Environmental News – Page 145 – Virgin Islands Free Press

JUST IN TIME! Crews Install New Radar Station In Puerto Rico Serving Virgin Islands

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- A new radar has risen from the ground nine months after Hurricane Maria tore it and thousands of other structures down to their…

John McCarthy June 20, 2018

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UVI Professor Asks Homeowners Who Find Bats to Get Expert Help Relocating Them

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- As we go into another hurricane season, homeowners especially are asked to seek help before evicting an unusual type of refugee from last…

John McCarthy June 19, 2018

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Wastewater Treatment Company Says It Hasn’t Been Paid By Government in 1.5 Years

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The company that manages the territory's two wastewater treatment plants says they are calling it quits here after the V.I. Waste Management…

John McCarthy June 15, 2018

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U.S. Senate Committee Passes Extension of Disaster Unemployment Assistance

SENATOR CLAIRE MCCASKILL [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A United States Senate Committee has approved the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (S. 3041), which provides an…

John McCarthy June 15, 2018

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DPNR ALERT: Saharan Dust Presents An Air Pollution Hazard … At Its Peak Right Now

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources advised the public of an on-going air pollution alert for dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa. The dust is…

John McCarthy June 14, 2018

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Motorists Urged To Avoid Bovoni Road Due To Smoldering Fire at St. Thomas Landfill

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said that the Bovoni Landfill had a fire that was under control on Wednesday. The Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy June 14, 2018

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Canegata, Not Running For Any Office, Takes Credit For Federal Response To Disasters

FREDERIKSTED -- The top GOP official in the Virgin Islands suggested his fundraising group’s "behind the scenes" relationship with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke helped influence the department's response to last…

VI Free Press June 7, 2018

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DPNR Says Virgin Islands Boating and Mooring Registration Begins on June 11

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that the Division of Environmental Enforcement will begin vessel and mooring registrations for the 2018-2019 year on Monday,…

John McCarthy June 6, 2018

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WAPA Issues Statement On Authority’s State of Preparedness For Hurricane Season

ELECTRICITY REPORT: Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority CEO Lawrence Kupfer [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- With the start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season (yesterday), I…

John McCarthy June 2, 2018

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ECONOMISTS: Caribbean Nations Need To Harvest ‘Blue Economy’ of Marine Resources

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GRAND ANSE, Grenada -- Caribbean countries should dive into the “blue economy” to exploit marine resources, giving their economies a much needed boost, while protecting…

John McCarthy June 1, 2018