Tag: Puerto Rico

Vulnerable communities on the coast need more access to federal grants to combat climate change, according to experts

By Nicholas Portuondo on October 16, 2020October 20, 2020 National Congress of American Indians, Puerto Rico, racial justice

The federal government’s grant programs are failing coastal communities of color that are the most hurt by climate change, like Native Americans or Puerto Ricans, witnesses at a House oceans subcommittee hearing said Thursday.

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Puerto Rican Leaders Demand Disaster Relief Funds from Congress

By Camille Erickson on September 28, 2019 Capitol Hill, disaster relief bill, hurricane, Puerto Rico, The Hispanic Federation

The Hispanic Federation and Puerto Rican leaders marched to Capitol Hill to demand the Senate pass a disaster relief bill. Many activists said that Congress had failed the families impacted by hurricanes.