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A Puerto Rico Town Takes Climate Action into its Own Hands

By Alejandro de la Garza

Solar Power Helps Keep Lights on In Puerto Rico after Fiona

By Mariah Espada

Mayor: Puerto Rico Hasn't Received Stimulus Money

By Tara Law

5.2 Aftershock Hits Puerto Rico Days After Major Earthquake

By Jasmine Aguilera
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Grandfather Charged With 'Negligent Homicide' Over Toddler's Cruise Ship Death

Puerto Rican officials have charged the man with negligent homicide

By Josiah Bates

Tropical Storm Karen Could Hit Puerto Rico

It could approach Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Tuesday

By Sanya Mansoor

FEMA Officials Charged Over Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief

Two officials responsible for restoring power face fraud and bribery charges

By Amy Gunia

Dorian Makes Landfall in N.C.

Post-Tropical Cyclone Dorian continued into eastern Canada on Sunday with winds as high as 75 mph, following its Friday landfall in North Carolina that battered the state’s Outer Banks barrier islands. As a hurricane, Dorian...

By Sanya Mansoor , Gina Martinez , Rachel E. Greenspan , Madeleine Carlisle and Tara Law

Who Will Replace Puerto Rico's Governor?

Ricardo Rosselló has resigned as the governor of Puerto Rico and a former congressman has been sworn in as his replacement, but experts say that the Puerto Rican Supreme Court may ultimately weigh in on...

By Gina Martinez and Tara Law

Incoming Puerto Rico Governor Worries Protestors Too

Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez has controversies of her own

By Gina Martinez

This is Puerto Rico's Moment for Real Change

When I flew to Puerto Rico in 2017 and looked out at the damage caused by Hurricane Maria, I realized that the island on which I was born and raised would never be the same....

By Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Puerto Rico's Embattled Governor Rosselló to Resign

He will become the island's first leader to resign

By Gina Martinez

The Governor of Puerto Rico Dismissed the People. But the People Refused to Be Dismissed

On July 11, Puerto Rico’s Centro de Periodismo Investigativo journalists began releasing what would turn out to be 889 pages of a private chat between Governor Ricardo Rosselló and 11 male allies and members of...

By Zaire Dinzey-Flores

Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters Expected in Puerto Rico as Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Says He Won't Resign. Here's What to Know

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans are expected to gather for the country's largest protest in recent memory on Monday, declaring that they won't stop until Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns. The mass protest comes a...

By Gina Martinez

President Trump Keeps Quoting a Misleading $91 Billion Figure for Puerto Rico Aid. Here Are the Facts

President Donald Trump is sticking to his claim that Congress gave Puerto Rico $91 billion in aid money and that, therefore, the island should be "very happy" and stop asking for more. But his claim...

By Jonathan Levin / Bloomberg

In Puerto Rico, Many of the 3,000 Deaths Were Slow and Painful. Just Like the Recovery

The narrow asphalt road known as Puerto Rico Route 123 shadows the Río Grande de Arecibo along its eastern bank, a steep hillside with the ropy emerald lushness of a tropical rain forest and, at...

By Karl Vick

The Frightening Lesson Hurricane Maria Taught the World About the Politics of Climate Change

As we mark a year since Hurricane Maria, the biggest threat to humanity is not climate change itself—but politicians who ignore it

By Kumi Naidoo

Trump Says Hurricane Maria Death Toll Rose Like 'Magic'

The George Washington University study upped the death toll to nearly 3,000 last month

By Justin Sink / Bloomberg

A Study Found That 3,000 People Died After Hurricane Maria. President Trump Denies It

He blames Democrats for the death toll

By Mahita Gajanan

President Trump Calls Response to Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria an 'Unsung Success'

“The best job we did was Puerto Rico, but no one would understand that"

By Jennifer Jacobs and Ari Natter / Bloomberg
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