Shuttered windows are a permanent fixture in Salinas, an industrial town on Puerto Rico’s southeast coast that is considered one of the U.S. territory’s most contaminated regions. For years, toxic ash and noxious chemicals from coal-fired and thermoelectric power plants have enveloped this community, and residents have complained about health problems ranging from cancer to…
SALINAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Shuttered windows are a permanent fixture in Salinas, an industrial town on Puerto Rico’s southeast coast that is considered on
SALINAS, Puerto Rico Emboldened by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s announcement that Salinas has one of the highest concentrations of a cancer-causing gas in a U.S. jurisdiction, Puerto Ricans are demanding a huge cleanup and penalties for those contaminating the region.
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