Risking the Lives of the Unborn
…In both Vieques and Camp Leujune, citizens whose health was impacted have sued the government…
US health agency to take ‘fresh look’ at Vieques
A U.S. agency has overturned its 2003 research that said no health hazards were caused by decades of military exercises on Vieques, a bombing range-turned-tourist destination off Puerto Rico’s east coast.
Navy’s Vieques Training May Be Tied to Health Risks
A U.S. agency has overturned its 2003 research that said no health hazards were caused by decades of military exercises on Vieques, a bombing range-turned-tourist destination off Puerto Rico’s east coast.
Agency to revise studies and conclusions on military toxics and health on Vieques
…ATSDR studies about Vieques have been criticized by several scientists from Puerto Rico and the United States…
A New Battle on Vieques, Over Navy’s Cleanup
The Navy has begun removing hazardous unexploded munitions from its old training ground by detonating them in the open air…
Discutida la situación actual de Vieques
“Cómo es posible que en Vieques, un paraíso natural que no tiene ni una fábrica que emita contaminantes al aire, y no tenga un desarrollo económico evidente, sus residentes tengan grandes padecimiento respiratorios, la principal causa de crisis de salud de ellos” …
Vieques pide acción a Luis Fortuño sábado, 4 de julio de 2009 Prensa Asociada http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/otras/noticias/vieques_pide_accion_a_luis_fortuno/313992 El Comité Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de Vieques (CPRDV) solicitó hoy, sábado, al gobernador Luis Fortuño que se haga eco de las resoluciones aprobadas por el Senado y la Cámara de Representantes pidiéndole al presidente estadounidense Barack Obama que busque [...]
Resolución sobre la contaminación de Vieques por la Marina estaunidense
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO 16 ta Asamblea, 1 ra Sesión Legislativa Ordinaria SENADO DE PUERTO RICO R. del S. 499 19 de junio de 2009 Presentada por el señor Rivera Schatz Referida a RESOLUCIÓN Para solicitar al Presidente de los Estados Unidos de América, Hon. Barack H. Obama, que reconozca los sacrificios de [...]
Obama Must Live Up To Campaign Pledge On Vieques Cleanup
…so far, the Obama Administration has not lifted a finger on the issue, leaving the people of Vieques with no relief other than the promise of winning an ongoing lawsuit against the Navy and Defense Department which could take years to work its way through the courts…
Vieques documents filed today in federal district court in Puerto Rico
Today, over 7,000 Viequenses who have filed a lawsuit against the U.S Navy for injury and harm to their health filed an Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in federal district court in Puerto Rico.
Navy hiding from the truth: CPRDV
The Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques (CRDV) called on the U.S. Navy not to hide the truth about its actions, its violations of laws and regulations, and its harm to the health of the people of Vieques by using the so-called “sovereign immunity” defense in the pending lawsuit by several thousand affected Viequenses against the Navy.
Commemorating the 4th of May 2000
On May 4, 2000, exactly 9 years ago today, beginning around 5:30AM, federal authorities engaged in a massive display of force deploying over 300 agents to arrest over 200 people in Vieques. Those arrested were engaged in civil disobedience, in front of the entrance at Camp Garcia and in the bombing range in Vieques.
Congressman Rothman Holds the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to Task
In light of the undisputed high rates of disease, the multitude of studies done by the University of Puerto Rico and other scientists finding elevated levels of heavy metals and other toxic chemicals in the soil, crabs, fish, goats, vegetation and hair studies of people themselves, I believe that the ATSDR’s credibility as a protector of human health has been seriously damaged.
Vieques, La Lucha Continúa: Reflections on 10 Years Since the Death of David Sanes
David was not the first Viequense to die at the hands of the military; however, his death was the “drop that overflowed the cup” of more than sixty years of military occupation of three fourths of Vieques’ land…
En entredicho estudio de la contaminación en Vieques: EE.UU. podría retomar el tema
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 rechazan cualquier intento de remilitarizar la isla municipio
Viequenses reject statements by Puerto Rico’s new Resident Commissioner in Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, in favor of renewed military use of Vieques
Las venas abiertas de Vieques
Los altos mandos militares estadounidenses, azuzados por el senador republicano James Inhofe, han abierto la puerta a volver a asentarse en Vieques.
Alcaldesa rechaza regreso de la Marina estadounidense a 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 [...]
U.S. military considering return to Vieques
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…
Military toxics and health in Vieques topics at congressional hearings in Washington today
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).
Heavy Metals in Vieques
Recently, an important study was published about contamination in Vieques crops from military toxics deposited on the island municipality during more than half century of bombing and other war practices. Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Agricultural Produce from an Organic Farm in the Barrio Luján, sector Destino of Vieques (Puerto Rico), by scientists Elba Díaz [...]
Navy Continues to Detonate Bombs in Vieques
In the face of dangers posed by the constant detonations in the ex bombing range – an area mined with all types of explosives, including uranium projectiles – the federal and Puerto Rican agencies have allied with the Navy in its desire to eliminate the bombs by bombing us, clean our environment by expelling contaminants into the air and protect our health by increasing the level of military toxics in our geography.
New Subpoena Issued to Puerto Rican Activist
On May 13, 2008, the FBI searched and served a Grand Jury subpoena on the compañero attorney and educator Elliot Monteverde Torres. The subpoena orders the activist to appear in the federal court of New York on May 23, 2008. Elliot lives with his wife and daughter in Texas. He was a student leader in [...]