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May 19, 2023

A Toxic Tour Helps Convey What Fenceline Communities Experience

Kristie Ellickson
Kendall Fellow

On November 14, 2007, Puerto Rican activist Tito Kayak climbed the construction cranes at the Paseo Caribe project in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and remained perched on a construction crane at the site of a new resort in San Juan for one week, protesting its construction. This is a photo of a blue sky with a yellow construction crane in the foreground, with activist Tito Kayak standing on the crane and a Puerto Rican flag flying at the top.

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April 19, 2022

Puerto Rico Deserves Full Benefits of Biden’s Justice40

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability