Energy and Environment

Goldman environment prize goes to 6 activists

By Katy Daigle
Published April 28, 2014 11:32am ET
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Goldman environment prize goes to 6 activists
In this April 15, 2014 photo, India's Ramesh Agrawal walks outside his shop during an interview in Raigarh in Chhattisgarh state, India. Six environmental advocates from India, Peru, Russia and three other nations have won this year's Goldman Prize, which is awarded annually for grass-roots activism. Agrawal received the prize for helping villagers fight a large coal mine in Chhattisgarh state, the San Francisco-based Goldman Environmental Foundation said Monday. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) | Rafiq Maqbool

NEW DELHI (AP) — Six environmental advocates from India, Peru, Russia and three other nations have won this year’s Goldman Prize, which is awarded annually for grass-roots activism.

India’s Ramesh Agrawal received the prize for helping villagers fight a large coal mine in Chhattisgarh state, the San Francisco-based Goldman Environmental Foundation said Monday.

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