Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice
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Founded by Dr. Robert D. Bullard, we use science, research and public engagement to fight injustice and create a healthy future for all.
www.bullardcenter.org
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Shiloh community begs state to take action after VRA agreement goes past extended deadline
ELBA, Ala. (WDHN) — Some Shiloh residents say they have grown weary waiting on the decision determining which mitigation project the state will implement as they say they have gone past the deadlin…
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December 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Study: Texas petrochemical expansion could impact the well-being of lower income communities | Spectrum News
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
Study: Texas petrochemical expansion could impact lower income communities
Texas is expanding its petrochemical industry with new facilities, but that could impact the health of the lower income communities where the plants will be located.
spectrumlocalnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Study: Texas petrochemical expansion could impact the well-being of lower income communities | Spectrum News
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
📌 Deadline extended for college students to submit climate justice research for our 2026 conference.
Share your work with EJ community members and industry professionals. Awards available for top undergrad and grad presenters 🏆
🌐 Submit here www.dscej.org/ccc-2026
Share your work with EJ community members and industry professionals. Awards available for top undergrad and grad presenters 🏆
🌐 Submit here www.dscej.org/ccc-2026
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
📌 Deadline extended for college students to submit climate justice research for our 2026 conference.
Share your work with EJ community members and industry professionals. Awards available for top undergrad and grad presenters 🏆
🌐 Submit here www.dscej.org/ccc-2026
Share your work with EJ community members and industry professionals. Awards available for top undergrad and grad presenters 🏆
🌐 Submit here www.dscej.org/ccc-2026
❄️ Winter Disaster Preparedness Day happens December 6th at Wheatley High School. Free training, lunch, and a toy drive that supports neighbors.
🧊 Sessions cover winter safety, CPR at 11 am, crisis response, equipment basics, and family and pet prep.
📍 4801 Providence St
🕘 9:30 am to 2 pm
🧊 Sessions cover winter safety, CPR at 11 am, crisis response, equipment basics, and family and pet prep.
📍 4801 Providence St
🕘 9:30 am to 2 pm
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
❄️ Winter Disaster Preparedness Day happens December 6th at Wheatley High School. Free training, lunch, and a toy drive that supports neighbors.
🧊 Sessions cover winter safety, CPR at 11 am, crisis response, equipment basics, and family and pet prep.
📍 4801 Providence St
🕘 9:30 am to 2 pm
🧊 Sessions cover winter safety, CPR at 11 am, crisis response, equipment basics, and family and pet prep.
📍 4801 Providence St
🕘 9:30 am to 2 pm
Researchers Found Texas’ Chemical Plant Expansion Disproportionately Affects Poor, POC Communities | NewsOne
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
Report: Texas' Chemical Plant Expansion Affects POC Areas
Researchers for the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice found Texas' chemical plant expansion mostly affects people of color.
newsone.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Researchers Found Texas’ Chemical Plant Expansion Disproportionately Affects Poor, POC Communities | NewsOne
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
🚍 Houston gains a $100M federal grant for new CNG buses, fueling infrastructure, and fleet upgrades. Up to 98 percent less pollution across busy corridors strengthens health protections for frontline neighborhoods.
🔗 https://ow.ly/Ipgt50XBkL5
#Houston #METRO #CleanAir #ClimateJustice
🔗 https://ow.ly/Ipgt50XBkL5
#Houston #METRO #CleanAir #ClimateJustice
METRO’s $100M federal grant could reduce bus pollution by up to 98%
The $100.7 million federal grant will go towards several initiatives including the replacement of 100 aging diesel buses for compressed natural gas buses.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚍 Houston gains a $100M federal grant for new CNG buses, fueling infrastructure, and fleet upgrades. Up to 98 percent less pollution across busy corridors strengthens health protections for frontline neighborhoods.
🔗 https://ow.ly/Ipgt50XBkL5
#Houston #METRO #CleanAir #ClimateJustice
🔗 https://ow.ly/Ipgt50XBkL5
#Houston #METRO #CleanAir #ClimateJustice
Toxic fear: New study suggests flood-driven contamination deepens climate anxiety in vulnerable communities | RICE NEWS
Read more: https://ow.ly/ogby50XAOtY
Read more: https://ow.ly/ogby50XAOtY
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Toxic fear: New study suggests flood-driven contamination deepens climate anxiety in vulnerable communities | RICE NEWS
Read more: https://ow.ly/ogby50XAOtY
Read more: https://ow.ly/ogby50XAOtY
Support the HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps Summer Internship Program this #GivingTuesday. Students get hands-on training, mentorship, GIS skills, and help neighborhoods facing climate threats. Your donation builds skills and strengthens communities.
