Goldman Environment Prize<\/a> tapped Lekalakala and McDaid as one of their winners from six continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n“Both of us grew up in the 1970s and 1980s and we made a commitment then to challenge any injustices taking place,” Lekalakala told the BBC. “We need to protect our hard-won gains and rights.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McDaid called their victory just a step on the path to a nuclear-free South Africa. \u201cSuccess would be for our one existing plant to be decommissioned and for the government to make a nuclear-free declaration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court ruling means that any future nuclear proposals must first be passed in parliament and opened up to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also capturing the Goldman prize was LeeAnne Waters of the U.S. who led a citizens\u2019 movement that exposed the Flint, Michigan water crisis. Testing results showed that one in six homes \u2013 impacting over 100,000 residents – had lead levels in water between seven and 800 times the legal limit\u2013 far exceeding the EPA\u2019s safety threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walters\u2019 persistence compelled the government to take action. However a recent move to end free bottled water before all lead pipes are replaced has infuriated Flint residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others winners of the global award include Francia M\u00e1rquez, a leader of the Afro-Colombian community who organized local women to end the clear-cutting of forests and contamination of water by illegal miners with backhoes. The mountainous area of La Cauca is home to a quarter million Afro-Colombians, many who resided there since the days of the slave trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Afro-Columbian music as part of her political expression, she challenged illegal mining, leading a 10-day, 200-mile march of 80 women to the nation\u2019s capital. [IDN-InDepthNews \u2013 24 April 2018]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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