Maya van Rossum Wants to Save the World
May 12, 2024
As the Delaware Riverkeeper, Maya van Rossum does whatever it takes to protect the river. That includes looking beyond its banks—and toward a greener and more equitable future nationwide.
Clutching a sheaf of typed notes with one hand and the steering wheel of her electric car with the other, Maya van Rossum was driving west on I-276 and practicing the message she planned to deliver to Pennsylvania’s governor later that morning when she realized—belatedly—that she was going to need a cough drop. The plan for the protest depended on her ability to out-shout the governor’s microphone, derailing his speech, and now she couldn’t stop clearing her throat.