parts of Puerto Rico are still suffering from an ongoing blackout, now the second-largest power outage in the world on record, according toa study from the Rhodium GroupThe island is still contending with$90 billion in damages That means if women aren’t elected into these seats, one of the country’s most progressive cities could start the new year with just eight women on the city council (assuming the incumbents are all re-elected), according to Brette McSweeney, the executive director of Eleanor’s Legacy. For first-time candidates like Farias, without name recognition or the buy-in from “king makers,” the challenge is getting voters to the polls, especially in a year where there’s not a presidential election and voter turnout is low. This question is why I’m working with climate change refugees like Yara and Merelys to fight the problem. We’ve joined Chispa Connecticut to advance common sense solutions that will reduce pollution and make our communities more resilient to climate change, helping prevent increasingly extreme weather events and the damage and displacement that comes with them.