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United States Congressmen support the legalization of environmental health injustice in Puerto Rico

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  • Luis A. Bonilla-Soto

    (University of Puerto Rico)

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Objectives Analyze the role of two members of the United States Congress, two private enterprises, and the government of Puerto Rico in the approval of the counterproductive law “Ban on the Deposit and Disposal of Coal Ash or Coal Combustion Residuals in Puerto Rico” (Law No. 40) in the framework of the four principles for environmental policy making. Methods The gathered text documents were structured, reviewed, and coded using a content analysis protocol to produce coding categories and the final analysis. Results Two US congressmen, apparently influenced by private enterprises, had a decisive role in the approval of Law No. 40 which failed to comply with any of the four principles for environmental public policy making. Conclusions Puerto Rico’s Government succumbed to the extortion strategy of two US congressmen and private economic interests, and finally approved Law No. 40 which mistreats the general public and the environmental health of two low socioeconomic status communities in the municipalities of Guayama and Peñuelas. This law has the potential to negatively affect public health and the environment island-wide.

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  • Luis A. Bonilla-Soto, 2019. "United States Congressmen support the legalization of environmental health injustice in Puerto Rico," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 64(1), pages 59-66, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:64:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1007_s00038-018-1140-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1140-4
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    1. Jose Atiles & Gustavo Rojas-Páez, 2022. "Coal Criminals: Crimes of the Powerful, Extractivism and Historical Harm in the Global South," The British Journal of Criminology, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, vol. 62(5), pages 1289-1304.

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