Puerto Ricans take recovery into their own hands 6 years after Hurricane Maria
Six years after a storm left most of the island without power, and ruined the land, some Boricuas have taken recovery efforts into their own hands with special projects. Six years after Hur rican e Maria swept through Puerto Rico, flooding whole towns and leaving 80% of the island without power, some residents and Business es have taken matters into their own hands and are taking care of the island's locals. Casa Pueblo, a 43-year-old nonprofit environmental group, is located in the town of Adjuntas and managed to keep its lights on after Hurricane Maria because it was run by solar power. The building, which had a solar power unit installed in 1999, became a community hub for people waiting weeks for the island’s grid operators to restore power. Arturo Massol-Deyá, the organization's executive director, told ABC News that he and others in the village have been promoting solar to other parts of the island in an attempt to cut down on Puerto Rico's dependence on fossil fu...