San Juan mayor: Energy company 'threatening not to do their job'
The mayor of San Juan said the small company tasked with restoring power to Puerto Rico is threatening to pull out their services over her criticism of their contract.“We’ve got 44 linemen rebuilding...
View ArticlePuerto Rico utility expected to get emergency manager after outcry over...
Puerto Rico's financial oversight board reportedly plans to appoint an emergency manager to oversee its electric utility.The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the Financial Oversight and...
View ArticleWatchdog had warned about FEMA disaster funding: report
A government watchdog warned lawmakers this summer that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had a “continued failure to manage disaster relief funds adequately,” according to a new...
View ArticleWhitefish Energy contract bars government from auditing deal
A deal reached between the government and a small Montana energy company located in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown prohibits the government from reviewing labor costs or profits related to...
View ArticleFEMA has ‘significant concerns’ with Puerto Rico’s $300m power deal
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sounding an alarm over Puerto Rico’s $300 million contract with a small Montana company to restore power infrastructure, amid concerns over the firm's...
View ArticleWhite House: No involvement in Puerto Rico’s Whitefish contract
The Trump administration is making it clear that it had no involvement in Puerto Rico’s decision to sign a $300 million electric utility repair contract with Montana’s Whitefish Energy Holdings.“Our...
View ArticleWhite House: Zinke told Trump he had 'no role' in Puerto Rico contract
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke assured President Trump on Friday that he had "no role" in Puerto Rico’s controversial decision to sign a $300 million electric utility repair contract with a small...
View ArticleZinke: ‘I had absolutely nothing to do with’ Whitefish contract
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke forcefully denied that he had any involvement with Whitefish Energy Holdings’s utility repair contract in Puerto Rico and lambasted accusations to the contrary.“I had...
View ArticleWhitefish Puerto Rico contract stirs controversy
A massive rebuilding contract between Puerto Rico and a small Montana energy company has sparked controversy and raised questions about relief efforts after Hurricane Maria.The $300 million contract...
View ArticleWhitefish Energy hires lobbyist amid Puerto Rico scrutiny
Whitefish Energy Holdings has hired a federal lobbyist to represent it amid growing scrutiny of its hurricane recovery contract with Puerto Rico’s electric utility.Dennis Cardoza, a former Democratic...
View ArticleWhitefish contract is the price of moving too quickly in a bureaucracy
The headlines scream that Puerto Rico’s governor wanted the $300 million “Whitefish contract” canceled. It should be canceled but not for the reasons the media claims. Virtually every aspect of...
View ArticlePuerto Rico-Whitefish fiasco a byproduct of flawed DC incentives
The Puerto Rico fiasco continues as the Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority (PREPA) has repeatedly failed to get the lights back on. The island’s citizens were assured that electricity would be...
View ArticleGOP chairman has ‘more questions’ about Puerto Rico’s Whitefish Energy contract
A powerful Republican chairman said Tuesday he has more questions for Puerto Rican authorities about their controversial hurricane recovery contract with a small Montana energy firm.Rep. Rob Bishop...
View ArticleLawyers warned Puerto Rico utility against Whitefish contract
Lawyers for Puerto Rico’s electric utility warned officials against signing an expanded repair contract worth $300 million with Whitefish Energy Holdings, documents obtained by lawmakers show.The...
View ArticlePuerto Rico officials defend Whitefish contract before Congress
Top Puerto Rico officials defended the territory’s response to Hurricane Maria, telling a Senate committee on Tuesday that they worked quickly to try and repair the island’s electric grid.The head of...
View ArticleGovernor betrayed Puerto Ricans, clenching to power over broken energy grid
There were no real winners in the decision this week by a federal judge to deny the appointment of a “chief transformation officer” to take over Puerto Rico’s bankrupt and mismanaged electric...
View ArticleWhitefish stops work on Puerto Rico power grid over payment dispute
Whitefish Energy, which is under scrutiny over how it was selected for work in Puerto Rico, is halting its efforts on the island's power grid because it says the local power authority owes it millions...
View ArticlePuerto Rico to privatize its power system
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Monday he plans to sell the assets of the island's power system to the private sector in an effort to improve its "deficient service.”In a video Rosselló posted...
View ArticleWhitefish Energy spent $150k lobbying Congress amid Puerto Rico scrutiny
Whitefish Energy, the tiny energy company that was offered a massive contract to repair Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria, spent $150,000 on lobbying after the deal began to draw...
View ArticleSan Juan mayor: 700K without power in Puerto Rico after outage
Approximately 700,000 Americans in Puerto Rico were without power on Thursday after a line repaired by a controversial Montana contractor failed, San Juan's mayor says.San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz...
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