Second Nature, a national nonprofit committed to accelerating climate action in and through higher education, proudly announces the recipients of its sixth round of Catalyst Grants. These unrestricted grants, awarding up to $5,000 to eight higher education institutions, are designed to serve as the “spark” that jumpstarts or strengthens...
Read moreThe report, Green Light to Pollute in Texas: Proposed Buildout of Petrochemical Facilities Targets Most Vulnerable Communities, Again, examines 89 new or expanding petrochemical facilities across five regions - Port Arthur/Beaumont, Greater Houston, the Coastal Bend, the Southern Coast, and Inland Texas.
Read moreDr. Robert D. Bullard, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy and Director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University, will be inducted into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Read moreTexas Southern University will join the Building Improvement Toolkits for Resilient HBCUs (BIT for HBCUs) program, a three-year sustainability initiative providing $150,000 in grants, technical support, and workforce training. Led by Southface Institute and the Sustain Our Future Foundation, the program helps HBCUs cut energy use, save costs...
Read moreDr. Robert D. Bullard, often called the “father of environmental justice,” traveled to Durham, North Carolina to participate in a gift ceremony at the Rural Beacon Initiative, where William J. Barber III, is the Founder/CEO. Barber, a nationally recognized leader in climate justice, along with the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate...
Read moreDr. Robert D. Bullard, widely known as the “father of environmental justice,” will donate $50,000 to the Shiloh Community Center, a nonprofit leading the charge for justice and recovery in a community devastated by flooding linked to U.S. Highway 84 construction. The funds come from Dr. Bullard’s 2024 Urban Land Institute (ULI) $100,000 Prize...
Read moreThe Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice supports Black residents in Elba, Alabama's historic Shiloh community, in their lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). The residents’ primary concern centers around years of flood damages caused by a highway expansion project...
Read moreAs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) undergoes significant political shifts, faith leaders and frontline environmental justice advocates from Alabama are in Washington, D.C. this Thursday to demand stronger protections for impacted communities and deeper scrutiny of the proposed South System Expansion 4 (SSE4) pipeline project...
Read moreThe Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University announces that its $50 million award under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program for Region 6 has been formally terminated. This decision follows a recent shift in federal funding priorities.
Read moreWASHINGTON— 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.
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