This page provides official announcements and media updates regarding the Bullard Center's latest initiatives, partnerships, and advocacy milestones. Stay current with our formal statements on environmental policy, community grant awards, and the ongoing fight for climate justice across the nation.
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.
Read moreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $156 million grant to a joint initiative between the Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice and the Clean Energy Fund of Texas. This initiative is designed to provide community solar and energy resiliency infrastructure to low-income communities in southern and southeastern...
Read moreUSDOT 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. Dr. Robert D. Bullard, who is often called the “father of environmental justice,” and the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice supported...
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