Vieques Media Coverage
Rep. Alan Grayson challenges ATSDR findings about contamination on Vieques.
See the human face of the Vieques health crisis in this short documentary.
NBC News examines the Navy’s responsibility to the people of Vieques.
ATSDR Director Frumkin visits Vieques
Sgt. Marrero describes becoming ill when he had to guard tanks in the hazardous chemical area. It was the one place guards did not want to guard.
Chemicals from the magazines would be taken out to spray the entire island.
The chemicals would be released as exhaust through the top of the magazines and could be smelled over the entire island.
Agent Orange was sprayed along 26,000 acres of fence line in Vieques asa defoliant.
News Articles
The People of Vieques, Puerto Rico Deserve Justice from the U.S. Government (Huffington Post - May 17, 2010)
Hazardous Chemicals at Vieques: Is the Government Accountable (Time – September 16, 2009)
Reversal Haunts Federal Health Agency (New York Times – November 29, 2009)
Obama Must Live Up to Campaign Pledge on Vieques Cleanup (Huffington Post – June 24, 2009)
Navy’s Vieques Training May Be Tied To Health Risks (New York Times – November 13, 2009)
Former Marine becomes face of new Vieques battle (Current - October 11, 2009)
In Vieques, Puerto Rico, La Lucha Contiuna (Dollars & Sense)
New Battle on Vieques, Over Navy’s Cleanup of Munitions (New York Times – August 6, 2009)
Vieques remains Puerto Rico’s little island of broken promises (Orlando Sentinel - July 29, 2009)
Justice for Vieques (Huffington Post - May 15, 2009)
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Acknowledges The Need To Clean Up Vieques (Huffington Post – July 23,2009)
New Justice Department Policy Signals Hope for Justice in Vieques (Huffington Post – September 29, 2009)
Resident Commissioner of PR in Washington Pushes for Thorough Investigation About Military Contamination on Vieques (ElNuevodia – September 22, 2009)
Undersea bombs threaten marine life (CNN – February 26, 2009)
ATSDR Withdraws Scientifically Flawed Public Health Document (Salem-News.com – April 28, 2009)
Vieques: A Debt Unpaid (New York Times – August 17, 2006)
Orlando Congressman: Cleanup “work in Vieques is flawed” (Orlando Sentinel – March 12, 2009)
Alan Grayson Calls for Hearing in Vieques (Repeating Islands – April 20, 2009)
‘Justice for Vieques’: Resolutions Passed by Both Houses of Puerto Rican Legislature (Huffington Post – July 9, 2009)
Vieques Women Claim Navy’s Toxins Destroy Health (Women’s Enews – March 8, 2007)
Carcinogens found in marine life in island of Vieques in Puerto Rico (Cluster Alliance – February 21, 2009)
Ongoing Demands for the Decontamination of Vieques (Repeating Islands – April 19, 2009)
Testimonials
Nilda Medina explains the plight of Vieques and the Navy’s responsibility.
The Navy still has not released a list of contaminates tested on Vieques. Ismael Guadalupe was part of a group that uncovered the truth about the use of depleted uranium.
Robert Rabin details the Navy’s use of Vieques and the remaining contamination.
Filmmaker Andres Nieves explains how he became involved in Vieques’ cause.
