mark! Lopez | |
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Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39) |
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 awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2017. [5] [6]
mark! Lopez | |
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Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39) |
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 awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2017. [5] [6]