Puerto Rico's water supply is being depleted, contaminated by manufacturing industry on the island, experts say
The manufacturing industry in Puerto Rico is putting the island's finite water supply at risk, experts told ABC News. The manufacturing industry in Puerto Rico is putting the island's finite water supply at risk, experts told ABC News. In the 1960s and 1970s, industries ventured to Puerto Rico as the result of a now-expired federal tax incentive known Section 936, which exempted businesses from federal income tax profits earned by U.S. companies in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. The incentive is widely regarded by experts as responsible for creating a fiscal crisis on Puerto Rico, as the island's economy remained stuck in a standstill due to its inability to generate wealth from the rapidly growing manufacturing sector. But with the expansion of industry also came severe environmental impact. MORE: Biden visits Puerto Rico after Fiona, commits to recovery 'as long as it takes' Pharmaceutical manufacturing, among the most prominent on the island, account...