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    Goldman Prize Winner Reportedly Attacked at Her Home by Mining Industry Hitmen

    Goldman Prize Winner Reportedly Attacked at Her Home by Mining Industry Hitmen

    Early Sunday morning, Máxima Acuña, a 2016 recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, was reportedly attacked at her home in Peru when hitmen illegally entered the property. Máxima was awarded the 2016 Goldman Prize for her fight against the expansion of the Yanacocha Mine, a subsidiary of Colorado-based mining giant Newmont and Peruvian-based mining […]