The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that it is requiring Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation (PHRT), the owner of the refinery on the south shore of St. Croix, to hire experts to safely remove chemicals that are not being properly managed at the facility in equipment that EPA had identified as being of concern after an EPA inspection. The EPA said the Order on Consent requires full access for EPA to be on-site to oversee the work and safety measures in the short term until the chemicals are removed or secured. “Ensuring the communities near this refinery are protected is front and center in all our work. This consent order will ensure the removal of the ammonia, liquified petroleum gas and other chemicals,” said Lisa F. Garcia, EPA regional administrator. “We are holding this facility to the same standards that we…
During a short visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands last week, U.S. Dept. of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland,…
Ionian Management, which manages three vessels including M/T Ocean Princesse, was sentenced on Wednesday…
United Parcel Service has been fined $5.3 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and an…
Waste Management Approves Contract For Product…
Kayra Williams October 05, 2022Members of the V.I. Waste Management Authority during a Tuesday meeting approved a contract for the…
Waste Management Dumped 65 Loads of Asbestos-Contaminated…
Janeka Simon August 26, 2022Did officials at the V.I. Waste Management Authority plan or conspire to dump contaminated soil from…
Sargassum Blooms Cost $25,000 a Day to Remove…
Elesha George July 19, 2022The government of the Virgin Islands will have to make a decision between the health implications of…
EPA Urging USVI, Other Region 2 Members to Apply…
Staff Consortium June 20, 2022The Biden Administration through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that $500 million…
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Wednesday said it was finalizing the listing of the marron bacora, a rare Virgin Islands plant, as an endangered species. The plant was proposed for listing under ...
The Virgin Islands Conservation Society, in a partnership with Island Designs Landscape & Storm Water Solutions, and the Department of Planning & Natural Resources have announced the expansion of the ...
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Monday that Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Keone Nakoa, traveled to St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John last week where...
Mass die-off of sea urchins in several Caribbean islands, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, Dominica, St. Lucia, Antigua, Cozumel in Mexico, St. Vincent, Jamaica and Saba has raised alarms among scie...
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 Depa...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
If having clean air is of paramount importance to you, the U.S. Virgin Islands should be at the top of your list of destinations to consider, according to the "2021 World Air Quality Report", conducte...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that Olivia C. Glenn will join EPA as senior advisor for equity and chief of staff to EPA’s Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. Accord...
The V.I. Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources on Wednesday announced the experimental return of the St. Croix Ground Lizard (Ameiva polops) to the main island of St. Croix for the first time in 50 ...
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