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EPA Ignores Puerto Rico's 'Open Dumps' As Zika Spreads
EPA Ignores Puerto Rico's 'Open Dumps' As Zika Spreads
5188795The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ignored numerous reports that most of Puerto Rico's landfills are out of compliance with federal law, and some could even become breeding grounds for mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, according to a new report."These landfills provide the perfect environment for Zika mosquitoes to reproduce," Hiram Torres Montalvo, a Puerto Rican attorney and author of a report on the state of the island's landfills, told The Daily Caller News Foundation.Montalvo's hard-pressed to find a reason why the EPA, which is generally so eager to regulate every other aspect of life, has done nothing to enforce existing laws for Puerto Rico's landfills.
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Specter of Zika epidemic looms over a skeptical Puerto Rico
Specter of Zika epidemic looms over a skeptical Puerto Rico
Skip Ad Ad Loading... x Embed x Share The Zika virus' long-term effects are largely unknown.Trying to convey a message of safety to a population used to dealing with mosquitoes and mosquito-born illnesses is a challenge for emergency managers and medical professionals in Puerto Rico.Kelly Jordan, USA TODAYTahiri Valez Rosario, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is pregnant with twins and has tested positive for the Zika virus and is being monitored every four weeks.
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We know how to fight Zika in Puerto Rico — but we aren't giving women the tools to do it
We know how to fight Zika in Puerto Rico — but we aren't giving women the tools to do it
(Pilar Olivares/Reuters)"She is just trying to do everything right for her baby," my colleague in Puerto Rico told me.At that point, it was too late for her sister to try to prevent an unintended pregnancy.She was already a couple of months along and now trying to figure out what she could do to prevent Zika infection.
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