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PBS Newshour

Puerto Rico's power struggles predate Hurricane Maria

Season 2017 Episode 1189 | 3m 05s

Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s grid, but the U.S. territory's power provider was in deep financial trouble and known for neglecting outages before the storm struck last month. Jessica Resnick-Ault, a reporter with Reuters who investigated the bankrupt utility company, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Metairie, Louisiana, where she is reporting on Hurricane Nate.

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