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Puerto Rico has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build a clean energy grid – but FEMA plans to spend $9.4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure instead

  • Written by Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
imageA banner reads "Fuera Luma" (Luma out), opposing the company managing Puerto Rico's electric grid, at a May Day protest in San Juan on May 1, 2021.Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden Administration has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help Puerto Rico transition to a greener and more resilient energy future, but it’s on the...

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