Puerto Rican legislators and its governor, Pedro Pierluisi, a Democrat, were in Washington last week pushing Congress to pass the Puerto Rico Status Act, which calls for a binding 2023 vote by ...

In December, Congress greenlit $1 billion to "improve the resilience of Puerto Rico's electric grid,” on top of $11.4 billion already committed to the government-owned utility for recovery after ...

Which of those ultimately happens in Puerto Rico is yet to be determined, but one thing at least is clear: The Caribbean Island to which the U.S. sends tens of billions of dollars a year appears to ...

In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona leaves a 'nightmare.' ... "Congress promises a lot of help and a lot of money and a lot of different things to rebuild our island, but none of that is here.

The Puerto Rico government and the fiscal board appointed by Congress to oversee the island’s finances required that the power transmission and distribution system be privatized after deeming ...

Congress should pass an emergency supplemental appropriations bill, including at least $1 billion for food assistance, to support Puerto Rico’s response to Hurricane Fiona.

On September 18, Hurricane Fiona made landfall on Puerto Rico almost five years to the day after Hurricane Maria killed nearly 3,000 people and caused the longest blackout in US history.Despite ...

A tropical wave moving through the eastern Caribbean, combined with an upper-level area of low pressure, will bring increased ...

State Rep. Minnie Gonzalez went to Puerto Rico five years ago to help residents deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. This time, she was there to witness the devastation of Hurricane Fiona in… ...

Puerto Ricans know another major storm is coming — and that the electrical system will still be vulnerable when it does. How Puerto Rico is preparing its electric grid for future hurricanes | WLRN ...

Find out more about our Reverse Course series here. Climate-fueled disasters have ravaged Puerto Rico’s electrical system several times in recent years. Now, as another hurricane season opens ...

Find out more about our Reverse Course series here. Climate-fueled disasters have ravaged Puerto Rico’s electrical system several times in recent years. Now, as another hurricane season opens ...