Articles Tagged with ''Hurricane Maria''

After a management crisis in early July, operations at the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority have settled down following the appointment of electrical engineer José F. Ortiz as the utility’s new executive director and chief operating officer. 

Nothing except war tears apart the seams of civilization like a natural disaster. 

As hurricane season begins, Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida lack resilient systems and remain as vulnerable as they were before last year’s storms

Money includes $18 billion for Puerto Rico and an unprecedented $16 billion for mitigation projects in 11 states and territories.

Resilience is a term that’s talked about a lot today. But to see its human face, look no further than the 3.4 million residents of Puerto Rico.

Six months after Hurricane Maria hit the island, patience wears thin as power is still out in some places and money trickles in

The Dept. of Defense is overseeing a complicated mission to stabilize and rebuild Guajataca Dam

After months of struggle to restore power in Puerto Rico, the territory’s Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Jan. 22 announced that the state-owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority will be privatized.

A consortium of government agencies and private utilities unveiled a $17.6-billion plan.