Khalil Shahyd had a hand in helping his hometown recover from Katrina, and now he advocates for climate resiliency on behalf of vulnerable communities nationwide.

From the classroom to Capitol Hill, Sena Wazer has dedicated herself to standing up for whales.

JingJing Qian, director of NRDC’s China program, is bearing witness to some truly remarkable changes taking place in her home country. She’s also helping to make those changes happen.

Dr. Michael Anthony Mendez on his new book, "Climate Change from the Streets", and the readiness of Latinos to act on climate and justice.

Sean Sherman wants to show the world another type of North American cuisine: indigenous food.

Senior attorney and India program director Anjali Jaiswal leads a small team that’s accomplishing big things in one of the world’s most polluted countries.

The founder of Bold Nebraska has led the Cornhusker State’s years-long rallying cry against TransCanada’s tar sands pipeline.

Half a century later, a parent of the environmental justice movement is still standing up for low-income communities in the Southwest.

A farmer’s daughter turned marketing exec tries something in-between: community gardening—where the business of “knowing your audience” applies just as well.

Jeff Ruch has the backs of worried (and outraged) federal environmental workers hanging on in a Trump world.