LOS ANGELES — By the end of the century, the manifold consequences of unchecked climate change will cost the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars per year, according to a new study by scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency. Those costs will come in the form of water shortages, crippled infrastructure and polluted air that […]
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EPA Gives $100K Environmental Education Grant To Support UVI Careers in Marine Sciences
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] NEW YORK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Thursday that the University of the Virgin Islands has been selected to receive funding to support career development in marine and coastal science among students in the U.S. Virgin Islands. EPA anticipates that it will award the University of the […]
EPA To Hold Public Meeting on Cleanup at Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas
Location of the groundwater treatment plant at the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education Curriculum Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (Photo courtesy of EPA) ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a cleanup plan to modify current cleanup activities at the Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site […]
Terminix Employee Indicted in Delaware Family’s Pesticide Poisoning at St. John Resort in 2015
CRUZ BAY — A Terminix employee has been charged in relation to 2015 pesticide use at a St. John resort that left a Delaware family gravely ill. Jose Rivera, 59, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for allegedly violating the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The indictment says Rivera used fumigants containing methyl […]
EPA To End Roadside Pickup of Household Hazardous Waste in Puerto Rico By April 13
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it would suspend curbside collection of household hazardous waste (HHW) in Puerto Rico by April 13. EPA said it had so far collected “nearly one quarter of a million items” from around the island since Hurricane Maria. “The EPA’s work is transitioning from immediate response […]
Limetree Bay Terminals Downplays Amount of Friable Asbestos Released on St. Croix During Hurricane Maria
CHRISTIANSTED — Friable asbestos was likely a problem for Limetree Bay Terminals and anyone downwind of the St. Croix oil storage facility after its facilities were compromised during Hurricane Maria. The Virgin Islands Free Press was the first media source to alert the public that Maria severely damaged the former HOVENSA oil refinery and oil […]
Federal Deadline Pushed Back 60 Days To Remove Mountains of Hurricane Debris in Territory
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump on Thursday made additional disaster assistance available to the territory by authorizing an extension of increased federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program. The extension applies to the major disaster declarations for Hurricanes Irma and Maria. On September 26, […]
Fire Rages At Anguilla Landfill Near Henry Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix This Morning
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — St. Croix’s Anguilla landfill was on fire again this morning. St. Croix Sen. Novelle Francis Jr., a former St. Croix police chief, weighed in on the “active fire” on Facebook. “I was just advised that the Anguilla landfill is experiencing an active fire,” Francis said. “The Virgin Islands […]
Natural Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC) Says There Is Fecal Matter In Puerto Rico’s Drinking Water
SAN JUAN — At least half the population of Puerto Rico was at potential risk of exposure to bacterial contamination in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to government test results obtained by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Some 2.3 million Puerto Rican residents were served by water systems which drew at least one sample […]
Explosion Rocks Limetree Bay Terminals About A Month After Hurricane Maria … Blast Was Not Reported To OSHA As Required By Law
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — A faulty air compressor led to a generator explosion in the powerhouse at the Limetree Bay Terminals oil storage facility on St. Croix and to this day the incident has not been reported to the appropriate federal authorities, the Virgin Islands Free Press has confirmed. Although one person was within 50 […]