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Thursday May 30, 2024

(April 13, 2024) Alok Shukla walks across the Paturiyadand forest of Korba district in India's state of Chhattisgarh. Shukla has led a decade-long grassroots campaign against some of India's conglomerates, including one operated by Adani Group, helmed by Asia's second-richest man, seeking to tap one of the country's richest subterranean stores of fossil fuels.

Alok Shukla walks across the Paturiyadand forest of Korba district in India's state of Chhattisgarh. Shukla has led a decade-long grassroots campaign against some of companies seeking to develop coal mines in forested areas. Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

He frolicked in forests as a kid. Now he's saving them from a coal mine plan

May 30, 2024 • Alok Shukla is one of the winners of the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize. He's cited for a campaign to keep a company from felling a forest in India to excavate the coal that lies beneath.