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 ...

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, is celebrating a milestone this week as it completes the final phase in a project to boost its energy resiliency. The community’s 17,600 residents now host the archipelago’s ...

In Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, thousands of local residents bearing flags and placards marched through the small town over the weekend, accompanied by whistles and drums. It was a joyful display—some ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. For two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in ...

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 ...

Enid Medina Guzman always has candles on hand -- not for creating ambiance, but because one of the blackouts that plague Puerto Rico could strike at any time. But she is hopeful the lingering hardship ...

Community radio station Radio Casa Pueblo became the first broadcaster in the Caribbean to change its infrastructure to operate entirely with renewable energy. The project takes on a special ...

“This is a nightmare.” This is how a 37-year-old businesswoman describes what she is going through, as she and her husband, residents of Adjuntas, allege they lost nearly $50,000 in savings after ...