Black Shiloh Community Property Owners Sue Alabama DOT Over Constant Highway Flooding
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2025 HBCU environmental justice
climate corps program!
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TSU 'marches forward' after $60M in cuts to environmental justice program
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Father of Environmental Justice Rebukes Sierra Club

april 2 | 10am-12pm
Sterling Student Life Center
3rd Floor Tiger Room

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2025 earth day farmer's market a success

april 2 | 10am-12pm
Sterling Student Life Center
3rd Floor Tiger Room

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EARTH MONTH: Why I'm Asking Sierra Club to Remove My Name from Its Award?
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Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels

april 2 | 10am-12pm
Sterling Student Life Center
3rd Floor Tiger Room

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2025 climate Change Conference
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The Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University combines scholarship and action to dismantle systemic inequality and structural racism that causes disproportionate pain, suffering and death in Black and other people of color communities.

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mission

The Bullard Center's primary mission is to confront systems that create and perpetuate environmental, climate and raccial communities.

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vision

Our vision is to be a leading force for transformative environment and climate justice using rigorous science, community-driven research, policy, civic enagagement programming, and effective advacacy.

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Jun

Juneteenth Luncheon Celebrates Community Partnerships

Today, the Bullard Center hosted a Juneteenth Luncheon at its host institution, Texas Southern University. The event honored the strength, legacy...

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May

HBCU Consortium Hosts Gulf South Water Justice, Climate & Health Equity Convening

The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University and the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice hosted the Gulf Coast Equity...

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Apr

Class of 2025 Environmental Career Worker Training Program

This year marks a major milestone as we celebrate 30 years of the Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP). Join us in congratulating the 2025 Graduating Class...

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bullard center media

Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding

Residents in the Shiloh Community have fought for years to remedy excessive storm water runoff caused by an elevated highway. Now they’re suing.

In Flooded Texas, Questions About FEMA’s Role and Fate

Amid devastating Texas floods, FEMA’s delayed response raises concerns as President Trump pushes to dismantle the agency, shifting disaster management costs...

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Exxon’s appeal over $14.25 million penalty for Baytown air pollution

The Supreme Court let stand a $14.25 million penalty against ExxonMobil for over 16,000 Clean Air Act violations at its Baytown plant...

The Supreme Court just ended its term & Here are the decisions that will affect climate policy

Recent Supreme Court rulings have weakened federal agency powers and funding, enabling the Trump administration to bypass environmental oversight...

This year’s UN climate talks are already behind - 5 months before COP30 kicks off in Brazil

Disputes over climate finance and fossil fuel phaseout stalled progress at the Bonn climate summit, threatening preparations for COP30 in Brazil.

Texas A&M researchers found climate change increased wholesale electricity costs in Texas by 20%

Texas A&M researchers determined that climate change raised wholesale electricity prices in Texas by 20% during the summers of 2023 and 2024...

How Heat Waves Can Worsen Air Quality

Scientists warn that extreme heat exacerbates air pollution, increasing health risks, especially in marginalized communities, as climate change intensifies...

Judge rules EPA termination of environmental justice grants was unlawful

A federal judge deemed EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's halt of $600M in environmental justice grants illegal, stating it defied Congress’ appropriations...

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