Last year, climate change took center stage. With presidential candidates releasing bold plans to tackle the issue, massive protests organized by young people across the globe, and ever more dire reports coming out of the United Nations, this issue is getting attention unlike ever before. Doctor Fernando Tormos-Aponte discusses where climate organizing stands now, how some organizers are focusing on justice and equity in their work, and how this is all playing out in Puerto Rico after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017. For more on this topic: Check out Tormos-Aponte’s SSN brief, How Social Movements Build Power through Intersectionality Listen to Leah Stokes’ interview mentioned in the episode, Episode 172: The Battle over Clean Energy