Donnel Baird

This Brooklynite retrofits cities.

Nanette Barragán

This politician fights for polluted communities.

Grist Member pick

Nicole Bassett

This clothing expert revives dead threads.

John Bourne

This CEO provides clean energy for any budget.

Rebecca Burgess

This innovator is stitching together a clothing movement.

Van Jones' pick

Gilbert Campbell

This entrepreneur is diversifying cleantech.

Karina Castillo

This climate organizer works on the front lines in Miami.

Leilani Münter's pick

Chris Castro

This sustainability director drives change in Orlando.

Marianne Cufone

This urban farmer grows in tight spaces.

Carlos Curbelo

This politician reps bipartisan climate action.

Tom Colicchio's pick

Irving Fain

This farmer uses AI for efficiency.

Al Gore's pick

Catherine Flowers

This civil rights activist takes on the South's sewage problem.

Rahwa Ghirmatzion

This housing advocate is rebuilding Buffalo.

Dallas Goldtooth

This comedian spotlights indigenous rights.

Ben Hartman

This farmer champions efficiency.

Davida Herzl

This startup founder built a Fitbit for the planet.

David Hochschild

This policy wonk shows state leadership on solar.

Tara Houska

This lawyer stands with indigenous activists.

Grist Member pick

Raj Karmani

This developer built an app for food waste.

Justin Knopf

This young farmer is saving soil.

L.A. Youth Groups

These teens sued for environmental justice.

Mike Lewis

This farmer gives vets a chance to grow.

Elena Lucas

This entrepreneur helps the solar industry compete.

Mark Magaña

This advocate connects green Latinos.

Cynthia Malone

This scientist brings social justice to her field.

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

This teenager gives the youngest generation a voice.

Ahmina Maxey

This organizer fights for safer waste disposal.

Gavin McCormick

This founder empowers people to choose renewables.

Lauren McLean

This councilwoman keeps Boise booming.

Sophia Mendelsohn

This airline exec is greening travel.

Katherine Miller

This food advocate coaches up chefs.

Yorman Nuñez

This Bronx community organizer is spreading the wealth.

Kait Parker

This weather forecaster shames deniers.

Hari Pulapaka

This chef takes a kitchen sink approach to food waste.

George Reistad

This civil servant cooks up smart food policy.

Erick Rodriguez

This architect designs better neighborhoods.

Avital Shavit and Rubina Ghazarian

These transportation gurus coax Angelenos onto bikes.

Nicky Sheats

This lawyer connects justice and the environment.

Trisha Shrum and Jill Kubit

These mothers bring the future into the present.

Varun Sivaram

This physicist is shaping energy policy.

Liz Specht

This scientist connects investors to new food tech.

Steph Speirs

This CEO plants community solar gardens.

Erika Symmonds

This professional trains people for solar jobs.

Cameron Russell's pick

Camila Thorndike and Page Atcheson

These activists want carbon polluters to pay.

Anthony Torres

This organizer is uniting millennials.

Ritchie Torres

This New Yorker champions affordable housing.

Uma Valeti

This entrepreneur is making a better burger.

Sean A. Watkins

This storyteller puts people first.

Evan Weber

This young climate activist is demanding more.

Jackie Weidman

This strategist trains clean energy leaders.