• The first Goldman Prize ceremony is held in San Francisco’s Herbst Theater. Recipients each receive $60,000.

Harrison Ngau Laing (Malaysia, 1990) uses his Prize money to campaign for a seat in the Malaysian Federal Parliament. He wins.

Lois Gibbs’ (USA, 1990) campaign against toxic waste buried in her ‘Love Canal’ neighborhood influences the creation of the U.S. federal Superfund Act to clean up toxic waste sites.


Lois Gibbs


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