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In 2024, biodiversity was the main focus of the Ford Environmental Grants program, whose funded projects directly benefited more than 20,000 people.
Environment, Featured
Ford marks 26th year with $85K in environmental grants
NIMB Staff April 24, 2026

Program expands funding for community sustainability projects. #NewsismyBusiness

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Manatí’s first community resilience center is powered by recycled solar panels.
Environment, Featured
Manatí resilience center launches with recycled solar panels
NIMB Staff April 14, 2026

Project delivers off-grid power and training using reused equipment. #NewsismyBusiness

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A Carolina sanitation worker loads trash into a municipal collection truck as the Puerto Rico Senate considers extending a committee investigation into the municipality’s landfill. (Screen capture of the Municipio de Carolina Facebook page)
Environment, Featured
Senate measure seeks more time for Carolina landfill probe
Maria Miranda April 1, 2026

A committee would get until June 30 to review the landfill’s expansion and possible environmental effects. #NewsismyBusiness

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Solar power adoption is registering an uptick in Puerto Rico. (Credit: Chayantorn Tongmorn | Dreamstime.com)
Environment, Featured
Residential solar energy trends upward in Puerto Rico
G. Torres March 16, 2026

Puerto Rico ranks second in U.S. as home solar installations rise. #NewsismyBusiness

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A beach in Isabela, Puerto Rico, where a proposed bill would strengthen penalties for destroying coastal dunes and restoration structures. (Credit: Eduardo San Miguel Tió)
Environment, Featured
Puerto Rico bill seeks penalties for damage to coastal dunes
Maria Miranda March 11, 2026

Would impose fines or prison terms, including for damaging structures used to restore and protect them. #NewsismyBusiness

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A Senate bill proposes investigating the legal, environmental and tax status of quarries on the island. (Credit: Djedzura | Dreamstime.com)
Environment, Featured
Puerto Rico bill seeks investigation into quarry industry
Maria Miranda March 9, 2026

The Senate measure cites alleged permit violations and would order a review of permits, environmental compliance and tax status. #NewsismyBusiness

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Cangrejos Yacht Club in Carolina is among the many marinas where vessels would fall under the fee structure proposed in Senate Bill 1115 to fund marine enforcement and ecosystem protection. (Credit: Eduardo San Miguel Tió)
Environment, Featured
Boat fee hike proposed to fund marine conservation in Puerto Rico
Maria Miranda March 6, 2026

The amendment would increase registration fees and create a fund for protection and enforcement programs. #NewsismyBusiness

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U.S. Geological Survey data shows shoreline retreat at Punta Uvero in Loíza between 1950 and 2018, illustrating coastal erosion cited in Senate Resolution 442. (Screen capture of www.usgs.gov)
Environment, Featured
Resolution seeks federal aid for Puerto Rico coastal erosion
Maria Miranda March 5, 2026

The measure calls for legislative coordination with federal officials. #NewsismyBusiness

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Environment, Featured
Bravo Family Foundation backs $2.3M energy resilience effort
NIMB Staff February 11, 2026

Financing supports community microgrids in central mountain towns. #NewsismyBusiness

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An Elsevier study found that extended sargassum seasons have increased exposure for coastal communities and tourism-related businesses in Puerto Rico. (Jaimie Tuchman/Dreamstime.com)
Environment, Featured
Sargassum blooms could cost Puerto Rico $782M yearly
NIMB Staff January 28, 2026

Elsevier study finds annual losses could reach $1.6B in high years. #NewsismyBusiness

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Puerto Rico’s push toward clean energy remains constrained by political and regulatory limits that slow progress toward its 2050 renewable goal. (Credit: Petkov | Dreamstime.com)
Environment, Featured
Puerto Rico’s renewable goals face political roadblocks
G. Torres November 10, 2025

A new study finds that the island’s territorial status and the authority of the fiscal oversight board hinder progress toward its 100% renewable energy target by 2050. #NewsismyBusiness

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Environment, Featured
Amigos de Tres Palmas sues Rincón builders over pollution
NIMB Staff August 21, 2025

Group alleges Clean Water Act violations tied to Playa Escondida. #NewsismyBusiness

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Empty glass bottles are collected weekly in Cataño, Puerto Rico, then crushed and repurposed into building blocks as part of a Bacardi recycling initiative. (Credit: Silviu Matei | Dreamstime.com)
Environment, Featured
Bacardi launches glass recycling program near Cataño distillery
NIMB Staff July 31, 2025

Partnership with Reciclaje del Norte, Cataño targets hospitality waste. #NewsismyBusiness

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The recycled resin will be processed at Pac Tech’s new “Renacer” plant in the Dominican Republic, the region’s first facility dedicated to food-grade plastic recycling.
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Pac Tech unveils packaging with 25% recycled resin, creating 500 new jobs
NIMB Staff July 4, 2025

Partnership with Reciclaje del Norte positions company as regional sustainability leader. #NewsismyBusiness

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The House Committee on Natural Resources, chaired by Rep. Elinette González-Aguayo, held a hearing this week on proposed changes to Puerto Rico’s maritime-terrestrial zone.
Environment, Featured
Experts warn lawmakers against proposed coastal zone definition
NIMB Staff May 30, 2025

Environmental and construction groups caution that the current proposal ignores climate realities. #NewsismyBusiness

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