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Alannah Acaq Hurley Executive Director United Tribes of Bristol Bay( UTBB)
GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE
AWARD FOUNDED: 1989 RECENT WINNER: ALANNAH ACAQ HURLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE UNITED TRIBES OF BRISTOL BAY( UTBB)
The Goldman Prize believes that a strong environmental movement requires diverse talents, perspectives and leadership. The Prize honours the achievements and leadership of grassroots environmental heroes, each of whom represents the world’ s six inhabited regions.
Yup’ ik leader Alannah Acaq Hurley led a campaign that stopped the proposed mining megaproject in Alaska’ s Bristol Bay. Her broad coalition achieved a historic EPA veto in January 2023. This victory protects Bristol Bay and its 25 million-acre watershed from what would have been North America’ s largest open-pit mine. WATCH NOW
Alannah Acaq Hurley, 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner, United States
42 June 2026