Clean energy developers Greenbriar Sustainable Living Inc. and PBJL Energy Corp. insist that the project submitted under an accelerated request for proposals is materially different from one in a 2023 Settlement Agreement that covered only a solar facility, describing it as a hybrid solar‑plus‑storage installation with a significantly expanded footprint. By THE STAR STAFF Greenbriar Sustainable Living Inc. and PBJL Energy Corp. have asked the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB)

Led by the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, the Research Infrastructure for AI-based Sustainable STEM Technologies in Puerto Rico (RAIS‑PR) initiative brings together the UPR Río Piedras Campus and the university’s units in Aguadilla, Arecibo, Bayamón, Carolina, Cayey, Humacao, Ponce and Utuado. The Ana G. Méndez University System will also participate as a partner institution. By THE STAR STAFF The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) has been awarded a $9 million grant fro

Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz urged residents on Sunday to reduce electricity consumption as three key generation units remain offline, prolonging a shortage of available capacity during peak demand hours. The call for prudence came after a major power failure that left more than 130,000 homes without electricity underscored the fragility of the system amid ongoing repairs. Colón said Genera PR reported at 10 a.m. th

Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera (Facebook via Pablo José Hernández Rivera) By THE STAR STAFF Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera delivered a speech in Barranquitas on Sunday during the commemoration of Luis Muñoz Rivera’s birth, addressing the issue of the “clique” (“la claque”) and how, in his view, it can be combated. “First, that the people be able to remove the governor before their term ends. The tool for this would be a recall referendum,

The commemoration of Luis Muñoz Rivera’s birth on July 17, 1859 in his hometown of Barranquitas took place on Sunday. Coordinated by the Office of Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera (left foreground), the event honored “the legacy of a man who transcended his era and continues to inspire our people,” said Sen. Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz (right background), the Popular Democratic Party minority leader in the upper chamber of the Puerto Rico Legislature. “Honori

Inocencia Rodríguez was arrested on July 10 during an ICE operation involving multiple vehicles and at least eight agents at an access checkpoint in Guaynabo, according to the ACLU of Puerto Rico. By THE STAR STAFF A federal judge in San Juan has ordered the immediate release of Inocencia Rodríguez, a Dominican immigrant whom the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Puerto Rico says was unlawfully detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to AC

Attorney Zoé C. Negrón Comas has been named president of the Sierra Club Puerto Rico Chapter. (Facebook via Lcda. Zoé C. Negrón Comas) By THE STAR STAFF Attorney Zoé Negrón Comas has assumed the presidency of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Sierra Club, Chapter Director Hernaliz Vázquez Torres announced this week in a press release. Negrón is an attorney whose practice focuses on bankruptcy law, consumer protection, litigation and matters related to the Puerto Rico Oversight,

By THE STAR STAFF The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed expanding cleanup operations at the Vega Baja Old Incinerator Superfund Site after concluding that new analyses justify strengthening measures to reduce residents’ exposure to lead in the soil. “The EPA is using current science and recent sampling to focus additional cleanup efforts where they are most needed to better protect the Brisas del Rosario community,” EPA Regional Administrator Michael Mar

A man walks through rubble near a collapsed building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Adriana Loureiro Fernández/The New York Times) By THE STAR STAFF After the positive response of the Puerto Rican people and the island’s Venezuelan community, Casa Venezuela Puerto Rico announced the beginning of a new stage in its humanitarian mission to support Venezuelans affected by the twin earthquakes that shook the South American country on June 24. “Solidarity ha

By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) ended fiscal year (FY) 2023 with higher liabilities, a deeper deficit and a renewed warning from auditors that the public utility continues to face “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating. The audited financial statements, released Thursday to the markets for the year ended June 30, 2023, depict a utility still struggling with long‑standing financial instability as it remains under Title II