The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined a developer and a construction company for their failure to obtain a permit and follow federal regulations for handling stormwater runoff from the Harbour Lakes residential development in Palmas del Mar, P.R. The two companies, Palmas Lakes, Inc. and F& R Contractors, agreed to pay fines totaling $100,000.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed individual complaints against the municipalities of Cayey, Hatillo, Las Piedras, Loiza, Rio Grande and Toa Alta in Puerto Rico for failing to comply with federal Clean Water Act requirements related to stormwater management for small municipal sewer systems.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday that it has awarded $17 million to New Jersey, New York and Puerto Rico (all in EPA’s Region 2) to clean up a variety of trucks, construction equipment and locomotives, as well as a diesel-powered ferry, cruise ships and other marine vessels. The funds are being provided under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009 National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program.

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In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, and protect human health and the environment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa P. Jackson, announced that the agency has awarded nearly $72 million to Puerto Rico through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Merck, Sharp & Dohme Ltd. has announced a $65 million expansion of its pharmaceutical laboratories in Puerto Rico.

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