SIERRA CLUB TESTIMONY TO WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE ON PUERTO RICO STATUS (PDF)
My name is Camilla Feibelman, coordinator of the Sierra Club of Puerto Rico. I am here representing our chapter President, Angel Sosa, and over 1,000 local members concerned about the status of Puerto Rico’s environment. We are strictly non-partisan with no organizational opinion on Puerto Rico’s political status. We are concerned, however, that the Island’s development model over past decades has imperiled the viability and success of any status formula that the Puerto Rican people may choose in the future.
I also want to point out that we are one of many environmental and community organizations working to protect the Island’s environment. Some of these entities have been in place for decades, leading local efforts on issues I will discuss in my testimony: [i], [ii], [iii], [iv]











