Meet the winners of the 2021 Source Awards

From Lisa DeSisto, publisher of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram.

Grassroots work on a new environmental rights bill and making films about climate justice are the latest – but not last – efforts in the Edgecomb woman's lifetime of advocacy.

The citizen volunteer from Portland engages everyone from fellow residents to U.S. senators to build support for reducing carbon pollution.

The University of New England professor is working in the lab, woodlots and communities to try to develop a blight-resistant American chestnut tree.

From beach cleanups to energy-saving tips to community composting, the York resident is working for the environment in myriad ways.

The Wild Seed Project founder is dedicated to returning native species and biodiversity to Maine's landscape.

The Portland nonprofit collects supplies discarded by hospitals and ships them worldwide to others that desperately need them – and reduces medical waste that would otherwise end up in the trash.

The face of farming in Maine: Three young women cherish the soil, their state and the planet.

The Eastern Woodland Rematriation Collective connects food producers, distributors and consumers to create an Indigenous-controlled agricultural economy.

Liberation Farms is a co-operative farm managed by the Somali Bantu Community Association in Lewiston. After years in operation, they have finally found a permanent home in Wales.

From the legal field to the classroom to organic fields, our 2019 Source Sustainability award-winners are doing far more than their bit.

The winners, chosen from more than 100 nominations, serve as signals of hope in what often can seem like dark days for the environment.

From a field of nearly 200 candidates, we honor the people and programs moving Maine toward greater sustainability.