Lawsuit Challenges Puerto Rico's Renewable Energy Project Locations

Activists and environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, have filed a lawsuit against the Puerto Rican government over the proposed location of renewable energy projects aimed at addressing the territory's power issues. The lawsuit argues that the projects would be constructed on ecologically sensitive and agriculturally valuable lands, violating local laws. The groups are requesting a court order to prohibit the approval of projects on such lands and instead propose building them on rooftops, parking lots, and previously contaminated areas. Puerto Rico's Energy Bureau has already approved 18 projects on lands classified as special agricultural reserve and specially protected rustic land. The lawsuit also accuses the Energy Bureau of withholding project details and names, claiming confidentiality.