NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump today named former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future
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Harris and her opponent offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and challenger Donald Trump
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EPA gives $12.7 million to the USVI to boost drinking water safety
WASHINGTON — The federal government will send nearly $12.7 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to help reduce exposure to lead in drinking water, Environmental
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National Park Service names new St. Thomas-St. John superintendent
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The National Park Service has selected Penelope Del Bene to be the new superintendent of the Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin
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EPA Awards $500,000 to the USVI for Climate Pollution Reduction Planning
CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S Environmental Protection Agency showed its support for the U.S. Virgin Islands’ efforts to combat climate change through a grant from the
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USVI gets $16.5 million from feds to improve its potable water infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said over $16.5 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is slated for U.S. Virgin Islands drinking
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World’s largest cruise ship sets sail, raising concerns about methane emissions
MIAMI (Reuters) — The world’s largest cruise ship started its maiden voyage this weekend, but environmental groups are concerned that the liquefied natural gas-powered vessel
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St. Croix tap water remains unsafe to drink as USVI offers only short-term solutions
CHRISTIANSTED — With no date in sight for when it will be safe to drink tap water again on St. Croix, officials in the U.S. Virgin
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Port Hamilton says in TRO that Limetree Bay is trying to deny it access to its own property
CHRISTIANSTED — The two masters of the former HOVENSA oil refinery property on St. Croix’s south shore will do battle in court over unfettered access
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Diana Nyad marks anniversary of epic Cuba-Florida swim, freeing rehabilitated sea turtle in the Keys
KEY WEST (AP) — A decade after swimming the treacherous passage from Cuba to Key West, Diana Nyad returned Sunday to the beach where she completed
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