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Federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after deadly hurricane
A federal audit found that only 25% of $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico's power grid recovery after Hurricane Maria has been disbursed nearly a decade later. Chronic blackouts and delays in infrastructure projects persist, with only 400 miles of planned transmission lines cleared using federal funds as of February 2026.
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