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Dr. Robert D. Bullard
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Director of Bullard Center Texas Southern University, professor, author of 18 books, NBEJN #HBCU Climate Change Consortium, #ClimateReality Board, AAAS, National Academy of Medicine, TIME Earth Award, Father of Environmental Justice, US Marine Corps Vet. .. more

Robert Doyle Bullard is an American academic who is the former Dean of the Barbara Jordan - Mickey Leland School Of Public Affairs and is currently a Distinguished Professor at Texas Southern University. Previously Ware Professor of Sociology and Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University, Bullard is known as the "father of environmental justice". He has been a leading campaigner against environmental racism, as well as the foremost scholar of the problem, and of the Environmental Justice Movement which sprung up in the United States in the 1980s. .. more

Political science 38%
Sociology 37%

NYTimes: Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind
www.nytimes.com

#Alabama DOT reveals plan to fix US 84 Highway it built that has #flooded the Black #Shiloh community for nearly 8 years, but no $$$ to residents for damaged homes | WDHN - wdhn.com
www.wdhn.com/news/local-n... #ALDOT #Justiceforshiloh #Justcompensation #takings
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For the Wiregrass
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Sharing Despite federal backsliding, US states and municipalities are still planning for climate resilience | Brookings www.brookings.edu/articles/des...
Despite federal backsliding, US states and municipalities are still planning for climate resilience | Brookings
This report examines federal funding for state and local resilient infrastructure, technical assistance, and limitations of the current federal system.
www.brookings.edu

After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area - Capital B News capitalbnews.org/data-center-...
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
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After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area - Capital B News capitalbnews.org/data-center-...
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org

Trump quits pivotal 1992 climate treaty, in massive hit to global warming effort - E&E News by POLITICO www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump quits pivotal 1992 climate treaty, in massive hit to global warming effort
The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change underpins global efforts to address rising temperatures.
www.eenews.net

Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025 - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025
Legal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans
www.theguardian.com

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The Bullard Center is thankful for the incredible support we received in 2025, especially your generous end-of-year donations! Because of you, we can look forward to an even bigger impact in the coming year. Let’s make 2026 THE YEAR FOR JUSTICE! Thank you for being a part of our journey! #ThankYou

Chemical Used for Rubber, Plastics Is Too Risky, EPA Finds - Bloomberg News
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Chemical Used for Rubber, Plastics Is Too Risky, EPA Finds (1)
The EPA has concluded there’s too much potential for 1,3-butadiene to injure workers’ health, so its uses will need to be restricted.
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How Trump transformed energy, environmental policy this year - The Hill thehill.com/policy/energ...
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NYTimes: A Top Source of Lead Pollution Faced Tighter Rules. Then Trump Intervened. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/c...
A Top Source of Lead Pollution Faced Tighter Rules. Then Trump Intervened.
www.nytimes.com

Republicans aim to exempt major polluters from Pfas cleanup costs -The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans aim to exempt major polluters from Pfas cleanup costs
Water treatment and landfill companies given chance to make case that EPA rules should not apply to them
www.theguardian.com

‘The Poor Are in a Very Bad State’: Climate Change Accelerates California’s Cost-of-Living Crisis - Capital and Main capitalandmain.com/the-poor-are...
‘The Poor Are in a Very Bad State’: Climate Change Accelerates California’s Cost-of-Living Crisis
In ways subtle and extreme, the warming climate is hitting those with the least the hardest.
capitalandmain.com

Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
www.theguardian.com

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Introducing our 2025 Annual Report. This comprehensive document details the year’s milestones, impactful research, and continued commitment to environmental and climate justice. Explore the projects and progress driving change at the Bullard Center.

2025 Annual Report ➡️ https://ow.ly/xUTT50XNM3g

Trump administration suspends 5 wind projects off the East Coast, cites national security concerns - AP News apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration suspends 5 wind projects off the East Coast, cites national security concerns
The Trump administration is suspending leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction on the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentag...
apnews.com

What a Crumbling Power Grid Means for Disabled Americans – Mother Jones www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What a crumbling power grid means for disabled Americans
Angela Frederick's new book calls to put disability at the center of disaster planning.
www.motherjones.com

What a Crumbling Power Grid Means for Disabled Americans – Mother Jones www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What a crumbling power grid means for disabled Americans
Angela Frederick's new book calls to put disability at the center of disaster planning.
www.motherjones.com

US climate report to get a Trumpian makeover - POLITICO politi.co/4b2MMh2
US climate report to get a Trumpian makeover
politi.co