Environmental News – Page 157 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Hurricane Maria Won’t Kill Arecibo’s Observatory, Now That University of Central Florida Is Managing It

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Arecibo Observatory, which is the second-largest radio telescope in the world, is under new management. A group led by the University of Central…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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DPNR Says It Is Enforcing More Stringent Water Quality Standards This Week … Expect More Beach Failures

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) advises all USVI public beach users of the policy adoption by DPNR of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established Beach…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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Federal Reserve President Says Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Must Take ‘Painful Actions’ To Restore Their Economies After Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] NEW YORK — The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will need to take painful actions to restore their economies amid the hurricane devastation, New York…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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U.S. Army’s Top Engineer Not Happy With Amount of Time It Took To Get Power Back On In Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- It's been 150 days since Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, but the island still isn't at a level of recovery that satisfies…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

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FCC Chief Ajit Pai To Do Follow-Up Visit To Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Six Months After Storms

WASHINGTON—About six months after Hurricane Maria made landfall and nearly four months after an initial trip to the islands, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced a follow-up trip to the…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018

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Missouri Linemen Say St. Croix ‘Showed Them’ A Good Time While They Were Here Connecting Power

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Linemen from across Missouri sent personnel to St. Croix for storm restoration including Independence Power & Light, City of Harrisonville, Mo., Columbia Water…

John McCarthy February 21, 2018

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PORT TASK FORCE: Tackles Growing Pains Of St. Thomas While Hurricane Recovery Is Ongoing

PORT TASK FORCE: (from left) Department of Public Works Commissioner Nelson Petty, Gov. Kenneth Mapp and Department of Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty. CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Gov. Kenneth Mapp met with…

John McCarthy February 21, 2018

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PLASKETT OPINION: Virgin Islands Must Be Sober-Minded As We Execute Our Rebuilding

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) poses with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) By STACEY PLASKETT, VIRGIN ISLANDS DELEGATE TO CONGRESS SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS In the early morning hours…

February 21, 2018

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UVI WORKSHOP: Pruning Trees Is of Supreme Importance Especially After A Hurricane

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The University of the Virgin Islands’ Cooperative Extension Service (UVI-CES) - Agriculture and Natural Resources Program will hold a tree pruning workshop entitled,…

John McCarthy February 20, 2018

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Taino Indians Are Alive and Well and Living In Puerto Rico … At Least Their Descendants … DNA Says

SAN JUAN -- They were called the Taíno, and the Europeans who colonized their land took almost everything away from them. A half-century after Christopher Columbus set foot upon the…

John McCarthy February 20, 2018