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Hurricane Maria
October 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Has a Ridiculous New Defense for Racist Puerto Rico Joke
Donald Trump continues to respond to the horrific comment in the worst way possible.
August 25, 2020
Kelly Vaughn
“Everything Was Destroyed”
After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Glorynel Ojeda Matos moved her family to Arizona and began a Ph.D. in sustainability studies.
August 17, 2020
Steven Beschloss
Lessons From the Frontlines of Global Warming
What interviews with flood, wildfire, and drought survivors can teach us about how to live amid the threat of climate change
June 2, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Is Puerto Rico About to Give Another Terrible Energy Contract to an American Company?
Prepa, the island’s electric power company, and FEMA have found themselves embroiled in scandal before.
April 19, 2019
Magazine
Chris Moody
Living Off the Grid and Safe From Hurricanes in Puerto Rico
In this jungle community, self-sustaining homes are built from trash and can withstand the deadliest storms.
September 18, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Unequal Burden of Climate Change
Hurricane Florence and Super Typhoon Mangkhut laid bare the disproportionate consequences for poor communities.
July 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Troubling Failure of America’s Disaster Response
Trump's FEMA wasn't ready for last year's record-breaking hurricane season, and it wants the public to know that it's not ready for another one.
November 3, 2017
Magazine
Emily Atkin
The New Coal Crisis
By loosening environmental regulations, Trump risks making a serious public-health hazard critical.
October 18, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s Dangerous Spin on Puerto Rico’s Suffering
The administration's P.R. response to the island's crisis has been nothing short of a communications debacle—and it's hurting the recovery.
October 3, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump cares more about Puerto Rico’s debt than its desperate people.
September 29, 2017
Emily Atkin
Searching for Blame in Puerto Rico—And Coming Up Short
There is no central villain in Puerto Rico's horror story, at least not yet. And that makes the devastation even harder to cope with.
September 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Waiving the Jones Act won’t solve Puerto Rico’s problems right now.
September 25, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump has tweeted about the national anthem eight times more than Puerto Rico.
September 22, 2017
Emily Atkin
These Hurricanes Prove That Climate Adaptation Is Not Enough
Trump only wants to address the effects of global warming, not the cause.
September 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
More than three million Americans are suffering from Hurricane Maria.
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