The Wayback Machine - http://web-wp.archive.org/web/20250908115107/https://www.yesmagazine.org/authors/katherine-rapin

Katherine Rapin

Katherine Rapin

is a freelance writer/editor currently focused on climate solutions and adaptations in Puerto Rico. She has a particular interest in Indigenous-led work and stories that explore how humans can restore our relationship with the natural world—especially related to agriculture and water quality. Formerly, she worked as the deputy editor at the Philadelphia Citizen, writing and editing stories that inspired and equipped Philadelphians to engage more deeply with the city. Before that, she covered greater Philadelphia’s food and agriculture scene as the associate editor of Edible Philly. You can see her work at https://katherinerapin.com/ or on IG @rewiilding


Articles By This Author

YES! Media to Sunset June 2025


With gratitude and hope, after nearly 30 years of uplifting voices and spotlighting solutions, YES! Media is shifting course. We are ceasing regular publication. Gratefully, under the umbrella of Truthout, our content archive will live on, along with a monthly YES! newsletter uplifting relevant pieces from our archives and new solutions journalism from other publications.

You can support these ongoing efforts here.

To read our full message about this transition, and special reflections from one of YES!’s founders, click here.

Subscribe to Rising Up With Sonali, the powerful show and newsletter hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar, previously YES!'s racial justice editor.

This will close in 0 seconds