Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice

Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice

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Houston commits to cleaning up after illegal dumpers under agreement with Department of Justice

Houston commits to cleaning up after illegal dumpers under agreement with Department of Justice

Houston agreed to tackle illegal dumping to settle a federal civil rights case.

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Settlement reached in investigation into illegal dumping in Houston’s minority neighborhoods

Settlement reached in investigation into illegal dumping in Houston’s minority neighborhoods

The investigation focused on the city’s efforts to address illegal dumping, a persistent problem that reportedly occurs more in Black and Latino neighborhoods.

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Why Didn’t the Senate Block the Debt Ceiling Bill’s Awful Climate Provisions?

Why Didn’t the Senate Block the Debt Ceiling Bill’s Awful Climate Provisions?

The debt ceiling bill passed by Congress contains two awful climate and environmental policy provisions.

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Environmental Train Wreck: Houston’s Black Churches Fight Pollutants

Environmental Train Wreck: Houston’s Black Churches Fight Pollutants

Leaders and activists petition to hold a railway company to account for decades of carcinogen use.

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The Americans Who Most Need a Greener Future May Get a Dirtier One

The Americans Who Most Need a Greener Future May Get a Dirtier One

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Settlement reached in investigation into illegal dumping in Houston’s minority neighborhoods

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Welcome to the Bullard Center

We're connecting the dots on environmental, transportation, climate, energy, economic, health and racial justice.

Who We Are

A life devoted to environmental and social justice.

Robert Bullard

Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D., is founding director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice and distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University. He received his Ph.D. degree in sociology from Iowa State University.

Professor Bullard is often called the “father of environmental justice.”  He is co-founder of the HBCU-CBO Gulf Coast Equity Consortium and HBCU Climate Change Consortium, and co-chair of the National Black Environmental Justice Network.

Robert Bullard

UNEP Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award

Mission

The Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University primary mission is education and training, public policy analysis and policy development, and science across multiple disciplines, including environmental science, social and behavioral science, public health, and urban planning, to create systemic change.

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Vision and Goal

Our vision is to be a leading force for transformative environmental and climate justice using rigorous science, community-driven research, policy, civic engagement programming, and effective advocacy.  

Our goal is to lead and support efforts whose aim is to end systemic racism and structural inequality where Black people live, work, play, learn, and pray, and advance environmental and climate justice, sustainability and community resilience — viewed through a racial justice and equity lens.  

How We Work