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Puerto Rico Order Launches Loíza Mitigation After Hurricane Damage

5/28/2026

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The executive order lets Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources start mitigation projects after Governor Jenniffer González-Colón declared an emergency in Parcelas Suárez, Loíza.
Signed days before the June 1, 2026 hurricane season, order follows a National Weather Service forecast of a 55 percent chance of below-normal activity.
The U.S. Geological Survey notes that hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged beaches, dunes and coral reefs, raising flood and erosion risk to infrastructure.

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The executive order lets Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources start mitigation projects after Governor Jenniffer González-Colón declared an emergency in Parcelas Suárez, Loíza.
Signed days before the June 1, 2026 hurricane season, order follows a National Weather Service forecast of a 55 percent chance of below-normal activity.
The U.S. Geological Survey notes that hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged beaches, dunes and coral reefs, raising flood and erosion risk to infrastructure.