The Sustainability Issue

Dubbed the “Sherlock Holmes of chemistry,” Arieh Warshel’s creativity and perseverance lead to the Nobel Prize. By Pamela J. Johnson

Alumna Julia McGinnis knows the trash cans and can’ts of waste management. McGinnis works at Orange County Waste & Recycling, the nation’s third-largest trash gas-to-energy project. By Pamela J. Johnson

These superheroes are fighting against human suffering and pollution, and to keep the desert tortoise alive. For the first time, the environmental avengers remove their masks. By Laura Paisley

Geraldine Knatz’s motto is “It’s impossible, it’s difficult, it’s done.” Preparing for retirement, the first woman executive director of the Port of Los Angeles gave it her all to turn the ship around. By Susan Bell

Residents in low-income communities in L.A. County are benefiting from the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity. By producing critical research, it is becoming a statewide model for environmental justice. By Michelle Salzman Boston

A successful career woman, mother of six and grandmother of eight, Cynthia Maxwell-Dillard is just getting started.