Susan Soltero (born July 7, 1961,

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Hato Rey is a former barrio located in the northwest part of the dissolved municipality of Río Piedras. It now stretches over three barrios, of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico: Urban landscape Its name means "king's cattle farm" ( ...

) is a weather forecaster,

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, and

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from Puerto Rico, appearing weekly on Univision Puerto Rico, and daily on WALO-AM and WIAC-FM. Soltero has a bachelor of arts in communications and television broadcasting from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, and a certificate in global warming from the

University of Puerto Rico The University of Puerto Rico ( es, Universidad de Puerto Rico, UPR) is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is a government-owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 58,000 students and 5,3 ...

. She is also certified as a meteorologist by the

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, as well as being an official animal cruelty investigator for the

Department of Health of Puerto Rico The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) is one of the Cabinet-level agencies directly created by Article 4, Section 6 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico. It is headed by a Secretary of Health, appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and req ...

. Soltero's incessant efforts to protect the environment and

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in Puerto Rico—as well as her numerous environmental news reports, her cheerful and adventurous style, and her ability to communicate effectively in layman's terms—have led her to become a renowned figure for these causes on the island.

Accolades

* "Best Environmental Reporter” by the

Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board The Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board —Spanish: ''Junta de Calidad Ambiental de Puerto Rico'' (JCA)— is the principal environmental protection regulator in Puerto Rico. The Board is attached to the Office of the Governor of Puer ...

(1992, 2000, 2010) * "Best Specialty Report" by the Puerto Rico Overseas Press Club (1998) * "Best Environmental Reporter" by the Puerto Rico Overseas Press Club (2001) * "Woman of the Year" by the

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(2002) * "Most Outstanding Graduate" by the

Alumni Association (2003) * Recognized by her "reporting and commitment to the environment" by the

(2005) * Recognized by her "reporting and commitment to the environment" by the

Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico ( es, Senado de Puerto Rico) is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate, together with the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, control th ...

(2005) * Recognized by her "reporting and commitment to the environment" by the

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(2005) * Regional

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by the Suncoast Chapter/

NATAS The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, edu ...

(2005) * "Reporter of the Year" by the Puerto Rico Lions Club (2005) * "Excellence in Environmental Reporting” by the

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(2006)

Organizations

* Member of the Caucus on Climate Change, Senate of Puerto Rico (2007–present) * Member of the

National Association of Hispanic Journalists The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic and Latino journalists in the United States and Puerto Rico. It was established in 1984. NAHJ has approxima ...

* Member of the Society of Environmental Journalists

References

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