Nalleli Cobo

Nalleli Cobo is an American activist.[1][2]

Nalleli Cobo
Born
South Los Angeles, U.S.
OccupationActivist
Known forCo-founding the South Central Youth Leadership Coalition

Biography

Nalleli Cobo was raised in South Los Angeles in a Latino family.[3]

In 2015, she co-founded South Central Youth Leadership Coalition.[3]

In 2022, she was included on the Time100 Next list.[4]

Cobo is mostly known for leading a coalition that helped shut down a toxic oil-drilling site permanently.[5]

Awards and recognition
  • 2022: Goldman Environmental Prize[6][7]
  • 2022: California Energy Commission Clean Energy Hall of Fame [8]
  • 2022: TIME 100 Next [9]
  • 2022: Apolotical Top 100 Most Influential People in Climate [10]
  • 2022: Sachamama Top 100 Latinos Committed to Climate Action [11]
  • 2022: Business Insider Top 100 People Transforming Business [12]
  • 2020: Rose Braz Award for Bold Activism [13]
  • 2019: Aris and Carolyn Anagnos Culture of Liberation Award [14]
  • 2019: Center for Diverse Leadership (CDLS) Fellow[15]
  • 2018: Women in Green Youth Trailblazer Award [16]
  • 2018: Liberty Hill Foundation Leader to Watch [17]
  • 2017: South Coast Air Quality Management District; Youth Leadership in Air Quality [18]
  • 2017: KCET Local Hero [19]
  • 2017: Univisión Agente de Cambio [20]

References
  1. "Nalleli Cobo Began Fighting to End Drilling in LA at Age 9. After 12 Years, She Won". Earth Island Journal.
  2. "Nalleli Cobo: How a nine-year-old fought an oil company and won". March 5, 2021 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. "Nalleli Cobo - Goldman Environmental Prize". April 18, 2022.
  4. "2022 TIME100 Next: Nalleli Cobo". Time.
  5. McFall-Johnsen, Morgan. "A Los Angeles teen led a fight to shut down urban oil wells, survived cancer, and won a 'Green Nobel'". Business Insider.
  6. "Young L.A. Latina wins prestigious environmental prize". NBC News.
  7. "Goldman Prize winner Nalleli Cobo explains why she fought against drilling in LA". www.wbur.org.
  8. https://www.energy.ca.gov/news/2022-12/california-energy-commission-honor-winners-2022-clean-energy-hall-fame-awards. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2022/6213816/nalleli-cobo/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://apolitical.co/list/en/most-influential-climate-100-2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://sachamama.org/los-100-latinos-2022/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://www.businessinsider.com/100-people-transforming-business-2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/youth-leader-nalleli-cobo-honored-rose-braz-award-bold-activism-2020-10-22/email_view/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://www.politicalgraphics.org/past-award-honorees. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. "Nalleli Cobo – Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA". www.ioes.ucla.edu.
  16. http://womeningreenforum.com/awardees. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZj_OgXSPaY. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. (PDF) http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/news-archive/2017/scaqmd-to-honor-clean-air-heroes-at-29th-annual-clean-air-awards---october-6-2017.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. https://www.kcet.org/local-heroes. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155590145447431. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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