Puerto Rico’s Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3) announced the approval of two projects under ...

Research shows higher cancer rates in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Advocates say it's linked to contaminants from decades of U.S. Navy training. A proposed bill would compensate residents.

Puerto Rico has nearly 700 miles of coastline, and two-thirds of the island’s 3.2 million resident live in coastal areas. Of that population, more than 20% live in areas at high risk for flooding.

The U.S. Navy used Vieques, Puerto Rico as a training site for six decades. Experts, residents of Vieques believe the contaminants in their soil, water and air have contributed to higher cancer rates.

Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency on April 11, 2023 given worsening coastal erosion across the U.S. territory that officials blame on climate change.