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“It is an environmental injustice”: Puerto Rico’s long-standing non-compliance with air quality standards

In the face of the inability to find new sources of energy generation, emissions of toxic pollutants will remain above legal levels until at least the end of this decade

October 4, 2024 - 1:21 PM

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Thermoelectric plants are the main source of sulfur dioxide emissions, the cause of the “non-attainment” zones in the metropolitan area and southern Puerto Rico. (dennis.rivera@gmail.com)

By Manuel Guillama Capella

Periodista de Noticiasmanuel.guillama@gfrmedia.com

Almost a decade and a half after the federal government established the new air quality parameters, two large areas in Puerto Rico remain without a clear path to comply with the standards, putting at risk the health of hundreds of thousands of people who live or work near major power generation facilities, considered the main sources of polluting emissions in the country.