Rebecca Randall is an independent reporter in Washington state. She reports on climate movements and climate justice and intersections with religion and spirituality. She is also interested in mental health and child welfare.
Rather than rely on the unstable electric grid in Puerto Rico, Nuestra Señora del Carmen Parish opted for solar, with hopes of serving as a climate resilience hub to prepare for future storms.
Two years ago, the Indigenous nonprofit Se'Si'Le approached the Washington state Catholic bishops for support in advocating for dam removal, to aid the restoration of salmon populations in the Columbia River watershed.
Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church in West Virginia installed an array of 60 solar panels with a scrappy financial model, hoping to lead by example and inspire other communities in Appalachia to transition to solar energy as well. It might be working.
