Puerto Rico could run out of landfill space in two to four years, reports a study the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) commissioned to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This long-anticipated capacity problem has been heightened by tons of debris left in the aftermath of two back-to-back hurricanes that hit the region hard in
The company will now have 600,000 barrels available at its facility in Guaynabo. “The interest for this project is for [Total] to have more storage to be more resilient in case of experiencing another weather event. We all know that having large-capacity storage is necessary in case of an emergency. Today we have twice as
As part of its efforts to help the Caribbean recover from the long-term impacts from hurricanes Irma and Maria, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it is giving $6.2 million to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) as the first installment of a $40 million grant for hazardous and solid
