The event is co-sponsored and funded by top research institutions including the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University, the Rice University School of Humanities, and the RiceUniversity Center for Environmental Studies. Additional principal funding is provided by the Rockefeller FamilyFund and the Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation.

WASHINGTON— In a review published today in the peer-reviewed journal Oxford Open Climate Change, top scientists issued an urgent warning that fossil fuels and the fossil fuel industry are driving interlinked crises that threaten people, wildlife, and a livable future.

Dr. Robert Bullard has been honored with the Gloria Hobson Social Equity Award presented by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Established in 2003, this prestigious award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated lifetime achievement in advancing social equity. The awards ceremony will take place Sunday, March 30th at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.

Environmental Justice Leaders from Elba, Alabama and Allies from the Bullard Center and Sierra Club to Meet in Washington, DC in Last-Ditch Appeal to USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Secure Funding for Flood-Damaged Shiloh Community Before He Leaves Office

Environmental Justice Leaders from Elba, Alabama and the Bullard Center Invited to Speak at New Birth Missionary Church to Demand Justice for the Flood-Damaged Historic Black Shiloh Community

‍‍Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous Joins Dr. Robert D. Bullard on “Journey to Justice” Kickoff in South Alabama on Tuesday August 27

Bullard Center Congratulates Houston Housing Authority, Cuney Homes, and Third Ward Community on $50 Million HUD Implementation Award

In light of the recent approval of the CP2 LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, a new Bullard Center report underscores the urgent need for a thorough reassessment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and their impact on Environmental Justice (EJ) communities.

“Liquefying the Gulf Coast” examines how liquefied natural gas production disproportionately harms low-income communities and communities of color.

Dr. Beverly Wright and Dr. Robert D. Bullard released the following statements in response to EPA rule

The grant, through the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s “Solar For All” program, is one of the largest awarded of its kind.

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.