Iris Fen Gillingham, 22, has devoted the last few years to protesting against fracking in New York State, which she calls home.
Climate Changemakers
Climate Changemakers
Hear from the underdog Gen Z activists who are taking on climate change and advocating for the health of our planet!
This college student is using her science degree to help clean up the Baltimore harbor
Alexandra is fighting to transform Baltimore’s Inner Harbor by cultivating wetlands that can help increase biodiversity.
Isaias Hernandez started an organization with a mission to provide young people with free educational resources on climate change
Isaias started Queer Brown Vegan, an organization dedicated to sharing educational resources on everything from climate science and climate change to the types of plants that can be foraged in local communities!
Iris Zhan is helping to raise awareness about climate change by creating digital campaigns for advocate groups
Iris co-founded Fridays for Future Digital, the digital arm of the climate strike movement Fridays for Future, in order to get young people, people of color, and marginalized voices throughout the United States involved with the fight against climate change.
Michael Montondon is innovating recycling by repurposing thrown out plastic into mattress and pillow stuffing
Michael Montondon is the founder and CEO of Bags Into Beds, an organization that upcycles plastic waste into comfy mattresses and pillows.
This company is on a global mission to make air quality monitoring affordable and accessible
Anna and Neal are the co-founders of Globally Unified Air Quality (GUAQ), an organization dedicated to creating affordable air quality monitoring solutions for people around the world.
Andrea Berger is pioneering shoreline cleanups in her seaside New Jersey community
Each month, Andrea and the rest of the Salt Water Warriors meet up to spend an hour collecting trash in their coastal community. To date, they have prevented thousands of plastic bottles and containers from making their way into the ocean, showing just how much of an impact an hour of hard work can make.
Katharine Morris is using her environmental activism to raise awareness about public health and the local ecosystem in her neighborhood
Sometimes, changing the world starts at home! For activist and student Katharine Morris, that means raising awareness about climate change and environmental racism in her Connecticut community.
Teenager rehabilitates birds in her fight against the climate crisis
Scout Pronto Breslin believes in nature-based solutions for addressing climate change.
Anthony Tamez-Pochel is creating urban green spaces to connect indigenous youth with their land
The 21-year-old is using community gardens to connect the present with past traditions.