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She’s on a mission from God: Suing Big Oil for climate damages
A lawyer started small with a creative tactic. It grew into an effort that could force fossil fuel companies to pay hundreds of billions in damages.
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What hurricanes taught Puerto Rico about feeding itself
After years of destructive weather that have disrupted Puerto Rico’s food supplies, new visions of local agriculture are taking root.
Yarimar Bonilla: Why must Puerto Ricans always be resilient?
We are tired of celebrating our ability to endure, of being creative in the face of adversity.
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Editorial: After Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico faces a legacy of failure
Five years after one devastating hurricane, another has laid Puerto Rico low. The Biden administration needs to act to prevent past, and present, from becoming prologue to yet more suffering and dysfunction on the island.
'Why don't we have electricity?': Outages plague Puerto Rico
Transferring the power grid to a private company was supposed to help. But thousands protested last week over more blackouts.
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Biden to free up $1.3 billion in Puerto Rico storm aid
The administration plans to release $1.3 billion that was meant to help Puerto Rico rebuild after Hurricane Maria in 2017, and will remove restrictions on another $4.9 billion.
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Months after Puerto Rico earthquakes, thousands are still living outside
In the past week alone, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network registered 43 “significant” quakes, leaving many people fearful of going home. More than 8,000 houses have been damaged.
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