Category: Puerto Rico 2026

WATCH: The Trump administration is attempting to block Puerto Rico’s transition to renewable energy, potentially locking in decades of fossil fuel dependence

By Camille Vocelka Medill Reports For decades, Puerto Ricans have suffered from an unreliable electricity grid and devastating pollution from the coal, oil and gas

April 22, 2026

The sun is Taíno: Despite extinction and erasure narratives, Puerto Rico honors Indigenous heritage

By Naisha Roy Medill Reports SALINAS, PUERTO RICO — In Puerto Rico, the symbols are everywhere. Spirals and almost-cubist faces representing the sun, the coquí frog and other pieces of

April 7, 2026