EPA head Michael Regan tours Puerto Rico sites facing water and coal pollution

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Administrator Regan's visit comes as Puerto Rico is slated to receive $78 million in EPA funds for water infrastructure projects.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Norma Quiñones spent four years without running water after Hurricane Maria destroyed the well that she and dozens of neighbors depend on in their community deep in the mountains of western Puerto Rico.

“It’s really important for me that we’re on the ground and we’re seeing these injustices up close,” Regan told The Associated Press in an interview Monday. “These are the same communities that are on the front line, facing the impact of climate change.” “This would not only be a change for the Cano Martín Peña community, but for all of Puerto Rico,” she said.

 

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