💚 Donate: https://ow.ly/unMw50XAl1Y
💚 Donate: https://ow.ly/unMw50XAl1Y
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Support the HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps Summer Internship Program this #GivingTuesday. Students get hands-on training, mentorship, GIS skills, and help neighborhoods facing climate threats. Your donation builds skills and strengthens communities.
💚 Donate: https://ow.ly/unMw50XAl1Y
💚 Donate: https://ow.ly/unMw50XAl1Y
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NRG Energy awarded $370M taxpayer-funded loan to build natural gas power plant in northeast Houston - Houston Chronicle www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
NRG awarded $370 million state loan to build northeast Houston power plant
In total, Houston-based NRG Energy has been awarded more than $1.1 billion in taxpayer-backed loans from the $7.2 billion Texas Energy Fund.
www.houstonchronicle.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
NRG Energy awarded $370M taxpayer-funded loan to build natural gas power plant in northeast Houston - Houston Chronicle www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
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When the Data Disappears, A Country Is Left in the Dark - The Fulcrum thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
When the Data Disappears, A Country Is Left in the Dark
In the middle of the most chaotic news cycle in years, the most dangerous rollback of all has happened quietly: the systematic disappearance of federal data. Not data “updates,” not bureaucratic house...
thefulcrum.us
November 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
When the Data Disappears, A Country Is Left in the Dark - The Fulcrum thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
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The US Constitution Left Out Nature. Green Amendments Could Fix That | Atmos atmos.earth/climate-solu...
The US Constitution Left Out Nature. Green Amendments Could Fix That | Atmos
Adding Green Amendments in every state could help secure fundamental environmental rights the constitution overlooked.
atmos.earth
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The US Constitution Left Out Nature. Green Amendments Could Fix That | Atmos atmos.earth/climate-solu...
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BBC: The five things that set the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season apart www.bbc.com/weather/arti...
2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends: The five things that set this season apart
2025 was an unusual Atlantic hurricane season. Darren Bett explains what set this season apart from others.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
BBC: The five things that set the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season apart www.bbc.com/weather/arti...
Support the Bullard Center this Giving Tuesday. Your gift strengthens communities through the HBCU EJ Climate Corps Summer Internship Program, disaster preparedness, rapid response, community research, and policy work.
Donate today: https://ow.ly/3w9H50XA9BQ
Donate today: https://ow.ly/3w9H50XA9BQ
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Support the Bullard Center this Giving Tuesday. Your gift strengthens communities through the HBCU EJ Climate Corps Summer Internship Program, disaster preparedness, rapid response, community research, and policy work.
Donate today: https://ow.ly/3w9H50XA9BQ
Donate today: https://ow.ly/3w9H50XA9BQ
Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds | Inside Climate News
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds - Inside Climate News
Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.
insideclimatenews.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds | Inside Climate News
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
Dr. Robert D. Bullard will serve as a keynote speaker at the 10th Annual John W. Hatch Lecture and Symposium on December 2 in Charlotte. The program looks at how faith, health, policy, and the environment shape justice.
💻 Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/SQOs50XA1Bb
💻 Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/SQOs50XA1Bb
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Dr. Robert D. Bullard will serve as a keynote speaker at the 10th Annual John W. Hatch Lecture and Symposium on December 2 in Charlotte. The program looks at how faith, health, policy, and the environment shape justice.
💻 Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/SQOs50XA1Bb
💻 Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/SQOs50XA1Bb
This Thanksgiving, the Bullard Center is thankful for the vibrant community that drives positive change every day. Together, we honor the power of unity, advocacy, and gratitude. 🧡
Wishing you a joyous holiday filled with love, reflection, and hope for a sustainable future. #HappyThanksgiving
Wishing you a joyous holiday filled with love, reflection, and hope for a sustainable future. #HappyThanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This Thanksgiving, the Bullard Center is thankful for the vibrant community that drives positive change every day. Together, we honor the power of unity, advocacy, and gratitude. 🧡
Wishing you a joyous holiday filled with love, reflection, and hope for a sustainable future. #HappyThanksgiving
Wishing you a joyous holiday filled with love, reflection, and hope for a sustainable future. #HappyThanksgiving
We’re proud to be selected as a 2025 Second Nature Catalyst Grant recipient! This support will help us advance our campus climate action work and accelerate meaningful progress.
