CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The National Park Service has selected Penelope Del Bene to be the new superintendent of the Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin
Read moreCornell University to help bring clean drinking water to rural Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Cornell University Engineering is leading an initiative to help small communities in Puerto Rico finance, build and operate clean drinking water systems,
Read more70-foot sperm whale beached off Florida’s Gulf Coast
VENICE, Florida (AP) — Authorities were working to assist a beached sperm whale that is stranded on a sandbar off Florida’s Gulf Coast this morning.
Read moreDivers spot ‘mysterious’ orange creature off remote island. It belongs to a new species
MEXICO CITY — While swimming off a remote Pacific Ocean archipelago in 2013, a diver spotted a “mysterious” and brightly colored fish. He quickly snapped
Read morePearl B. Larsen Elementary School students told to stay home today due to sewage issue
CHRISTIANSTED – Pearl B. Larsen PreK8 School will receive virtual instruction on Wednesday, March 6th, due to a sewage issue impacting the campus, the Virgin
Read moreMexico’s Popocatépetl volcano erupts 13 times in past day, prompting airport delays
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center said Wednesday the Popocatépetl volcano, located just 50 miles from the country’s capital, has erupted 13 times
Read moreTrinidad government hires two firms to recover sunken oil barge
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago has hired two remediation and salvage firms to help clean up an ongoing oil spill off Tobago
Read moreFederal audit finds ‘a lot of work remains’ in Puerto Rico’s hurricane and earthquake recovery
SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico is trudging through reconstruction work after two devastating hurricanes and a string of strong earthquakes, and has spent less than 10% of
Read moreHigh air pollution levels in Thai capital spark order for city employees to work from home
BANGKOK (AP) — City employees in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, were ordered Thursday to work from home for two days, and those in the private sector
Read moreAruba issues alert after oil spill reached neighboring Bonaire
ORANJESTAD (Reuters) — Aruba issued an alert this week after an oil spill that was first spotted near Tobago spread to neighboring Bonaire, threatening its
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