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...
Read moreview pdfIn 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)...
Read moreview pdfToday, 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.
Read moreview pdfYesterday, 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 moreview pdfThe 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 moreview pdfUSDOT 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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