Read full press release: https://ow.ly/bbAF50XxRfP
#TSUProud #BullardCenter #HBCU
Read full press release: https://ow.ly/bbAF50XxRfP
#TSUProud #BullardCenter #HBCU
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
We’re proud to be selected as a 2025 Second Nature Catalyst Grant recipient! This support will help us advance our campus climate action work and accelerate meaningful progress.
Read full press release: https://ow.ly/bbAF50XxRfP
#TSUProud #BullardCenter #HBCU
Read full press release: https://ow.ly/bbAF50XxRfP
#TSUProud #BullardCenter #HBCU
Our analysis shows many proposed sites are planned in communities with high social vulnerability. Over half of proposed petrochemical facilities are in areas highly vulnerable due to factors like low income, low education, disability, and limited English language ability. 👉🏿 https://ow.ly/Z8Mp50Xw0v1
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Our analysis shows many proposed sites are planned in communities with high social vulnerability. Over half of proposed petrochemical facilities are in areas highly vulnerable due to factors like low income, low education, disability, and limited English language ability. 👉🏿 https://ow.ly/Z8Mp50Xw0v1
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U.S. dams, levees, stormwater, and wastewater systems get D to D+ grades, need almost $1 trillion in upgrades » Yale Climate Connections
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/u-s-...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/u-s-...
U.S. dams, levees, stormwater, and wastewater systems get D to D+ grades, need almost $1 trillion in upgrades » Yale Climate Connections
Climate change is increasingly stressing dams, levees, wastewater, and stormwater systems through heavier precipitation events.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
U.S. dams, levees, stormwater, and wastewater systems get D to D+ grades, need almost $1 trillion in upgrades » Yale Climate Connections
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/u-s-...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/u-s-...
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Mickey Leland legacy: Where does it stand in 2025? Defender Network defendernetwork.com/news/local-s... #HBCU
Mickey Leland legacy: Where does it stand in 2025?
Discover the legacy of Mickey Leland, a trailblazer who fought for social justice and equality. Learn about his impact and how his vision lives on.
defendernetwork.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Mickey Leland legacy: Where does it stand in 2025? Defender Network defendernetwork.com/news/local-s... #HBCU
New petrochemical facility plans in the Houston area show an alarming concentration of risk. All 22 proposed petrochemical facilities are planned for fenceline communities already exceeding state averages for poverty, race, social vulnerability and pollution.
Details: https://ow.ly/RzsU50Xw07M
Details: https://ow.ly/RzsU50Xw07M
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
New petrochemical facility plans in the Houston area show an alarming concentration of risk. All 22 proposed petrochemical facilities are planned for fenceline communities already exceeding state averages for poverty, race, social vulnerability and pollution.
Details: https://ow.ly/RzsU50Xw07M
Details: https://ow.ly/RzsU50Xw07M
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BBC: #COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises www.bbc.com/news/article...
COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises
Nearly 200 countries attended COP30, which aimed to commit the world to take more action on climate change.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
BBC: #COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises www.bbc.com/news/article...
The data reveals a stark economic reality for residents of Port Arthur. Despite hosting the nation's largest refinery, the city’s poverty rate is twice the state average (13.4%). Industry clustering has brought pollution, not prosperity for fenceline communities.
Details: https://ow.ly/G3oa50XvZZM
Details: https://ow.ly/G3oa50XvZZM
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The data reveals a stark economic reality for residents of Port Arthur. Despite hosting the nation's largest refinery, the city’s poverty rate is twice the state average (13.4%). Industry clustering has brought pollution, not prosperity for fenceline communities.
Details: https://ow.ly/G3oa50XvZZM
Details: https://ow.ly/G3oa50XvZZM
We need to understand the full scope of chemical safety issues in Texas. The state has 1,558 RMP facilities, the largest number in the U.S. Texas also has the largest number of chemical incidents, emergencies that disproportionately impact Latino communities.
Full Report: https://ow.ly/WHUx50XvZxt
Full Report: https://ow.ly/WHUx50XvZxt
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We need to understand the full scope of chemical safety issues in Texas. The state has 1,558 RMP facilities, the largest number in the U.S. Texas also has the largest number of chemical incidents, emergencies that disproportionately impact Latino communities.
Full Report: https://ow.ly/WHUx50XvZxt
Full Report: https://ow.ly/WHUx50XvZxt