Press Releases

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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April 23, 2024

Bullard Center and Clean Energy Fund of Texas Selected for $156 Million Grant from EPA Solar for All Competition

The 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...

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April 2, 2024

USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Visit Elba, Alabama Historically Black Shiloh Community Damaged by Flooding

USDOT 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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