vieques.

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Scientists discussed the decontamination in Vieques

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The University of Puerto Rico hosted a conference about decontamination in Vieques. 

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