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Sharon Lavigne

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American environmental activist (born 1950)

United StatesBorn 1950 · age 76

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Sharon Lavigne is an American environmental justice activist in Louisiana focused on combating petrochemical complexes in Cancer Alley.

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2022Laetare Medal

2021Goldman Environmental Prize

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William Thomas WalshAlso won Laetare Medal Christine JeanAlso won Goldman Environmental Prize Desmond D'SaAlso won Goldman Environmental Prize

Helen C. WhiteAlso won Laetare Medal Frederick RossiniAlso won Laetare Medal Bernard MartinAlso won Goldman Environmental Prize

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Sharon Lavigne is an American environmental justice activist in Louisiana focused on combating petrochemical complexes in Cancer Alley. She is the 2022 recipient of the Laetare Medal, the highest honor for American Catholics, a 2021 recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize and was named to 2024's TIME 100 and 2023's TIME Climate 100.

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United States

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Born 1950 · age 76

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