AGP Executive Report
Last update: 19 minutes agoHeat & Air Quality Emergency: A Saharan dust surge is driving extreme heat, heavy haze, and worse outdoor air in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with health warnings for people with asthma and other respiratory sensitivities while wildfire risk and WAPA power shutdowns add pressure. Indoor Air for Kids: A new health guide highlights how indoor pollution can be higher than outdoor levels and offers practical steps to protect children’s breathing at home. Coastal Access in St. Croix: DPNR bought 4.77 acres at Mt. Welcome to expand public access to Altona Lagoon, funded through NOAA’s Climate and Resilience program. Renewables in the Region: Road Town Wholesale in the BVI launched a 1-megawatt rooftop solar system to cut reliance on imported fossil power, and the BVI is also moving ahead with solar at Pier Park. Marine Life Protection: Conservation groups sued NOAA Fisheries over inadequate queen conch critical habitat protections, arguing delays leave the threatened snail exposed to dredging, pollution, and climate impacts. Ocean Science: UVI’s VICAR partnered with NOAA to deploy a biogeochemical Argo float off St. Thomas to collect new offshore water-column data. Mosquito Awareness: The VI Environmental Health Division recognized student winners in a mosquito art and poetry competition focused on preventing Aedes breeding and mosquito-borne disease.
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