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TV Reporter Susan Soltero's Beat Is the Perils of Puerto Rico's Fast-Changing Environment
Susan Soltero is a self-described big fish in a small pond, an awardwinning SEJ member who is the environmental reporter and the senior meteorologist at WLII- TV the Univision affiliate in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ms. Soltero and her environmental reporting colleague at Telemundo station WKAQ-TV Sylvia Gomez, were recently honored by the Puerto Rico House of Representatives for their work. For Ms. Soltero, it was the latest in a long list of honors that includes a regional Emmy Award, being recognized for excellence in environmental reporting by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2006 and being awarded "Reporter of the Year" by the Lions Clubs of Puerto Rico in 2005.
But Ms. Soltero told TelevisionWeek that instead of more awards, she would like to see more action on issues that impact the environment on the island nation of 4 million people, and more resources.
"We are different than Hawaii. We haven't been as careful, and we're playing catch-up," said Ms. Soltero. "The sea level is rising about one quarter-inch a year and combined with hurricanes, more tropical rain showers are creating severe...