Environmental News – Page 149 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Puerto Rico Stocks Food, Water, Radios as Hurricane Season Approaches June 1

SAN JUAN -- Federal and local officials said that they are stockpiling radios, food, water and generators in Puerto Rico and demanding rigorous emergency training to prepare the U.S. commonwealth for…

John McCarthy May 15, 2018

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READY TO BLOW! Kilauea About To Explode … Last Time It Did in 1990 It Destroyed Kalapana

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PAHOA, Hawaii -- Residents near Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano faced warnings today that more lava-spewing fissures could open near their homes and that the volcano’s summit…

John McCarthy May 14, 2018

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MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE! WAPA Keeps Power Off All Night On St. Thomas … St. Croix Two Hours

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Island Water and Power Authority (WAPA) tried its best to keep a running count of where the power was on…

John McCarthy May 14, 2018

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CARPHA: Dengue Cases Increasing In Latin America … Caribbean Region Could Be Next

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PORT OF SPAIN -- While Chikungunya and Zika, which swept the region in 2014 and 2016, are not expected back anytime soon, the Caribbean Public…

John McCarthy May 12, 2018

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DPNR Says Stench From Stinking Sargassum Forces Office Closure In St. Thomas Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said today that it is working to minimize the effects of the decomposing sargassum seaweed that has been impacting…

John McCarthy May 10, 2018

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Virgin Islands Behavioral Services (VIBS) Serving At-Risk Youth To Shut Its Doors This Summer

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Virgin Islands Behavioral Services (VIBS) - a behavioral health facility in Anna's Hope serving the Virgin Islands since 1995 - will close its…

John McCarthy May 3, 2018

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MONTH EARLY? Hurricane Season Just Can’t Wait With Tropical System Set To Form This Weekend

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- We're still almost a month away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, so why are we already looking at tropical…

John McCarthy May 3, 2018

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Puerto Rico Air National Guard C-130 Crashes in Georgia Killing All Nine On Board Today

THE WC-130 WAS ONCE A HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAVANNAH -- A Puerto Rico Air National Guard plane crashed in Georgia shortly after takeoff today, killing nine people aboard…

John McCarthy May 2, 2018

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: Nelson Petty Jr. Sworn In As Public Works Commissioner

PROUD MOMENT: (From left) Gov. Kenneth Mapp, Julio Rhymer Sr., Nelson Petty Jr. and Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter. CHRISTIANSTED – Nelson Petty Jr. has been officially sworn in as Commissioner…

John McCarthy May 2, 2018

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SBA Opens New Disaster Loans Outreach Center at F’sted Fire Station Tomorrow

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today the opening of an SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) at the Emile Henderson Sr.…

John McCarthy April 30, 2018