Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico on September 21, bisecting the island like a buzz saw and knocking out power for the entire island, home to 3.5 million people. Before that, it toppled trees and flooded streets on the tiny islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. A humanitarian disaster may unfold as the islands runs short on food, fuel, and access to clean water and communications remain limited.
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June 1, 2018
How the media ignored Puerto Rico, in one chart
Puerto Rico coverage faded — and with it, the president’s attention.
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April 19, 2018
The entire island of Puerto Rico just lost power. Again.
The local power authority has restored power to three-quarters of customers since Wednesday’s blackout.
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April 15, 2018
Puerto Rico’s blackout is the world’s second longest
Thousands are still without power across the island months after Hurricane Maria struck.
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March 20, 2018
6 months after Maria
A podcast revealing the tragedy of where things stand six months after Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico.
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March 20, 2018
6 months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico has a suicide crisis and a housing shortage
The road to recovery is long.
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February 21, 2018
Calls to Puerto Rico’s suicide hotline have skyrocketed since Hurricane Maria
Reported suicide attempts have tripled in recent months.
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January 4, 2018
It’s been more than 100 days and Puerto Rico is still in the longest blackout in US history
More than 43 percent of Puerto Ricans still don’t have power, and some may not get it until May.
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December 18, 2017
Puerto Rico's governor admits there's a big problem with the hurricane death count
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló can’t ignore the mounting evidence of uncounted deaths anymore.
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December 8, 2017
Data shows hurricane deaths in Puerto Rico could be over 1,000
Puerto Rican officials say only 62 people died from the storm. Researchers estimate more than 1,000 people did.
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November 30, 2017
Hurricane season 2017: what the hell just happened?
The 2017 hurricane season, which ends today, was intense. Blaming climate change isn’t so easy.
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November 17, 2017
The head of Puerto Rico's power utility resigns after the Whitefish debacle
And more than half of the island is still in the dark.
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November 17, 2017
Companies barely had to compete for half of the federal contracts awarded in Puerto Rico so far
The US government has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in no-bid contracts related to Hurricane Maria.
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November 15, 2017
Puerto Rico is starting to take solar power more seriously
But dire finances stand in the way of cleaner grid.
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November 15, 2017
Puerto Rico just got hit with another big blackout
Another outage stemming from a line repaired by Whitefish plunged the island back into darkness.
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November 15, 2017
Puerto Rico's deal with Whitefish was shady as hell, new records show
A congressional investigation revealed how the island’s public utility bungled its largest grid repair contract.
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October 30, 2017
The FBI is investigating Whitefish Energy’s contract to rebuild Puerto Rico’s grid
The $300 million deal was canceled over the weekend after overwhelming criticism.
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October 26, 2017
Nurses returning from Puerto Rico accuse the federal government of leaving people to die
"We cannot be silent while millions of people continue to endure these conditions."
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October 26, 2017
Puerto Rico just hired 2 contractors with little experience to fix its broken power grid
It's the island's most important hurricane recovery project.
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October 26, 2017
Puerto Rico is slipping into an environmental crisis
And the best agency to fix it, the EPA, is facing big budget and staff cuts.
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October 25, 2017
Puerto Rican officials claim the water crisis is under control. Reports on the ground tell a very different story.
Local officials and the water company’s own data contradict official statistics.
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October 23, 2017
Darkness: life in Puerto Rico without electricity
Puerto Rico's misery won't end without power. The problem is that it isn't getting any.
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October 19, 2017
President Trump gives himself a 10 out of 10 on helping Puerto Rico
Meanwhile, people on the island are drinking river water.
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October 18, 2017
The unrelenting crisis in Puerto Rico is forcing people to drink dirty water
Islanders are bathing in rivers contaminated with raw sewage and drinking from condemned wells and hazardous waste sites.
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October 16, 2017
FEMA has yet to authorize full disaster help for Puerto Rico
The US Virgin Islands got it two weeks ago.
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October 16, 2017
What every American needs to know about Puerto Rico’s hurricane disaster
Nine essential things to know about Puerto Rico's humanitarian crisis.