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Coast Guard Works To Contain Oil Spill Near WAPA In Lindbergh Bay
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Coast Guard Works To Contain Oil Spill Near WAPA In Lindbergh Bay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Coast Guard deployed containment booms in Lindbergh Bay to contain an oil spill of unknown origin on Sunday. The spill is in close proximity to the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 9, 2023
USVI declares state of emergency after lead and copper found in tap water in St. Croix
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USVI declares state of emergency after lead and copper found in tap water in St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED (AP) — The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands announced this week that he declared a state of emergency after officials revealed last week that tap water in St. Croix…
Posted by John McCarthy November 4, 2023
Coast Guard floats stranded boat away from position at sea
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Coast Guard floats stranded boat away from position at sea

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Salvors successfully refloated the Bonnie G and towed the vessel to its current mooring location at the Crown Bay Sandfill dock in St. Thomas on Monday. “We…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2023
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake rocks Jamaica
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake rocks Jamaica

KINGSTON — A magnitude-5.4 earthquake occurred in Portland Parish in eastern Jamaica at around 10:57 a.m. on Monday. The epicenter was about 2.5 miles (4 km) west-northwest of Hope Bay.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2023
VIWMA Limits Hauler Landfill Visits Due To ‘Adverse Weather’
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VIWMA Limits Hauler Landfill Visits Due To ‘Adverse Weather’

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) notified all haulers that due to adverse weather conditions at the Anguilla Landfill, VIWMA will limit the frequency of haulers allowed…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2023
Wet weather likely this weekend, NWS says
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Wet weather likely this weekend, NWS says

SAN JUAN — Moisture is pooling with a low level convergence due to the combination of a broad surface trough, along with the proximity of a mid to upper level…
Posted by John McCarthy October 27, 2023
JIC Says You Can Bathe, Wash Clothes, Flush Toilets, But Not Drink Lead-Copper Water
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JIC Says You Can Bathe, Wash Clothes, Flush Toilets, But Not Drink Lead-Copper Water

KINGSHILL — The USVI Joint Information Center has announced that the results of extensive retesting of sites that demonstrated high levels of lead and copper across areas of the Water…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2023
Mariners Can Expect Swells, Landlubbers An ‘Excessive Rain Event,’ NWS Says
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Mariners Can Expect Swells, Landlubbers An ‘Excessive Rain Event,’ NWS Says

SAN JUAN — Plenty of tropical moisture and favorable upper-level conditions will bring periods of showers and thunderstorms across the local islands Friday into early the next week. As a…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2023
Heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean as Hurricane Tammy spins into open waters
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Heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean as Hurricane Tammy spins into open waters

ST. JOHN'S (AP) — Hurricane Tammy unleashed heavy rain in the northeast Caribbean on Monday as it spun over open waters after making landfall in Barbuda. The storm was located…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2023
Big Oil calls Puerto Rico racketeering climate claims ‘far-fetched’
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Big Oil calls Puerto Rico racketeering climate claims ‘far-fetched’

SAN JUAN (Reuters) — ExxonMobil Corp, Shell, Chevron and other major fossil fuel companies have told a federal judge that a lawsuit filed by Puerto Rican cities and towns seeking to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2023

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