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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...
Aug 16, 2022
Tips and Tricks From Our Thriving Faith Communities on Energy Efficiency
With over 9% of US Carbon Emissions being produced in Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois alone—it’s vital that we do our part to reduce our...
Jul 22, 2022
STATEMENT ON WV v. EPA SCOTUS RULING
Today the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released a decision on the West Virginia v. EPA case that will gut the...
Jun 30, 2022
A Perfect Storm
By Christina Krost, Faith in Place’s Policy Coordinator By now, you’ve likely heard about the major grid failures in Texas caused by an...
Mar 2, 2021
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...
Apr 15, 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 20, 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...
Feb 4, 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...
Jan 21, 2020
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.
Oct 17, 2019
EcoAdvocates Join Faith in Place!
Please join us in welcoming our ecoadvocates from Lake County and the South Shore Neighborhood of Chicago!
Jul 3, 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 21, 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...
May 2, 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...
Feb 20, 2019
Journey with Us Toward Solar!
On January 16th, nearly 40 Houses of Worship were represented by about 77 people at the Solar for Congregations event co-hosted by...
Jan 24, 2019
FEJA Anniversary and Announcing New Faith in Place Policy Director
Because of faithful environmental activists like you – joining together from across the state – this December we are celebrating the...
Dec 6, 2018
Lake County in the News!
Our work in Lake County has been featured recently on the news – in The Chicago Tribune and on the radio. Lake County Outreach Director,...
Nov 30, 2018
Listen, Lead, Share Video: Green Team Summit 2018
Click on the image above to view footage featuring our Listen, Lead, and Share Workshop at Green Team Summit 2018! Join the conversation!...
Oct 12, 2018
Faithful People Speak Truth to Power Against the Affordable Clean Energy Rule
People of faith shared poignant testimonies calling for clean air and climate justice at a hearing held by the Environmental Protection...
Oct 3, 2018
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
This week we welcome a guest blog post from Christina Krost, Outreach Support in Southern Illinois, who traveled to the headquarters of...
Sep 27, 2018
EPA Hearing
Under direction from the current Administration, the EPA is proposing a new rule to weaken regulations on coal power plants, replacing...
Sep 11, 2018
