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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Jun 23, 2026
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- Coamo Advances 14 Projects Worth $18.3 Million in Construction and Recovery Work
The town of Coamo, Puerto Rico, is moving forward with 14 simultaneous construction, reconstruction and infrastructure projects totaling $18.315 million, Mayor Juan Carlos García Padilla announced Wednesday.
- Fort Buchanan Invests in Microgrid to Enhance Energy Reliability
The US Army in Puerto Rico, through its administrative structure at Fort Buchanan, revealed it paid $9.8 million to LUMA Energy in the last fiscal year and has begun constructing a microgrid to be completed by 2029.
- Citizens and Environmental Groups Denounce Attempt to Revive Natural Gas Pipeline Idea
Representatives of several environmental and civic organizations denounced a lack of government transparency around a proposed natural gas pipeline, dusting off the banners they used in 2005 and 2009 to raise their voices again.
- Senator Questions Shift of Tree-Trimming Duties from LUMA Back to PREPA
Senator Ángel Toledo raised concerns during a Senate Government Commission public hearing about the transfer of some tree-trimming (vegetation clearance) responsibilities near electrical lines from LUMA Energy back to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA).
- Army Corps Grants 5-Year Permit for Dry Dredging of Carraízo Reservoir
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a five-year permit allowing Puerto Rico’s government to carry out dry dredging of the Carraízo reservoir, located between Trujillo Alto and Gurabo.
- House Committee Advances 2026 Water Resources Development Act with Puerto Rico Provisions
Puerto Rico’s Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, bipartisan legislation authorizing water infrastructure projects led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
- Popular Democratic Party Mayors Demand Faster Reconstruction Projects in Washington D.C.
A dozen mayors from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) are meeting with US government offices in Washington D.C. to discuss the complications they face with federally funded reconstruction projects, nearly nine years after Hurricane María.
- Army Corps of Engineers Orders Puerto Rico’s DRNA to Halt Work at Río Grande de Loíza Mouth
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a cease-and-desist order against Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA), alleging the agency conducted unauthorized dredging and fill deposit work at the mouth of the Río Grande de Loíza.
- Arecibo Flood Control Project Faces Funding Uncertainty as Costs Balloon to $600 Million
Thirty years after being authorized under the Water Resources Development Act, the flood control project for Arecibo’s Río Grande faces an uncertain future due to lack of funding.
- Camuy Sues DRNA Over Halt to Peñón Brusi Recreational Area Improvement Project
The Municipality of Camuy has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) to revoke a stop-work order issued for a project to improve the Peñón Brusi recreational area.
- US House to Order Federal Energy Report on Puerto Rico Generation Assets
The US House of Representatives is set to approve a bill that includes an order to the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on generation assets that can be installed in Puerto Rico within six months and operate for at least two years.