Puerto Rico governor announces state of emergency to fight coastal erosion
Energy & Environment Puerto Rico governor announces state of emergency to fight coastal erosion Comments: by Max Rego - 05/27/26 4:21 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 05/27/26 4:21 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón declared a state of emergency Wednesday over coastal erosion on the island’s northern coast. González-Colón signed an executive order that states coastal erosion has “accelerated” in Puerto Rico because of rising sea levels, storm surges, atmospheric phenomena and the “geomorphological vulnerability” of multiple coastal communities.
- ▪Energy & Environment Puerto Rico governor announces state of emergency to fight coastal erosion Comments: by Max Rego - 05/27/26 4:21 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 05/27/26 4:21 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Puerto Ric
- ▪Jenniffer González-Colón declared a state of emergency Wednesday over coastal erosion on the island’s northern coast.
- ▪González-Colón signed an executive order that states coastal erosion has “accelerated” in Puerto Rico because of rising sea levels, storm surges, atmospheric phenomena and the “geomorphological vulnerability” of multiple coastal communities
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Energy & Environment Puerto Rico governor announces state of emergency to fight coastal erosion Comments: by Max Rego - 05/27/26 4:21 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 05/27/26 4:21 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón declared a state of emergency Wednesday over coastal erosion on the island’s northern coast. González-Colón signed an executive order that states coastal erosion has “accelerated” in Puerto Rico because of rising sea levels, storm surges, atmospheric phenomena and the “geomorphological vulnerability” of multiple coastal communities. Those trends, the order states, represent a “direct threat” to residences, public infrastructure, natural resources and the safety of citizens on the island.
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