BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES CALL ON PRESIDENT TRUMP TO PRIORITIZE DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS FOR PUERTO RICAN ISLANDS OF VIEQUES AND CULEBRA
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BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES CALL ON PRESIDENT TRUMP TO PRIORITIZE DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS FOR PUERTO RICAN ISLANDS OF VIEQUES AND CULEBRA
Senators Urge White House Not to Neglect the Islands and to Carefully Monitor the Vieques Superfund Site
Citing in their letter the remoteness of the islands and reports that residents have been "without running water, power, gasoline or communications for more than a week," the senators wrote to
"The residents of Vieques and Culebra are
The Senators also expressed concern about the superfund site on Vieques and the potential health risks posed by the heavy metals and toxic chemicals left on the island after decades of military exercises by the
"We share the concern of residents that the hazardous waste may further contaminate the island and water supplies, and ultimately threaten the health of local residents," the senators wrote. "Additionally, the superfund site contains unexploded bombs and live ammunition that could be washed into the sea, posing long-term health and safety risks."
In 2015, Blumenthal visited Culebra to discuss federal clean-up efforts of unexploded munitions left from decades of naval training. After inaction by the
Yesterday, Blumenthal joined Warren and Senator
The full text of the letter can be found at: http://ct.symplicity.com/t/wrn/c57569cfb8840e73a4ce66021506bf6c/9248215/realurl=http:/www.warren.senate.gov/files/documents/20171003LettertoTrumpPRIslands.pdf.
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