Puerto Rico’s Economy and Political Status: A Closer Look

San Juan, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico’s economy is heavily influenced by its trade relationships and political status. The island generates about one-tenth of its economy from trade, employing nearly one-fifth of its workforce. Meanwhile, the...

Best Time to Visit Puerto Rico: Seasons, Weather, and What to Expect

Playa Sucia, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Photo by Benjamin Lizardo, Unsplash Winter has arrived, which means that with each drop in temperature, we begin to fantasize about a tropical paradise, palm trees, and sipping a piña colada. Those who enjoy...

Pole-mount agrivoltaics project installed at Puerto Rico coffee farm

Embedded into a mountainside in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, a new agrivoltaics system could set standards for energy independence in hurricane-prone regions. Miguel Berdiel, owner of coffee farm Hacienda Berdiel Torres, was dealing with multiple...

Puerto Rican fire chief leads New Britain with pride, service, teaching

NEW BRITAIN — Fire Chief Raúl Ortiz is one of the city’s most recognizable Puerto Rican leaders, serving a community where nearly half the residents identify as Hispanic. Ortiz continues to embody the spirit of service and cultural pride...

Environmental – Oil pollution – Natural resources

Where (1) an oil tanker ran aground on the coast of Puerto Rico, (2) the United States brought claims for damages under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and (3) summary judgment was granted to the United States with respect to the issue of the...

Lilly to build $3B oral medicine manufacturing facility in the Netherlands

With its U.S. manufacturing investments well underway, Eli Lilly is now turning to Europe. Lilly on Monday announced it will spend $3 billion to build a production facility in Katwijk, the Netherlands, supporting the drugmaker’s growing portfolio...

Puerto Rico Announces Competitive Procurement for New Flexible Generation Capacity

The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (Authority) recently issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to procure generation capacity through power purchase and operating agreements with developers of new flexible generation...

Puerto Rico As A Launchpad For War On Venezuela

Above photo: US Marines in Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico. Marines / X. To defend Puerto Rico’s right to peace is to defend Venezuela’s right to exist. When President Trump announced that the CIA had been authorized to conduct operations inside...

JFK Airport experiences major delays following Frontier Flight 3546 emergency landing due to mechanical issues and adverse weather conditions

Flights were temporarily grounded at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on Thursday(October 30) afternoon after an aircraft arriving from Puerto Rico declared an emergency, according to aviation‑tracker data and public reports. All...

A Court Ordered New York to Issue Major Climate Rules. What’s Next?

Governor Kathy Hochul is digging in after a state court ruled Friday that New York is violating its flagship climate law and ordered the state to comply. Rebuffing the judge, she is gearing up for a rematch in the courts and a potential showdown...

UES High School Student Wins National Science Prize

Miles Wu of Hunter College High School, who combined origami (the Japanese art of paper folding) and physics to engineer foldable structures for disaster relief shelters, took the top prize—the ASCEND (Aspiring Scientists Cultivating Exciting New...

Starbucks Puerto Rico announces $20,000 to strengthen coffee-growing communities

Starbucks Puerto Rico, operated by Baristas del Caribe LLC, celebrates the 20th anniversary of its iconic community initiative “No Lo Dejas Caer” by renewing its commitment to Puerto Rican coffee growers, including an investment of $20,000 in...

“The Story Ideas Have Been Very Useful to Me”

Covering Climate Now has become a go-to reference for freelance journalist Johani Ponce, showing how CCNow’s resources are essential not only for major newsrooms but also for independent reporters working across multiple outlets. Johani...

Celebrate wildlife at marine center’s festival in Ponce Inlet

The Marine Science Center will host the 2025 Wildlife Festival Saturday, Nov. 1, with a free, family-friendly event celebrating Florida’s native wildlife and habitats. The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 100 Lighthouse Drive in Ponce...

Halloween candy prices rising, spooked by Trump’s tariffs and climate change

Ghosts and goblins might not be the only scary things popping up this Halloween. Prices for the holiday’s most popular candy treats are rising, spooked by Donald Trump’s tariffs and climate change. Candy prices are estimated to increase by 10.8%...

Growth Strategies, Insightful Tours on Tap for Dairy Execs

DAIRY NEWS – Fresh perspectives, expert interactions and peer-to-peer networking are in store for attendees of the 2026 Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals®, presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP). Scheduled for January 20-22, 2026,...

The luxury effect: why you’ll find more wildlife in wealthy areas – and what it means for your health

For a long time, ecology tended to ignore people. It mostly focused on beautiful places far from large-scale human development: deep rainforest or pristine grassland. Then, in the late 1990s, in the desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, scientists...

Conch Fury 2024 sees Westover Airmen train side by side

Conch Fury 2024 sees Westover Airmen train side by side Your browser does not support the audio element. WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Masss -- Over 200 Westover Airmen descended on Key West, Fla. and Puerto Rico on Monday, April 8 to take part in...

Lilly announces plan for new $3bn facility to boost manufacturing in Europe

Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to build a $3bn manufacturing facility at the Leiden Bio Science Park in Katwijk, the Netherlands. The facility is the latest to be announced by Lilly, which also recently announced an expansion to its...

Alabama specialty crop industry receives over $500,000 in federal grants

GCM Staff Report The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has been awarded $519,000 to fund projects aimed at boosting the state’s specialty crop industry, according to a news release from the USDA. The funding comes through the...