Environmental News

Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits In Caribbean Off Central America, USGS Says

John McCarthy / November 26, 2018

Originally listed at 5.9 magnitude, the quake hit at 3.56 p.m. on Sunday. It struck at a depth of 6.2 […]

John McCarthy / November 12, 2018

SAN JUAN — A disturbance in the central Atlantic is vying to become the season’s next tropical depression or tropical

John McCarthy / October 29, 2018

SAN JUAN — Scientists will explore new sites in deep waters surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to

John McCarthy / October 29, 2018

FREDERIKSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources said that the department will close its Mars Hill offices at

John McCarthy / October 19, 2018

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that it is no longer accepting green waste at the

VI Free Press / October 18, 2018

SAN JUAN – FEMA has awarded nearly $46 million in additional grants to cover Hurricane María-related expenses. These awards bring

John McCarthy / October 15, 2018

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that the St. Croix Transfer Station and Anguilla Landfill

John McCarthy / October 15, 2018

FREDERIKSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that it in monitoring the fire that began at

John McCarthy / October 14, 2018

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said this morning there is an active fire in the mulch

John McCarthy / October 10, 2018

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, A.J. Collazo and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert