SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Goldman Environmental Foundation today announced seven recipients of the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize, the world’s foremost award for ...

she successfully led the campaign to stop it from being built. Sharon has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work.

The environmental justice advocate views King’s life as a guiding light, she said. “He did everything peacefully,” said Lavigne, a winner last year of the prestigious Goldman Prize for her ...

An encouraging sign of change is that environmental justice was prominently featured again at AGU’s Annual Meeting just 3 years later, as community activist Sharon Lavigne recently addressed ...

Sharon Lavigne is a special education teacher turned environmental ... Louisiana. (Courtesy of the Goldman Environmental Prize) Earlier this year, the Biden administration announced a temporary pause ...

RISE St. James founder Sharon Lavigne. (Photo provided by Goldman Environmental Prize) “I’m worried about them giving more power to industry to poison us,” Lavigne said. “They’re more concerned about ...

Sharon Lavigne is a special education teacher ... communications director for the Goldman Environmental Prize, which celebrates and supports grassroots activists worldwide. Lavigne, who founded ...

Philanthropic and government investments in environmental justice are helping nonprofits push back against industrial development. Black women are leading the fight against polluters in Louisiana — ...