Mark! Lopez Explained

mark! Lopez
Education:University of California, Santa Cruz[1]
Occupation:Community organizer and activist

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 awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2017.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Q&A with mark! Lopez . 6 December 2023 . 24 January 2018 . Goldman Environmental Prize.
  2. Web site: Delgadillo . Natalie . 22 January 2018 . The Fight for Environmental Justice and the Rise of Citizen Activism . 6 December 2023 . Governing.
  3. Web site: 2017 . mark! Lopez . 6 December 2023 . Goldman Environmental Prize.
  4. Web site: Wernick . Adam . 8 May 2017 . This community activist in LA helped end decades of environmental abuses by the Exide company . 6 December 2023 . TheWorld.
  5. Web site: Suleiman . Sahra . 24 April 2017 . Mark! Lopez Named Winner of the “Green” Nobel – the Goldman Environmental Prize . 6 December 2023 . Streetsblog LA.
  6. Web site: Brenna . Lorenzo . 28 April 2017 . 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize. Who are the winners of the “Green Nobel Prize” . 6 December 2023 . Lifegate.

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