Borinquen MadeDated notes on Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico news: economy and politics
This desk gathers dated notes on the economy and politics of Puerto Rico, taken from named outlets. It is not the magazine's historical archive. Each note cites its outlet. It is not original reporting.
A dated, sourced desk. Each note names its outlet. It is not original reporting. Figures are those the source published. If sources disagree, both layers are left in place.
Bill would have USGS assess geothermal potential in Puerto Rico
On September 3, 2026, Hernández and Begich introduced the Puerto Rico Energy Opportunity and Geothermal Assessment Act; the primary requires maps, a study of karst aquifers and seismic risk, not authorization of plants.
Colón distances himself from Power Expectations allegations and confirms FBI interview
House hearing: June emails to 3PPO, not Zapata; Justice and FBI already interviewed him “a few days ago.”
Permanent injunction: three Oversight Board members stay while the fund is litigated
Sep 2–3, 2026. Judge Antongiorgi Jordán makes permanent the injunction that stops the removal of Arthur González, Andrew Biggs, and Betty Rosa. Pending merits. Procedural stability ≠ confirmed AEE plan.
NWS: D3 drought persists; Carraízo interruptions still paused
3 Sep 2026. La Plata and Cidra in operational adjustment. Pause ≠ end of drought.
New York City Bar seeks audit and accountability for the water crisis
Task Force cites drought since April 2026 and ~60% non-revenue water; urges GAO-style audit of federal funds.
FEMA lists nearly 23,000 reconstruction projects for Puerto Rico
Sep 3, 2026. Dataset of obligated project worksheets. María 11,352 rows; Fiona 2,858. Counts are not billion-dollar totals.
Caribbean Business: Power Expectations sues PREPA over the canceled Aguirre PPOA
Eva Llorens, September 3, 2026; about 5.8 to 5.9 billion, 400 MW and ten years. A lawsuit is not theft.
Hernández, Warren and allies demand records from Colón, Carlo and Zapata on PE contract
Deadline September 9; they ask about the “Jhoby Weaks” signature and the eight weeks before the referral.
González Delgado: no date to resume Carraízo; «está por definirse»
Richard I. Colón Badillo dates September 2 at 10:46 a.m.; the AAA had spoken of Sunday.
Carraízo wakes at 38.92 meters; 14 of 19 reservoirs rise
El Nuevo Día dates the September 2 monitor at 7:46 a.m.; Primera Hora, at 10:30 a.m., prints La Plata and Cidra.
AAA: the Carraízo rationing pause is indefinite; it outlasts the 48-to-72-hour window
Juan Marrero Delgado, Metro, Sept. 2, 2026; Michelle Cobb while Carraízo keeps rising.
Esencia has no plan for 76,264 pounds of daily trash; the landfills cited do not add up
NotiCel dated Sept. 2, 2026; second Senate hearing on RS-9 and RS-459, not the whole project recap.
Ey Boricua: Esencia admits everything hinges on proving the water
2 Sep 2026. 2nd hearing; 1.5 MGD vs ~10 MGD USGS; 2nd well stage pending; microgrid. Condition ≠ extraction permit.
Esencia at the Senate: Betances lacks capacity; demarcation challenged; conditioned municipal endorsement
2 Sep 2026. Demand ~1.25 MGD; complaint 26-222-AG active; municipal endorsement expires 27 Oct 2026. Consult ≠ permit.
González seeks $9,688,345 for five wells; a request, not a Board answer
El Vocero, Sept. 2, 2026; letter to Mujica and OE-2026-044.
Genera seeks up to $7.3 million for environmental outages FY27–FY28
2 Sep 2026. NEPR-MI-2021-0004: consent decree every 18 months; $30 million reserve still undeposited. Request ≠ disbursement.
Morales seeks consequences against the AAA president; a request, not a court order
Santiago Omar Escobar Colón, Metro, Sept. 2, 2026 at 10:57 a.m.; Luis González Delgado, not the caption.
Esencia admits aquifer uncertainty and does not rule out desalination
2 Sep 2026. Seawater contingency; Quiles unquantified; consult≠permit; ~12 MW.
Carraízo rises on September 1; AAA, USGS, El Vocero, and Telemundo do not print the same elevation
Andrea Guemárez Soto dates the September 1 monitor at 7:40 a.m.; the body cites USGS at 10:45 a.m.
Esencia: CTPR authorizes 497.7 million in tourism tax credits — subsidy, not water CIP
Eva Llorens, Caribbean Business, September 1, 2026; 193.9 million (2020) to 497.7 million after Dec 2024 decree. Authorized is not collected.