Environment

Contingent of USVI Agency and Department Heads Travel to Hawaii for Dept. of Interior's Climate and Infrastructure Conference

Government House announced this week that Office of Disaster Recovery Director Adrienne Williams-Octalien led a contingent of USVI agency and department heads on a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii to the Department of the Interior’s Climate and Infrastructure Conference. The team made presentations  along with other territories and stakeholders on critical infrastructure needs and projects in the U.S. Virgin requiring support provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Gov't House said.  According to the release, attendees heard from presenters on critical topics such as Water, Energy, Built Infrastructure, Natural (Blue-Green) Infrastructure, Broadband and Legacy Pollution. The DOI  leadership wants to ensure that it is responsive to priorities and support the successful implementation of projects supported by the BIL.  “The Virgin Islands is appreciative of  the DOI’s efforts to ensure that the climate and infrastructure needs of the Territories receive the focus that it desperat...