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In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants

Across the archipelago, community leaders and academic partners are collaborating to bridge funding gaps and ensure disconnected residents maintain water access as storms grow stronger.

By Sarah Mattalian

Water pipes lead to the Buenos Aires Community Aqueduct, a small system in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Credit: Sarah Mattalian
A manatee swims in the Haulover Canal waterway on June 4 in Mims, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Unprecedented Numbers of Florida Manatees Have Died in Recent Years. New Habitat Protections Could Help Them

By Amy Green

Electricians from Coquí Solar install two racks of solar panels onto a rooftop in Salinas, Puerto Rico. Each panel produces 315 watts of power that can be stored in solar batteries for use during an electrical blackout. Credit: Esther Frances/Medill News Service

A Puerto Rico Community Pushes for Rooftop Solar as Fossil-Fuel Plants Face Retirement

By Esther Frances

Massive blooms of the seaweed began inundating Caribbean shorelines in 2011.

After 13 Years, No End in Sight for Caribbean Sargassum Invasion

By Freeman Rogers/The BVI Beacon, Olivia Losbar/RCI Guadeloupe, Maria Monsalve/El País, Krista Campbell/Television Jamaica, Suzanne Carlson/The Virgin Islands Daily News, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

People wait in line for a flight out in a sweltering San Juan Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sept. 29, 2017. Credit: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Puerto Rico Is so Hot This Week, It’s Astonishing Some Meteorologists

By Kristoffer Tigue

A general view of the Costa Sur power plant is seen in Penuelas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 9, 2020, after a powerful earthquake hit the island. Credit: Ricardo Ardungo/AFP via Getty Images

Puerto Rico Hands Control of its Power Plants to a Natural Gas Company

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Solar panels combined with generators provide electricity on Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Credit: David S. Holloway/Getty Images

Puerto Rico Is Struggling to Meet Its Clean Energy Goals, Despite Biden’s Support

By Kristoffer Tigue

In September, there was no electricity in Old San Juan's La Perla section. Credit: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Plagued by Daily Blackouts, Puerto Ricans Are Calling for an Energy Revolution. Will the Biden Administration Listen?

By Kristoffer Tigue

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