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Aug 16, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act is an important step, but we must keep working

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

Jan 9, 2022

Rooted for Resilience in 2022

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

Aug 12, 2021

The IPCC Climate Report: Building Resilience in Challenging Times

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

Feb 19, 2021

Isioma Odum — On How Being Black Shapes Her Environmentalism

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

Nov 2, 2020

Preparing for Election Day: A Letter from Our Executive Director

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

Aug 21, 2020

Coal Ash Rulemaking Testimonies Part Two: Staff Advocate for a Stronger Final Rule

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

Aug 20, 2020

Speaking Out for Strong Coal Ash Rules

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

Jun 1, 2020

The Faith Community Cannot Be Silent: Statement on Police Brutality, Systemic Racism, and Injustice

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

Apr 15, 2020

Celeste Flores Calls Out U.S. EPA for Proposing Federal Coal Ash Roll Backs Amid Global Pandemic

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

Feb 20, 2020

Our Presence Matters: Why Advocacy is Important

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

Feb 4, 2020

Celeste Flores attends State of the Union as Sen. Duckworth's Guest

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

Jan 28, 2020

Why Climate Justice is the Best Path Forward

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

Jan 21, 2020

COP 25 – Dan Huntsha's Call to Action!

Dan Huntsha, North and West Suburbs Outreach Director had the opportunity to attend COP 25 in Madrid, Spain back in December. Find out...

Nov 27, 2019

Celebrating Five Years in Lake County: Rev. Amy Heinrich's Partner Story!

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

Nov 21, 2019

Celeste Flores Testifies at Climate Crisis Committee Hearing on Environmental Justice

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

Oct 17, 2019

What is Veto Session Anyways? Why Advocacy Day Matters

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

May 21, 2019

600 Strong for Advocacy Day

View more photos here on our Facebook page. Our state legislators heard loud and clear that people of faith care about clean energy and...

May 2, 2019

Rooted in Values, Growing our Power

As we celebrate 20 years of Faith in Place, we sat down with the organization’s founder and long-time executive director, Rev. Dr. Clare...

Mar 29, 2019

Movies with Meaning

This week’s blog is by Dan Huntsha, the Outreach Director for the North & West Suburbs (McHenry, Kane, DuPage, and North & West Suburban...

Feb 20, 2019

Connecting to Faith for Environmental Justice

Lorena Lopez shared her partner story at the Chicago Annual Celebration and Fundraiser Breakfast in December 2018. As a former Outreach...

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