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El Gobierno federal abrió ayer la puerta a ordenar nuevos estudios sobre los efectos de la contaminación causada por las antiguas maniobras militares estadounidenses sobre los residentes de Vieques.

Viequenses reject statements by Puerto Rico’s new Resident Commissioner in Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, in favor of renewed military use of Vieques

Los altos mandos militares estadounidenses, azuzados por el senador republicano James Inhofe, han abierto la puerta a volver a asentarse en Vieques.

http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/otras/noticias/alcaldesa_rechaza_regreso_de_la_marina_estadounidense_a_vieques/284572 [Note: The Mayor of Vieques, Evelyn Delerme, in reaction to Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi's comments to AP, categorically rejected any return of the military to Vieques, saying that Vieques' lands are for Viequenses and that she's "totally opposed to the use of our land for military practices and any intervention, of any nature, and [...]

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Six years after protesters were able to get the U.S. Navy out of Vieques, military authorities are considering a return to the island municipality…

Vieques, military toxics and health were topics at congressional hearings today (Thursday) in Washington, DC, where the House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight looked into serious flaws in studies by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).