The struggle for environmental justice in Puerto Rico has grown since the 1960s, and has been supported from the beginning by ecumenical organizations such as PRISA and Misión Industrial. Since the time of the Spanish conquest more than 500 years ago, Puerto Rico has suffered from the extractive economy as a manifestation of eco-colonialism on the island, and the struggle continues to this day. In an effort to concentrate these environmental struggles in Puerto Rico in a single claim on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, Pastor Dr. Sary N. Rosario Ferreira, GreenFaith delegate, took action with her congregation, and now writes to us from Puerto Rico. As a global, multi-faith network, GreenFaith affirms hope in the midst of struggles for eco-justice as part of caring for the beautiful creation of which we are a part. Currently the environmental struggles in Puerto Rico are many, and its status as a territory of…

In northern Minnesota, a Canadian fossil fuel pipeline company called Enbridge carries tar sands oil, one of the dirtiest forms of fuel, from Alberta, Canada to Lake Superior, WI. There, it is shipped through the Great Lakes and enters the global energy supply. Enbridge’s pipeline is corroded and old, leaking, and in danger of failing. Enbridge now wants to abandon the old pipeline and build a new one called Line 3 through pristine wetlands and across dozens of rivers. These wetlands are protected by treaty rights. Indigenous people are resisting the new construction, hoping that public pressure will force President Biden, to revoke the permits and #StopLine3.  Here, Rev. Amy Brooks Paradise, GreenFaith US Organizer, shares what she learned during her time spent with the Indigenous Anishinaabe community opposing Line 3. Six weeks ago, I heard of the Treaty People Gathering for the first time. The Anishinaabe, the Indigenous communities…