The United States Justice Department has formally announced the commencement of the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Environmental Crimes Task Force. This innovative task force is designed to investigate and prosecute offenses against federal laws designed to protect the environment, wildlife, and human health. Additionally, it will tackle issues of fraud, waste, and abuse within these regions. This new initiative follows the Justice Department's Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy announced a year ago. This strategy led to the establishment of the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) within the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). "All communities deserve clean air, clean water, and the robust protection of their natural resources – both today and for future generations," stated Assistant Attorney General…
ST. CROIX — Residents and workers near Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation’s (PHRT) refinery on…
St. Croix District Court Judge Wilma Lewis has issued a preliminary injunction against Limetree Bay…
The scheduled removal of three hazardous chemicals from Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation is…
Solar Micro-Grid Project Aims to Transform Energy…
Staff Consortium April 20, 2023The V.I. Energy Office on Friday commenced construction of a state-of-the-art 125 kW solar micro-grid…
EPA Announces $45.5 Million in Funding for Drinking…
Staff Consortium April 05, 2023The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced that the U.S. Virgin Islands would receive…
USVI, Puerto Rico, New York and New Jersey Receive…
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Ohio's Chemical Spill Results in Delay of Dangerous…
Janeka Simon March 29, 2023There is another snag in operations at the Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation facility on St.…
Now that there is regulatory approval, plans for the removal of hazardous chemicals from the Port Hamilton Refinery have shifted towards operationalization. V.I. Territorial Management Agency Direc...
Low-income families on St. Thomas and St. John, beginning this week, have another opportunity to receive subsidized solar power generators, as the Share the Sun program begins Phase 2. Community Acti...
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 expert...
During a short visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands last week, U.S. Dept. of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Carmen G. Cantor, highlighted th...
Ionian Management, which manages three vessels including M/T Ocean Princesse, was sentenced on Wednesday to pay a fine of $250,000 after pleading guilty to a violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution ...
United Parcel Service has been fined $5.3 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and an agreement has been reached that calls on UPS to address hazardous waste violations at over 1,100 f...
The V.I. Energy Office and the Caribbean Green Technology Center of the University of the Virgin Islands on Monday announced the inaugural VI Energy and Sustainability Fair aimed at empowering Virgin ...
Members of the V.I. Waste Management Authority during a Tuesday meeting approved a contract for the continued use of a product whose purposes is to help manage spread of landfill waste while providing...
Did officials at the V.I. Waste Management Authority plan or conspire to dump contaminated soil from a Housing Authority project into a local landfill instead of using the federal dollars allocated to...
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