IPL-DMV connects members of all faith communities to the environmental movement and cultivates them as “green leaders” to respond to climate change. All year long, its staff are out in communities, educating congregations about environmental justice through guest sermons, presentations, youth group programs, and skills workshops. Congregants learn about native plants, practice gas pollution testing, and participate in induction cooking demonstrations. Hundreds of congregation leaders receive hands-on guidance and educational support to install solar panels and undertake energy upgrades for their sanctuaries and their homes. In coalition with other grassroots religious environmental efforts, IPL-DMV speaks out for strong climate policy in the region. Accountable to the communities most affected by pollution, its grassroots organizing builds the capacity of 1,400 congregations to invest significantly in clean energy projects and fight for urgent climate action.

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