Comments on: Puerto Rico Then and Now http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/2012/12/puerto-rico-then-and-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=puerto-rico-then-and-now EPA's State of the Environment Photo Project Mon, 20 May 2013 09:55:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Lina - EPA http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/2012/12/puerto-rico-then-and-now/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Lina - EPA Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:48:22 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/?p=2518#comment-455 Dear Eusebia,

Thank you for comments. In fact, at EPA we seek to actively engage the public through our social media in both English and Spanish in order to enhance environmental awareness and stewardship. We actively reach out to Hispanics through out blog “Conversando acerca de nuestro medio ambiente” (blog.epa.gov/espanol) and facebook.com/epaespanol and Twitter.com/epaespanol.

In the 40 plus years that EPA has been in Puerto Rico, the Agency has worked with the government and people of Puerto Rico to make the air cleaner, the water purer and the land better protected.

As a Puerto Rican who works at EPA, I also care deeply about the islands’ environment and people. If you have been following the news, you probably are aware that in November the people of the islands of Puerto Rico voted to reject Puerto Rico’s territorial status and a majority voted for statehood. It is true that Puerto Rico’s status will not change overnight, but the US Congress will have to take into consideration Puerto Rico’s will and start the proces for Puerto Rico to finally have a voice and vote in its national government.

]]> By: Eusebia Luna Aquino-Hughes http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/2012/12/puerto-rico-then-and-now/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Eusebia Luna Aquino-Hughes Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:59:45 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/?p=2518#comment-444 USA treats our PuertoRico homeland like it has “always” treated our native people like “trash”until they need “warm bodies”to die in their home grown wars around the World to maintain their White and Black only America 2012. PuertoRico will never be beautiful until America “free”us from The Colonial chains of Slavery and hate it has for here and in The States for all second class PuertoRicans American citizens like me.We all had to renew our “birth certificate after 9/11.NO LATINOS WOULD EVER HARM AMERICA But we are paying for it based on racism alone!CRYING OUT LOUD FREE ME AMERICA OR KILL ME:-( Peace

]]> By: Master Melvin M. Lusterio http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/2012/12/puerto-rico-then-and-now/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Master Melvin M. Lusterio Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:26:34 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/?p=2518#comment-442 The Good Force be with you!

Puerto Rico needs a clean up to make it beautiful again.

Live forever and prosper!

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