Press Releases

True Climate Solutions: Debunking the HypeAround Carbon Capture, Hydrogen, and LNG Export

The event is co-sponsored and funded by top research institutions including the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University, the Rice University School of Humanities, and the RiceUniversity Center for Environmental Studies. Additional principal funding is provided by the Rockefeller FamilyFund and the Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation.

5 Mins

April 2, 2025

Read Now

Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels; Fossil Fuels Drive Interlinked Crises That Harm Health, Wildlife, Planet

WASHINGTON— In a review published today in the peer-reviewed journal Oxford Open Climate Change, top scientists issued an urgent warning that fossil fuels and the fossil fuel industry are driving interlinked crises that threaten people, wildlife, and a livable future.

5 Mins

April 2, 2025

Read Now

Dr. Robert Bullard has been honored with the Gloria Hobson Social Equity Award

Dr. Robert Bullard has been honored with the Gloria Hobson Social Equity Award presented by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Established in 2003, this prestigious award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated lifetime achievement in advancing social equity. The awards ceremony will take place Sunday, March 30th at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.

5 Mins

April 2, 2025

Read Now

Environmental Justice Leaders from Elba, AL and Allies from the Bullard Center and Sierra Club to Meet in Washington, DC in Last-Ditch Appeal to USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Secure Funding for Flood-Damaged Shiloh Community Before He Leaves Office

Environmental Justice Leaders from Elba, Alabama and Allies from the Bullard Center and Sierra Club to Meet in Washington, DC in Last-Ditch Appeal to USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Secure Funding for Flood-Damaged Shiloh Community Before He Leaves Office

5 Mins

March 17, 2025

Read Now

Environmental Justice Leaders from Elba, Alabama and the Bullard Center Invited to Speak at New Birth Missionary Church to Demand Justice for the Flood-Damaged Historic Black Shiloh Community

5 Mins

January 23, 2025

Read Now

Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous Joins Dr. Robert D. Bullard on “Journey to Justice” Kickoff in South Alabama on Tuesday August 27

‍‍Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous Joins Dr. Robert D. Bullard on “Journey to Justice” Kickoff in South Alabama on Tuesday August 27

5 Mins

January 23, 2025

Read Now

Bullard Center Congratulates Houston Housing Authority, Cuney Homes, and Third Ward Community on $50 Million HUD Implementation Award

5 Mins

January 23, 2025

Read Now

Statement of Bullard Center on FERC Approval of CP2 LNG Facility

In light of the recent approval of the CP2 LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, a new Bullard Center report underscores the urgent need for a thorough reassessment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and their impact on Environmental Justice (EJ) communities.

5 Mins

January 23, 2025

Read Now

New Report from the Texas Southern University Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice Details the Cumulative Impacts of LNG Buildout in Louisiana and Texas

“Liquefying the Gulf Coast” examines how liquefied natural gas production disproportionately harms low-income communities and communities of color.

5 Mins

January 23, 2025

Read Now

Gulf South Environmental Justice Leaders React to EPA Clean Power Plant Rules

Dr. Beverly Wright and Dr. Robert D. Bullard released the following statements in response to EPA rule

10 Mins

January 23, 2025

Read Now

Bullard Center and Clean Energy Fund of Texas Selected for $156 Million Grant from EPA Solar for All Competition

The grant, through the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s “Solar For All” program, is one of the largest awarded of its kind.

5 Mins

January 23, 2025

Read Now

USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Visit Elba, Alabama Historically Black Shiloh Community Damaged by Flooding

USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg will tour the historically Black Shiloh community in Elba, Alabama, which has flooded repeatedly since a highway expansion project was completed in 2018.

10 Mins

January 23, 2025

Read Now