Articles in the press

Articles in the press


Urgent need to stop plastic pollution

Person interviewed: María E. Ocasio Torres, PhD

Writer of the article: Renia Rosa of El Nuevo Día

Source and Art: El Nuevo Día

Publication date: April 22, 2023

Link to the article: https://www.elnuevodia.com/suplementos/suplementos/notas/urge-detener-la-contaminacion-por-plastico/


Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico's landfills to the brink (English Version)

Authors: Camille Padilla Dalmau and María E. Ocasio Torres, PhD

Publication date: October 21, 2022

Source: Grist

Link to the article: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/disaster-debris-is-pushing-puerto-ricos-landfills-to-the-brink/


How a Vieques community responds to Puerto Rico's landfill crisis (Spanish version)

Authors: Camille Padilla Dalmau and María E. Ocasio Torres, PhD

Publication date: October 21, 2022

Source: 9 Million

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The environmental and social damage of the Toa Alta landfill and why it has not been closed

Authors: Camille Padilla Dalmau and María E. Ocasio Torres, PhD

Publication date: July 26, 2022

Source: 9 Million

Link to the article: https://9millones.com/el-dano-ambiental-y-social-del-vertedero-de-toa-alta-y-por-que-no-ha-cerrado