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'Your Trip is Not International, But It’s Not Really a Domestic'; Secret Service Documents Detail Jill Biden Puerto Rico Visit
Secret Service had to tell its agents Puerto Rico's water was safe to drink.
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Award-winning freelance journalist covering the intersection of conflict and climate.
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CIA Documents Shed Light on Puerto Rico's Role in Bay of Pigs Invasion, Confirm Surveillance of Pro-Independence Activists
New CIA documents released in late December 2024 reveal Puerto Rico's role in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and confirm CIA surveillance of pro-independence activists.
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Catching Up with Puerto Rico's Climate Lawsuits Before 2025 Hits
Half of Puerto Rico and its Department of Justice are suing fossil fuel industries. Here's what's been going on with those cases.
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Big Oil Wants Puerto Rico's $1 Billion Climate Deception Case to go Federal
Chevron filed a notice of removal to remand the Puerto Rican Department of Justice's $1 billion climate deception lawsuit to federal court, which could provide a more "industry-friendly" forum for the fossil fuel industry.
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Puerto Rico DOJ Files Climate Deception Lawsuit Against Big Oil
“The human, natural, and economic devastation provoked by hurricanes Irma and María in 2017 are an advance of the grave consequences related to the climate that Puerto Rico faces as a direct result of the illicit deception by the Defendants,” alleges the complaint.
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There's So Many 'Forever Chemicals' Lawsuits in Puerto Rico
Finding six lawsuits filed against more than 20 companies because of toxic "forever chemicals" sent me down a rabbit hole of PFAS lawsuits in Puerto Rico.
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Clean Energy Laws 'by 20XX' are Science Fiction Stories
Pledges that state 100% renewable energy or net zero by 20XX serve as delay tactics to push actions we could take right now to mitigate the climate crisis into an unlikely future.
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CBP Agent was Intimidated by Superior Officers, Labeled a "Potential Active Shooter" by Colleagues, Federal Lawsuit Alleges
A CBP Agent alleges he was intimidated by superior officers, labeled a “potential active shooter” by colleagues and given a “dees nutz” shirt after filling an equal employment opportunity complaint.
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Documents Detail 4-Day Military Training Exercise in Ceiba and Culebra
Even though the U.S. Navy was expelled from Culebra decades ago, the island remains an important location for military training.