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The environmental health crisis ruminating in Houston’s Southwest Crossing neighborhood is the product of climate change and an unstable energy grid.

An ABC Owned Television Stations analysis shows millions of properties with substantial risk for flooding by 2053 may not have flood insurance.

Panel Discussion on: "Decisive Decade Calls for Whole-of-Society Action".

Robert D. Bullard reflects on the movement he helped to start.

A study found that some zip codes in Miami had more than four times the number of emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to heat compared with other neighborhoods, a disparity that correlated somewhat with the distribution of formerly redlined neighborhoods.

Reflecting on Injustice and Resilience: Remembering Hurricane Harvey Years Later | Dr. Robert Bullard Speaks Out

This Is A Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity To Support Transformative Change And Accelerate A Just Transition To A Clean Economy

Community Leaders to Meet with Senior Biden Administration Officials and Policymakers During Three-Day Event

In addition to flooding a natural gas line now threatens Shiloh residents.

The historic Black neighborhood in Elba, Alabama, began flooding after the state widened nearby Highway 84.

The Bullard Center has been awarded $150,000 from America Is All In to expand its proven community-based organizing efforts across the United States.

The investment, across two grant competitions, aims to help communities that have faced historic underinvestment.

The Shiloh Community in Elba has called on the hometown native and “Father of Environmental Justice” Dr. Robert Bullard to help them find answers.

Residents say it was caused by state’s four-lane highway

Federal law will make solar panels and other energy-related upgrades a realistic option.

2023 marks one hundred years since the NAACP awarded the Spingarn Medal to Dr. George Washington Carver

More than a dozen environmental groups are asking the Biden administration to crack down on methane emissions from landfills.

EPA proposes handing regulation of carbon storage to state officials in Louisiana. Activists fear the risks, and the chance it could perpetuate the fossil fuel industry.

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FacetoFace Africa list Black Environmentalists you need to know which includes our very own Dr. Robert Bullard.

New analysis shows 740 chemical sites in Louisiana are at risk from storms. Are they ready? Industry says it’s adapting to threats, but advocates say more rules needed.

Dr. Beverly Wright joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her journey as an environmental justice pioneer.

Houston advocates are lobbying the city to change its formula for park expansion and improvements.

Houston agreed to tackle illegal dumping to settle a federal civil rights case.

The investigation focused on the city’s efforts to address illegal dumping, a persistent problem that reportedly occurs more in Black and Latino neighborhoods.

22 students will spend the next 4 weeks learning about Environmental and Climate Justice.

The debt ceiling bill passed by Congress contains two awful climate and environmental policy provisions.

Leaders and activists petition to hold a railway company to account for decades of carcinogen use.

Exploring how environmental pollution can impact health in the town of Brookhaven near Brookhaven Landfill.

The conversation will feature Grist journalist, Navenna Sadasivam, and Executive Editor, Kat Bagley, in discussion with a couple of expert sources from two of their recent investigative stories.

On this edition of Your Call's One Planet Series, the group discusses how frontline communities are using the power of the law to stand up to polluters and fight climate injustices.

Starting in Summer 2023, the Bullard Center will recruit and mentor 20 undergraduate students annually to participate in the HBCU EJ Climate Corps.

The industrial takeover of Freeport’s East End, a historically Black community, is almost complete.

President Biden signed an executive order aimed at ensuring federal decisions consider "environmental justice," which addresses higher pollution burdens often faced by communities of color and people living in poverty.

Dr. Robert Bullard delivered the keynote address on environmental justice in Houston during the city's Earth Day lecture series.

Bullard Center Graduate Research Assistant and Friends of Columbia Tap Founder, Ed Pettitt receives support for efforts to designate the Columbia Tap Trail as a Linear Park and an African American Heritage and Environmental Justice Interpretive Trail.

The report’s climate section focused, in part, on the disproportionate harms Black Americans face from climate change and other environmental issues.

Brittany Slatton, sociology professor at Texas Southern University, talks about her research in care inequities for new or expectant Black patients during a Harris County Public Health Conference focusing on Black Maternal Health.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it’s investing $177 million to create 17 technical assistance centers around the country to help environmental justice organizations successfully apply for federal funds.

Dr. Robert Bullard to be Keynote Speaker During City of Houston's Earth Day Event on April 18, 2023.

