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  • Citizen Science Laboratory

Citizen Science Laboratory at Hacienda La Esperanza Reserve

At the Hacienda La Esperanza Reserve in Manatí, citizen scientists explore the unique plants, animals and ecology.

  • Help Puerto Rico flag

AIA AWARDS JONATHAN MARVEL A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE

New York, NY, Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marvel Architects is honored to announce that Founding Principal Jonathan Marvel has been issued a Presidential Citation by the National American Institute of Architects (AIA) for his restorative work in the Caño Martin Pena District of San Juan, Puerto Rico with deep appreciation for his leadership and dedication to finding creative, compassionate, and sustainable solutions in the face of untold devastation in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Marvel started the non-profit Resilient Power Puerto Rico (RPPR) in 2017 to create energy resiliency through the introduction of solar energy across the island.

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Black leopard confirmed in Africa for first time in 100 years

The extremely rare female cat has melanism, a condition in which the body produces an excess of pigment.

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Court Allows Trump to Bulldoze Environmental Laws For Border Wall

Border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego. Mani Albrecht / U.S

  • NEHA

P.R./USVI to benefit from $4.7M in National Environmental Health Association projects

NEHA is conducting the projects in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR.)

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Why don’t birds’ feet freeze in the cold?

Nature packs all kind of cold-defying defenses in these bony little feet.

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A Map of History: Surveying Puerto Rico’s Historic Places after Hurricane María

By Ivonne Sanabria

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Study: Feds Response to Hurricane Maria Slower, Less Generous Than Responses to Texas and Florida Storms

A woman and child at a memorial of shoes displayed in front of the Puerto Rican capital in honor of those who died in Hurricane Maria.

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Adelaide breaks its all-time heat record, hitting 46.6C, in extreme Australia heatwave

Seventeen records broken in South Australia amid animal culls and mass fish deaths in other parts of the country

  • Puerto Rico Barrio called Vietnam

Rebuilding a Puerto Rico Barrio: ‘Dead Is the Only Way They’ll Ever Get Me to Leave’

Hurricane Maria led to a host of new plans to fix island barrios plagued by chronic flooding. A look at the Vietnam neighborhood shows why they may never be achieved.

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New Study Finds Hurricane Maria Cost Puerto Rico $43 Billion

Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico over a year ago, but the true cost of the storm is still being determined. According to new estimates, original damage calculations for Hurricane Maria are coming up quite short. A new study has found the shortage equals at least $1 billion.

  • Why Puerto Rico

Why Puerto Rico Is No. 1 on Our Places to Go List

Recovering from Hurricane Maria, in 2019 the island represents so many fragile spots around the globe.

  • Wildlife species

The Biggest Issues for Wildlife and Endangered Species in 2019

So with that rough bit of recent history, what does 2019 hold?

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Punta Borinquen

Puerto Rico

  • Patagonia

Using Trump Tax Cut for Good: Patagonia Donates $10 Million to the Planet

Outdoor retailer Patagonia is giving away the $10 million it made as the result of the "irresponsible" Republican tax cut.

  • China Rainforest deforestation

China is Turning the Rainforest into Cheap Furniture for the U.S.

China is rapidly and illegally gobbling up the world’s second largest rainforest, in Africa, to fuel America’s appetite for cheap furniture.

  • Arctic

Not Enough Ice to Drill the Arctic! Offshore Oil Drilling a ‘Disaster Waiting to Happen’

Last month, the Trump administration approved the first offshore oil drilling development in federal Arctic waters, which environmentalists fear will ramp up carbon pollution that fuels climate change.

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Bill Gates Unveils Toilet That Transforms Waste Into Fertilizer, Doesn’t Require Water or Sewers

For Bill Gates, toilets are serious business. The billionaire philanthropist kicked off the Reinvented Toilet Expo in China and unveiled a new toilet that does not require water or sewers, and uses chemicals to turn human waste into fertilizer, Reuters reported.