Author: Zach Garcia, Indiana Outreach Director Sheathed’s Healing Orchard in Fort Wayne, IN I grew up in an evangelical church in Indiana in the 90s. Most Sundays I heard fire and brimstone from the pulpit: lessons about right and wrong, justice and sin, heaven and hell. Despite the intensity, those sermons drilled into me a profound sense of fairness and acting on what is true and just. Morality doesn't shift with the winds; it endures. You don’t twist the truth for convenie

The Trump administration’s EPA is proposing a reckless rollback that would repeal the Endangerment Finding, the scientific and legal...

On March 13, Faith in Place joined a lawsuit filed by Earthjustice against the Trump administration for unlawfully freezing Inflation...

Dear Faith in Place community, Since the election, I've felt sadness and anger - but also resolve. Our collective power, rooted in faith...

Indiana is taking a significant step towards a more sustainable future by initiating its first-ever Climate Action Plan. With an initial...

Today, in response to President Joe Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, the Faith in Place Action Fund released the...

The Complexity of Resilience Last year, Faith in Place explored the theme of healing—providing space for us to explore the ways we can...

From vengeful fires in the Western United States and Canada, to extreme flooding in Western Europe, this year has been filled with...

As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, we want to recognize our Black staff members who daily forge a way in the environmental...

“Never place a period where God has placed a comma. God Is still speaking."

In our last blog, we shared testimonies several of our community leaders gave during the coal ash rulemaking hearing that occurred on...

Advocates across IL worked together for several years to regulate the storage and cleanup of coal ash impoundments. Many of those...

Faith in Place stands in solidarity with those protesting the systemic racism embodied in acts of police brutality and murder. We condemn...

In spring of 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rollbacks to the federal coal ash...

Advocacy: an antidote to worry When the national political climate is as depressing as it is today, and each day brings news of another...

Celeste Flores, our Lake County Outreach Director, is attending the State of the Union Address as Senator Tammy Duckworth's guest...

Faith in Place’s 2020 theme is “Rooted for Climate Justice.” Over this year, we will dive deep into exploring climate change, its roots,...

We were delighted to have Rev. Amy M. Heinrich share a partner story at our 2019 Lake County Annual Celebration and Fundraiser. She...

Celeste Flores, Lake County Outreach Director, gave a version of this testimony to the Congressional EJ Committee on 11/21/19 in...

On Oct. 29th, Faith in Place will be joining hundreds of Earth advocates in Springfield to demand clean and just energy for Illinois.