Dr. Robert D. Bullard Op-ed on Biden's federal regulators abandonment of environmental justice issues.

The Earth Commons and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences proudly welcome Dr. Bullard to Georgetown for an engaging public lecture to the Georgetown community.

Dr. Robert Bullard has been selected to receive the Horizon Award from the Harvard Law School’s Environmental Law Society. The Award is presented annually to an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to environmental law and policy.

Dr. Robert D. Bullard is Speaking at Women’s Health Awareness and Wellness Conference at North Carolina Central University April 15, 2023.

Advocates criticized Biden’s Council on Environmental Quality for excluding race as a key factor in its tool and have added the metric in their alternative version.

White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) Members Introduce Alternate Screening Tool To Advocate For J40 Funds.

Corporate broadcast TV news coverage of environmental justice dipped in both quality and quantity in 2022 compared to 2021.

The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Waverley Street Foundation (WSF).

Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University and Dr. Beverly Wright, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice launch the HBCU Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool

In this video, four residents where facilities have displaced entire neighborhoods share their stories.

Air pollution is worse in census tracts with higher shares of people of color.

A reparative stance for climate change policy begins with granting reparations for Black Americans and advancing land reclamation for Native Americans—first as a moral responsibility, but also as an adaptation response to minimize climate change impacts for some of the most vulnerable.

Take a look at our 21 Hub Leaders in action planning for how they will soon impact their communities across 10 states.

If anyone knows the ins and outs of the Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP) at Texas Southern University, it’s Bertina Carter. Whether it’s a late night or an early morning, she’s wherever she needs to be to support the success of her program.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint under Section 303 of the Clean Air Act against Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (Denka).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (AOC) with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR).

Robert Bullard, Ph.D., founding director, Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice discusses the impact of the center.

Dr. Robert Bullard, known as the father of the environmental justice movement, spoke with NBC10 Boston’s Tevin Wooten about what it will take to make to fix our environmental problems in a way that is just, fair and equitable.

Timeline of crucial moments with the national movement for environmental justice

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) shines a light on 10 organizations and leaders bringing an end to environmental and other forms of racial injustice.

DOE hosts 2023 Black History Month observance ceremony.

Dr. Beverly Wright of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and Dr. Robert D. Bullard of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University Continue Collaboration to Implement Justice40 Initiative

This week host Bill Loveless talks with Bob Bullard and Maria Lopez-Nunez about the shifts propelling the hardwork of communities.

The objectives of the conference are to help undergraduate and graduate students to enhance their science communication skills and to better understand how to prepare for science careers in a global workforce.

Black men and women have been trailblazing the Environmental Justice movement for decades. This year, we're shining a light on their accomplishments.

Those who are most affected by climate change must have a say in plans to respond to the problem, Bullard says.

Community members got a first glimpse at a new tool that breaks down disparities in communities across the country.

Mark your calendar! Our conference returns this fall.

These are the issues competing for priority this year as $60 billion earmarked in the Inflation Reduction Act for environmental justice efforts begins to flow into U.S. communities.

The organization shows what community led change really can look like when everyone comes together.

We are honored to have our keynote delivered by Dr. Robert D. Bullard, a distinguished professor and award-winning author known as “The Father of Environmental Justice”.

Gore has known Bullard, who sits on the nonprofit's board, for decades. Gore said that when he and John Lewis introduced the first environmental justice legislation in Congress, Bullard, who is known here as the father of environmental justice, was the lead witness.

If you didn't know, Axios has now stepped into the Huston chatroom as it launched its Axios Local: Houston newsletter on Tuesday, September 20th. Dr. Robert Bullard joined the celebration speaking on Houston's sustainability and environmental push and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the city.

The White House has pledged $60 billion to a cause Robert Bullard has championed since the late seventies. He wants guarantees that the money will end up in the right hands.

Residents in Jackson, Mississippi have gone without safe drinking water for weeks after flooding and a failure at the city’s largest water treatment plant. While water pressure has been restored, videos show dirty water is still coming through faucets. Amna Nawaz spoke with Dr. Robert Bullard of Texas Southern University about other majority Black and brown cities that face similar ongoing issues.

Dr. Robert D. Bullard has been selected for membership to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Toured Marginalized Communities in the American South