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mark! Lopez
Born1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Cruz[1]
Occupation(s)Community organizer and activist
AwardsGoldman 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 awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2017.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "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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