Press Releases

May 14, 2025

Bullard Center Champions Community-Led Climate Solutions Despite Federal Setback

The 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.

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March 31, 2025

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.

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March 17, 2025

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...

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January 10, 2025

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

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January 9, 2025

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

Dr. Robert D. Bullard, who is often called the “father of environmental justice,” Jocelyn Travis of the Sierra Club, and Light, Pastor Timothy Williams and a delegation of residents from Elba, Alabama’s flood-damaged Black Shiloh community will join in worship at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta on Sunday January 12...

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August 26, 2024

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

Two of the nation’s leading environmental leaders, Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University and Sierra Club Executive Director, Ben Jealous, will participate in a “Journey to Justice” tour on Tuesday August 27 in Elba, Alabama’s Black Shiloh community...

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July 19, 2024

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

The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University proudly congratulates the Houston Housing Authority (HHA), Cuney Homes, and the Third Ward community on securing a $50 million Implementation Award grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)through the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative...

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June 27, 2024

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, "Liquefying the Gulf Coast," underscores the urgent need for a thorough reassessment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and their impact on Environmental Justice (EJ) communities. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...

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May 7, 2024

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

Today, the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice released a groundbreaking comprehensive report that examines the social, environmental, economic, and health impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in the Gulf Coast region.

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April 24, 2024

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

Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of final rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants with the goal of protecting all communities from pollution and improving public health without disrupting the delivery of reliable electricity.

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