The Environmental Legacy of War: Human & Environmental Health Consequences on Vieques, Puerto Rico

James W. Porter, Ph.D. Meigs Professor of Ecology, Emeritus Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia For more than 60 years, Vieques, Puerto Rico was used for weapons testing and military exercises by U.S. and Allied Forces.  Although there has been a cession of bombing (2000) and the declaration of Vieques as a Super-Fund Site (2002), long-term residents on Vieques still suffer significantly elevated cancer rates.  There is also gathering…