Find out more about our Reverse Course series here. Climate-fueled disasters have ravaged Puerto Rico’s electrical system several times in recent years. Now, as another hurricane season opens, many ...

In the densely forested mountains of central Puerto Rico, nonprofit Casa Pueblo has captured the world's attention for its efforts to turn the municipality of Adjuntas into the island-commonwealth’s ...

For two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, Lucy’s Pizza was the only restaurant open in the central mountain town of Adjuntas. The town’s 18,000 residents, like those on the ...

This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and Next City as part of a series that looks at how cities are tackling inequality and the climate crisis. A Spanish-language version of this ...

In the small mountainside town of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, a self-sustaining community is no longer waiting for government officials to offer protection during the hurricane season. Solar panels top ...

For years, Puerto Ricans have faced high electricity costs and regular blackouts. The town of Adjuntas, in the central mountains, boasts the island’s first community-owned solar microgrid Divided into ...

Arturo Massol displays one of the solar-powered light bulbs that are helping to light Adjuntas. Photo by Ruben Salgado Escudero Electricity might be in short supply in this mountain community, but ...

ADJUNTAS, Puerto Rico - September is ordinarily the beginning of harvest in the cool, crisp mountains of central Puerto Rico. Coffee farmers pluck the ripe arabica cherries from pregnant plants and ...

The island’s energy grid has struggled to recover after Hurricane María almost wiped it out in 2017. While solar-power systems can fill gaps, they aren’t cheap. Juan Molina Reyes, right, with his ...