Press Releases

The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice receives $5 million grant from Waverley Street Foundation

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).

5 Mins

Environmental Justice Pioneers to Host Screening Tools Training at Texas Southern University March 21st as Part of Their Joint Justice40 Initiative

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.

5 Mins

Justice40 Initiative Gaining Momentum as 21 Environmental Justice Hub Leaders from 10 States Convene for Training Institute

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

15 Mins

Dr. Robert Bullard releases statement on new IRA Grant Funding

Dr. Robert Bullard releases statement on new grant funding. The Bullard Center is fully committed to this long overdue initiative. The time is right and it’s the right thing to do. We applaud EPA Administrator Regan for his bold leadership in environmental justice.

10 Mins

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $100 Million through Inflation Reduction Act for Environmental Justice Grants

Historic grant funding for environmental justice will support projects in communities overburdened by pollution and historic underinvestment

15 Mins

Bullard Center and Rural Beacon Initiative Announce Partnership

Joining Forces to Bring Environmental Justice and Clean Energy Access to People of Color

Ed Pettitt, Graduate Research Assistant Selected as Evolve Houston 2022-2023 Community Champions cohort

Ed Pettitt, Graduate Research Assistant at the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, will review microgrant applications, advocate on behalf of environmental and energy justice communities, and identify projects that maximize value and impact for their neighborhoods.

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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS DEBUT FIRST-EVER CLIMATE JUSTICE PAVILION AT COP27

Deep South Center For Environmental Justice, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice Join International Partners for Historic Environmental Justice Presence in the Blue Zone

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard to receive Honorary Doctorate from the University of Johannesburg Friday

Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy in the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University, is among six luminaries who will be conferred with Honorary Doctorates from the University of Johannesburg.

10 Mins

Bullard Center partners with Bloomberg Philanthropies

Building on Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Beyond Coal and Beyond Carbon, Beyond Petrochemicals will partner with frontline communities to block the construction of 120+ planned new petrochemical projects

20 Mins