Anonymous ID: 52fc0e Oct. 30, 2024, 8:16 a.m. No.21861997   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2471

The laws of Pennsylvania generally prohibit law enforcement officers, whether in uniform or in citizens clothes, from being within 100 feet of a polling place during voting hours, unless they are exercising their right to vote, are in a nearby police station, or have been summoned by election administrators to respond to a disturbance. Please call or visit the PA Department of State to report voter intimidation, election fraud, or other election crimes: 1-877-VOTESPA. If you feel unsafe you should call 911 immediately.

 

https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/resources/voting/

Anonymous ID: 52fc0e Oct. 30, 2024, 9:10 a.m. No.21862298   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2471 >>2648

(Soooo, the problem with the garbage in Puerto Rico is TRUE and based in fact. Democrats did this.)

 

Puerto Rico Trash Problem: Understanding the Crisis and Working Toward Solutions

 

October 30, 2024

 

Puerto Rico is grappling with a pressing trash problem that’s not just a visual blight, but a serious threat to its stunning landscapes, marine life, and the environment. The urgency of this crisis is underscored by its far-reaching impacts on health, tourism, and the economy. Let’s delve into the reasons behind this crisis, its profound effects on Puerto Rico, and the ongoing efforts to restore the island to its former glory.

 

Trash Problem Overview

 

The Puerto Rico trash problem has been growing for decades. With a population of around 3.2 million, the island generates about 3.7 million tons of waste yearly. Despite being small, the island’s landfills are full and there’s no proper recycling infrastructure. This trash crisis affects everything from health to the economy so solutions are crucial for Puerto Rico’s future.

 

https://www.theenvironmentalblog.org/2024/10/puerto-rico-trash-problem/

Anonymous ID: 52fc0e Oct. 30, 2024, 9:35 a.m. No.21862433   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2542 >>2821

(DEMOCRATS DID THIS! If Kamala and Biden were smarter, they wouldn't bring up the garbage crisis in Puerto Rico since the Democrat administration caused it.)

 

Trash Crisis Leaves Puerto Rico Near ‘the Brink’

 

Most of Puerto Rico’s landfills fail to meet federal standards and are almost full. Residents and experts worry that trash will soon overwhelm the region.

 

Because Puerto Rico is a cluster of islands, the trash has nowhere to go, says Carl Soderberg, executive director of the Puerto Rico chapter of the Inter-American Association of Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences.

 

“We’re one step away from the brink,” he says.

 

Twenty-nine landfills are spread throughout the region. Eighteen do not meet federal standards because, among other violations, they function as “open dumps.”

 

The landfills are already so full that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency predicts that they will outstrip their capacity by 2023.

 

SOURCE: Report Card for Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure 2019; American Society of Civil Engineers

 

Puerto Rico recycles only 9% to 14% of its trash, although at least 35% of its solid waste is recyclable. In 2017, the trash crisis worsened when hurricanes Maria and Irma left at least 2.5 million tons of debris.

 

The landfill that bedevils Contorno residents opened in 1966. Two potable water wells and 14 subterranean water wells lie within 2 miles of the landfill. They feed into the Río de la Plata valley, an important potable water aquifer.

 

The dump sits on 31 acres, and it became such a menace that Contorno residents formed Toalteños por el ambiente (Toa Alta Residents for the Environment) to oppose it. They wrote the municipal legislature and the Environmental Quality Board (now part of Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources) to complain about the stench. They were also angry that when it rained, torrents of trash flowed from the dump.

 

González says that before Environmental Quality Board officials paid visits, residents always warned landfill managers. But they covered the trash with soil after leaving it in the open for weeks, a violation of EPA standards.

 

https://globalpressjournal.com/americas/puerto-rico/trash-crisis-leaves-puerto-rico-brink/

Anonymous ID: 52fc0e Oct. 30, 2024, 9:43 a.m. No.21862482   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2493 >>2502

(Gee, who was President on February 25, 2021? Joe Biden. He didn't do anything to help the people of Puerto Rico fix the garbage problem.

He should have solved this.)

 

U.S. Government Calls for End of Disposing Solid Waste at Puerto Rico Municipal Landfill

 

February 25, 2021

 

NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Justice today filed a complaint on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the District of Puerto Rico that calls for the municipality of Toa Alta to stop disposing of solid waste at its landfill and take steps to address public health and environmental threats posed by dangerous conditions at the landfill, which is being operated in violation of federal and commonwealth solid waste laws.

 

“The Toa Alta landfill poses a significant threat to the health of nearby communities and the local groundwater aquifer, and the municipality should stop disposing of waste there immediately,” said EPA acting Regional Administrator Walter Mugdan. “The many problems at the landfill are well documented and the municipality must take steps to correct them to better safeguard local communities and the environment.”

 

The complaint also asks the court to order the municipality of Toa Alta to pay civil penalties for its violations of a 2017 EPA order that addressed problems at the landfill.

 

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-government-calls-end-disposing-solid-waste-puerto-rico-municipal-landfill

Anonymous ID: 52fc0e Oct. 30, 2024, 9:47 a.m. No.21862502   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>21862482

 

My compliments to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe for bringing national awareness to a serious environmental hazard threatening the life and health of the Puerto Rican people.

 

GARBAGE AWARENESS

Anonymous ID: 52fc0e Oct. 30, 2024, 9:52 a.m. No.21862528   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2565 >>2687

>>21862493

 

I recall an article a couple of years ago that the Democrat administration had disappeared a lot of money that the US had sent to Puerto Rico for infrastructure just like this. Unfortunately, I can't find the article now.