The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ended collection of household hazardous waste in the U.S. Virgin Islands. FEMA and EPA ask residents not to drop off these items until suitable collection points can be established. This includes used oil, paint, household cleaners and solvents, TVs and computers.
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The information released by the Legislature about the meeting was cursory and fragmented, with a mix of numbers without context or background information and statements of long-public information, such as the fact that federal funds are being spent to put some Water and Power Authority lines underground and WAPA is putting up hurricane-resistant poles.
FEMA Officials Provide Senators with Off-Camera Briefing
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Federal Emergency Management Agency officials Jacqueline Heyliger and Marisa Allen briefed USVI senators on federal spending in the territory at an unpublicized, informal meeting at the St&perio...
