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      Carlos Fernandez and his wife, Ivette Garcia, stand in the doorway of their temporary house in Villalba, Puerto Rico on August 27, 2018, one year after Hurricane Maria destroyed their home.

      Puerto Rican Towns File RICO Suit Accusing Big Oil of Colluding on Climate Denial

      Sixteen municipalities are trying to force Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and others to pay for damages from the 2017 hurricane season, which was exacerbated by planet-heating fossil fuel emissions.

      Kenny Stancil
      Nov 29, 2022

      A group of 16 Puerto Rican municipalities has sued Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and other fossil fuel giants for alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

      The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court and described by plaintiffs as a first-of-its-kind RICO case, accuses Big Oil of colluding to deny the climate-wrecking impacts of their fossil fuel products.

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      Wilson Aponte poses in front of his home on September 20, 2022 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

      Fury Over Privatized Grid Grows as Tens of Thousands Still Without Power in Puerto Rico

      Until the U.S. island's colonial status "is rectified," wrote one observer, "it's a safe bet that Puerto Rico will never fully recover."

      Kenny Stancil
      Oct 06, 2022

      Frustration with Puerto Rico's privatized electric grid is mounting, as roughly 82,000 people on the island of 3.2 million still lacked power on Thursday, more than two weeks after Hurricane Fiona plunged the whole U.S. territory into the dark.

      "We are going to be here, every day, until the town of Ponce has electricity."

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      Puerto Rico Blackout From Fiona Fuels Calls for 'Immediate Climate Action'

      While pushing for a shift to green energy, the Sunrise Movement also said that "the catastrophic flooding and loss of power are the result of colonial policies that put profit over the people of PR."

      Jessica Corbett
      Sep 19, 2022

      Progressive U.S. lawmakers and green groups on Monday pointed to the damage and blackout Hurricane Fiona caused across Puerto Rico to demand immediate climate action along with relief efforts that center the needs of the U.S. territory's people.

      "The climate crisis is urgent and here. We will continue to fight for policies that can protect our planet and people."

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