Avery Ellfeldt

The Monastery of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Washington, D.C. is the new host of a 151 kW community solar garden. The panels will provide roughly 50 nearby households with green energy.

Powered By Faith, Religious Groups Emerge As A Conduit For A Just Solar Boom

Avery Ellfeldt

The solar industry may be booming, but clean energy's financial perks still aren't reaching communities that need them most. Religious institutions are stepping up to bridge the gap.

Bernadette Demientieff of the Gwich'in Steering Committee participates in a December 2017 event in Washington, D.C., at which advocates pushed Congress to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil development.

Business & Education

As Climate Warnings Grow Dire, Energy Companies Face A 'New Frontier Of Threats'

Avery Ellfeldt

Natural disasters, protests and stark scientific reports are heightening concern over climate change. And companies are under pressure from banks and investors to green their corporate images.

Ashley Baker (left) and her mother, Sandy, recount being homeless at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas in October.

A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget

Avery Ellfeldt

When Sandy Baker left her marriage, she and her daughter moved into a hotel. They were homeless for over 2 years, and that, they said, left them with what mattered: Those who loved them the most.

Marta Amaro and Liset Barrios take a minute to rest after crossing a river in the Darien Gap, the untamed jungle that engulfs the Colombia-Panama border. Photographer Lisette Poole went with them to document their journey north.

Photographer Chronicles 2 Women On 8,000-Mile Journey Migrating From Cuba To U.S.

Avery Ellfeldt

In 2015, Cubans began leaving in droves when the fate of a decades-old U.S. immigration policy hung in the balance. Photographer Lisette Poole went with two of them to document their journey north.

Investors are spending billions of dollars to align their portfolios with their personal values. But there's little agreement on what exactly qualifies — or disqualifies — an investment option from being marketed as sustainable. Above, pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange on June 10.

Business & Education

As Investors Try To Be More Ethical, Some Find No Escape From Businesses They Detest

Avery Ellfeldt

Investors are spending billions to align their portfolios with their personal values. But what happens when funds that claim to be "sustainable" are not as clean as they profess to be?

A minke whale breaks the surface near Boothbay Harbor in the Gulf of Maine on Aug. 10, 2018. Researchers say warming in the gulf is driving whales into waters farther north where fewer environmental protections exist.

The Gulf Of Maine Is Warming, And Its Whales Are Disappearing

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Waters off the coast of Maine are warming faster than 99 percent of the world's oceans. That's forcing whales northward in pursuit of prey, threatening some of their already dwindling populations.

Maria Rivas holds photographs of her mother, Julia Medina, who died in 2012. Maria cared for Julia for six years at the end of her life.

A Daily Mother-Daughter Moment Documented Forever

Avery Ellfeldt

Maria Rivas stepped in as caretaker when her aging mother, Julia Medina, began having health complications. After Julia's death, a nostalgic photo reminds Maria of their life together.

Stephen Tilder, the executive chef at Chase Field in Phoenix, holds the SI Cover Dog, a collaboration with a <em>Sports Illustrated</em> reporter.

For Arizona Baseball Fans, A Stadium Bratwurst Meant To 'Blow Their Mind'

Avery Ellfeldt

This season, baseball stadium chefs have gotten creative with over-the-top hot dogs and brats. At Phoenix's Chase Field, fans can try them topped with everything from tater tots to mac and cheese.