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Environmental groups sue Puerto Rico government over solar project installation

NPR

Published August 21, 2023 at 9:52 AM EDT

Environmental groups are suing the Puerto Rico government over the installation of 18 solar projects they say are planned on ecologically sensitive areas and prime agricultural land.

Host Deepa Fernandes speaks with community and environmental lawyer Ruth Santiago in Puerto Rico.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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