mark! Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38) |
| Education | University of California, Santa Cruz[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Community organizer and activist |
| Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize (2017) |
Mark Lopez (born 1985 or 1986), better known as mark! Lopez, is an American community organizer and activist from Los Angeles County, California.[2]
Lopez is best known for having persuaded the state of California to provide lead testing and cleanup for homes in East Los Angeles that had been contaminated and polluted by a battery smelter for over thirty years.[3][4] He was rewarded with the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2017.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Q&A with mark! Lopez". Goldman Environmental Prize. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ Delgadillo, Natalie (22 January 2018). "The Fight for Environmental Justice and the Rise of Citizen Activism". Governing. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "mark! Lopez". Goldman Environmental Prize. 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ Wernick, Adam (8 May 2017). "This community activist in LA helped end decades of environmental abuses by the Exide company". TheWorld. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ Suleiman, Sahra (24 April 2017). "Mark! Lopez Named Winner of the "Green" Nobel – the Goldman Environmental Prize". Streetsblog LA. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ Brenna, Lorenzo (28 April 2017). "2017 Goldman Environmental Prize. Who are the winners of the "Green Nobel Prize"". Lifegate. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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