Diane Wilson

Diane Wilson is a fourth-generation shrimper from the Texas Gulf Coast. After reading an article listing her native Calhoun County as the biggest polluter in the country, she decided to do something about it. Wilson forced the toxic practices of companies like Formosa Plastics into the public spotlight by going on a hunger strike and constant campaigning. Last April, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality fined Formosa $150,000 for violations of air pollution laws, including releases of toxic chemicals like vinyl chloride.