Nalleli Cobo

Nalleli Cobo
Born	South Los Angeles, U.S.
Occupation	Activist
Known for	Co-founding the South Central Youth Leadership Coalition

Nalleli Cobo is an American activist. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Nalleli Cobo was raised in South Los Angeles in a Latino family. ^[3] Like many of her neighbors and family members, she grew up suffering a range of severe ill-health symptoms medically attributed to toxic emissions from the nearby petroleum operations. ^[4]

In 2015, she co-founded South Central Youth Leadership Coalition ^[3] which joined other organisations to successfully sue the city of Los Angeles for rubber-stamping oil projects in communities of colour. ^[5] The oil industry countersued, and lost. ^[6] Cobo is best known for leading that coalition that helped shut down permanently the local toxic oil-drilling site and changed Los Angeles environmental law. ^[7]

At age 19, in 2020, Cobo was diagnosed with stage two reproductive cancer, necessitating multiple surgeries and procedures such as radiation, chemo, and battles with infections, in treatment alone because of the Covid-19 pandemic. ^{[8] [9]}

Cobo and Greta Thunberg have worked together on environmental campaigns. ^[10]

In 2022, Cobo was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize list. ^[11] for North America making her the youngest winner. She was also included on the Time100 Next list. ^[12]

Awards and recognition

• 2022: Goldman Environmental Prize ^{[13] [14]}
• 2022: California Energy Commission Clean Energy Hall of Fame ^[15]
• 2022: TIME 100 Next ^[16]
• 2022: Apolotical Top 100 Most Influential People in Climate ^[17]
• 2022: Sachamama Top 100 Latinos Committed to Climate Action ^[18]
• 2022: Business Insider Top 100 People Transforming Business ^[19]
• 2020: Rose Braz Award for Bold Activism ^[20]
• 2019: Aris and Carolyn Anagnos Culture of Liberation Award ^[21]
• 2019: Center for Diverse Leadership (CDLS) Fellow ^[22]
• 2018: Women in Green Youth Trailblazer Award ^[23]
• 2018: Liberty Hill Foundation Leader to Watch ^[24]
• 2017: South Coast Air Quality Management District; Youth Leadership in Air Quality ^[25]
• 2017: KCET Local Hero ^[26]
• 2017: Univisión Agente de Cambio ^[27]

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". BBC News. March 5, 2021.
3. "Nalleli Cobo - Goldman Environmental Prize". April 18, 2022.
4. "Court Rejects Oil Industry's Retaliatory Lawsuit Against L.A. Youth Groups". www.biologicaldiversity.org. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
5. Lakhani, Nina (November 10, 2021). "Nalleli Cobo: the young activist who led her LA neighborhood against big oil". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved May 8, 2023.
6. "Court Rejects Oil Industry's Retaliatory Lawsuit Against L.A. Youth Groups". www.biologicaldiversity.org. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
7. 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.
8. "CA Bill to Hold Oil Cos. Presumptively Liable for Harms in Safety Zones Passes Judiciary Committee". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
9. 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. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
10. "Nalleli Cobo: How a nine-year-old fought an oil company and won". BBC News. March 5, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
11. "Naellleli Cobo" . Retrieved May 25, 2022.
12. "2022 TIME100 Next: Nalleli Cobo". Time. September 28, 2022.
13. "Young L.A. Latina wins prestigious environmental prize". NBC News. May 28, 2022.
14. "Goldman Prize winner Nalleli Cobo explains why she fought against drilling in LA". www.wbur.org.
15. "California Energy Commission to Honor Winners of the 2022 Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards". California Energy Commission. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
16. "2022 TIME100 Next: Nalleli Cobo". Time. September 28, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
17. "Apolitical 100 Most Influential People in Climate | 2022". Apolitical. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
18. "Sachamama elevating Latino leadership 2022". Sachamama. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
19. "Insider Presents: The list of 100 people Transforming Business in 2022". businessinsider.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
20. "Youth Leader Nalleli Cobo Honored With Rose Braz Award for Bold Activism". biologicaldiversity.org. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
21. "Past Award Honorees". political-graphics. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
22. "Nalleli Cobo – Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA". www.ioes.ucla.edu. July 6, 2023.
23. "Awardees". Women In Green Forum. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
24. "Liberty Hill's 2018 Leaders to Watch at the Upton Sinclair Dinner". YouTube .
25. "SCAQMD to Honor Clean Air Heroes at Annual Clean Air Awards Luncheon" (PDF). www.aqmd.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
26. "Local Heroes". KCET. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
27. "Register" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2023– via facebook.