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Cases / Water use · Puerto Rico · 2032

Vieques and Culebra military clean-up expected to cost about $800 million

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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 2 none on record · 1 not measured See the gaps

The US military's clean-up of Vieques and Culebra in Puerto Rico is expected to cost about $800 million and to last until 2032. NBC News reported that about 32,000 bombs had been removed. The sources reviewed do not describe the land or water affected.

What?
US military clean-up of Vieques and Culebra, expected to cost about $800 million NBC News
Where?
Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico NBC News
When?
Reported in 2021; the clean-up is expected to last until 2032 NBC News
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Clearance of military munitions; about 32,000 bombs had been removed, per NBC News NBC News
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who

What happened

The record, in order.

NBC News reported in 2021 that the clean-up of Vieques and Culebra by the US military is expected to cost about $800 million.

According to the same report, the clean-up is expected to continue until 2032.

NBC News reported that about 32,000 bombs had been removed.

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    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The sources reviewed do not say who pays for the clean-up beyond the US military, or who was harmed by the munitions.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not state the start date of the clean-up or the area it covers.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

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    Press and investigations

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