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Ruth Santiago es una abogada y experta en política medioambiental radicada en Puerto Rico
(Earthjustice)
Press Release June 24, 2019

Ruth Santiago Se Une a la Junta Directiva de Earthjustice

Santiago ha defendido el desarrollo comunitario sostenible y la abogacía por décadas

Ruth Santiago is a lawyer and environmental policy expert based in Puerto Rico.
(Earthjustice)
Press Release June 24, 2019

Ruth Santiago Joins Earthjustice Board of Trustees

Santiago has championed sustainable community development and advocacy for decades.

A group of volunteers help install a solar power system in the home of Rosalina Marrero Martinez, 79, at Puente de Jobos community in Guayama, Puerto Rico, in March 2021.
(Erika P. Rodriguez for Earthjustice)
feature August 17, 2021

Una Isla Bajo el Sol

Organizadores en Puerto Rico señalan que hacer una transición a energía solar podría romper ataduras coloniales.

A group of volunteers help install a solar power system in the home of Rosalina Marrero Martinez, 79, at Puente de Jobos community in Guayama, Puerto Rico, in March 2021.
(Erika P. Rodriguez for Earthjustice)
feature July 22, 2021

Island in the Sun

Organizers in Puerto Rico say moving to solar power could break colonial ties.

Un técnico instala un sistema de energía solar en una casa en Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, en julio de 2018. La isla forma parte de una lista creciente de estados y ciudades de EE.UU. que se han comprometido con la energía limpia al 100%.
(Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo / AP)
Article September 17, 2019

La Promesa de Puerto Rico

Hasta ahora, los planes de reconstrucción de la isla contradicen al compromiso por cambiar a energías 100% renovables.

A technician installs a solar energy system at a home in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, in July 2018.
(Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo / AP)
Article September 17, 2019

Puerto Rico’s Promise

So far, the island’s plans for rebuilding are at odds with its commitment to switch to 100% renewable energy.

The aftermath of the devastating coal ash spill at the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant near Kingston, Tenn., in 2008. More than 1 billion gallons of toxic coal ash sludge burst from a dam, sweeping away homes and contaminating two rivers. (Dot Griffith/ Appalachian Voice via United Mountain Defense)
feature May 23, 2023

Coal Ash Contaminates Our Lives

Coal ash is what is left behind when power plants burn coal for energy, It is a toxic mix of carcinogens, neurotoxins, and other hazardous pollutants.

Press Release November 30, 2022

Declaración De Grupos De Puerto Rico Y Earthjustice Sobre Controvertida Extensión Del Contrato De LUMA Energy

Si bien se cuestiona la validez de la extensión del contrato, el resultado es claro: esto permite que LUMA continúe operando a pesar de su bajo rendimiento y su servicio sobrevaluado

Press Release November 30, 2022

Puerto Rico Groups and Earthjustice Declaration on LUMA’s Controversial Contract Extension

While the validity of the contract extension is being contested, the result of it is clear: it allows LUMA to continue operating despite its poor performance and overpriced service

Press Release November 23, 2022

Biden Solicita $3 Mil Millones En Paneles Solares En Techos Y Almacenamiento en Baterías Para Puerto Rico

Los grupos piden un compromiso de financiamiento multimillonario adicional para todos los puertorriqueños en el archipiélago

Press Release November 23, 2022

Biden Asks for $3 Billion in Rooftop Solar Panels and Battery Storage for Puerto Rico

Groups call for an additional multi-billion funding commitment for all Puerto Ricans on the archipelago

Demonstrators protest for climate justice, human rights, and the end of fossil fuels during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
feature November 18, 2022

COP27: At the Climate Justice Pavilion, Finally a Home

First-ever environmental justice presence in the UN climate conference’s official “Blue Zone”

Press Release November 3, 2022

Declaración De Earthjustice Sobre El Fracaso de las Energías No Renovables En Puerto Rico, En el Marco De La Visita De la Secretaria De Energía Al Archipiélago

Se han asignado miles de millones de fondos federales de FEMA sin utilizar para la recuperación y la resiliencia climática que podrían dedicarse a los sistemas de techo.

Press Release November 3, 2022

Earthjustice Statement on Puerto Rico’s Failing Non-Renewable Energies in the Wake of Secretary of Energy’s Visit to the Archipelago

Billions of unspent federal FEMA funds have been allocated for recovery and climate resiliency that could be devoted to rooftop systems

Volunteers with the group Comunidad Guayamesa Unidos por tu Salud help install a solar power system on a community elder's home at Puente de Jobos in Guayama, P.R., on Mar. 20, 2021. The initiative by the group Comunidad Guayamesa Unidos por tu Salud (Guayama’s Community United for Your Health) has installed more than 10 solar powered systems in the area. (Erika P. Rodriguez for Earthjustice)
Update September 19, 2022

How You Can Help Puerto Rico in the Wake of Hurricane Fiona

Many Puerto Rico-based environmental and community-based organizations are providing relief services across the island.

Press Release September 19, 2022

Declaración De Earthjustice Sobre El Impacto Devastador Del Huracán Fiona En Puerto Rico

El daño causado por la tormenta es un recordatorio de que el archipiélago merece un salto crucial a la energía solar y a su almacenamiento en techos y azoteas

Press Release September 19, 2022

Earthjustice Declaration on Hurricane Fiona’s Devastating Impact on Puerto Rico

The damage brought by the storm is a reminder that the archipelago deserves a swift leap to rooftop solar and storage