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Dr. Robert D. Bullard

Dr. Robert D. Bullard

@drrobertbullard.bsky.social

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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

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 20h

Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation - New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation

www.nytimes.com

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 22h

People of Color Environmental Justice Summit, 1991. Grassroots leaders set the agenda. Lived experience defined environmental rights. Coalitions expanded reach. Community-led research centered local voices. The first national summit reshaped environmental justice work across the United States.

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 1d

What are the biggest climate polluters near you? » Yale Climate Connections yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/what...

What are the biggest climate polluters near you? » Yale Climate Connections

Use these tools to find out.

yaleclimateconnections.org

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 1d

Victory for Black Residents of Cancer Alley as Court Rules Landmark Lawsuit Seeking Moratorium on Toxic Industry Can Proceed on All Counts | Center for Constitutional Rights ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...

Victory for Black Residents of Cancer Alley as Court Rules Landmark Lawsuit Seeking Moratorium on Toxic Industry Can Proceed on All Counts

Court finds lawsuit plausibly alleges St.

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 2d

Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards Conference.

Drs. Bunyan Bryant and Paul Mohai convened EJ leaders at the University of Michigan.

The work formed the Michigan Group, meeting quarterly with EPA Administrator William K. Reilly to push federal action on race and environmental harm.

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 2d

The wait goes on for Shiloh residents.

A public meeting remains unscheduled.

✍🏿 Learn more and sign the Shiloh support letter at bullardcenter.org.

#ALDOT #JusticeforShiloh #Justcompensation #Blacklandloss #takings #flooding #FifthAmendment

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 2d

The State of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0 - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/0702202...

The State of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0 - Inside Climate News

The real action is happening locally anyway, says Monique Harden, an environmental justice lawyer and advocate living in Cancer Alley.

insideclimatenews.org

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 2d

Environmental racism names policies harming people by race or color. Dr. Robert D. Bullard centers lived experience in "Confronting Environmental Racism." The frame reads We Speak for Ourselves. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. wrote the foreword and coined the term in 1982. Buy: https://a.co/d/00vk6oUa.

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 3d

The big split driving the tricky politics of AI data centers - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

The big split driving the tricky politics of AI data centers

Despite opposition, a new POLITICO poll suggests data centers aren’t unpopular nationwide. But that changes when one shows up in your backyard, both the AI industry and its foes say.

www.politico.com

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 3d

🕛 Time passes since January 5, 2026.

👥 No public meeting for the Shiloh community on a project tied to flooding.

💻 Learn more and sign the Shiloh support letter at bullardcenter.org.

#ALDOT #JusticeforShiloh #Justcompensation #Blacklandloss #flooding #takings #FifthAmendment

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 3d

🎧 Headphones on.

From Living on Earth, The Law and Environmental Justice podcast breaks down the data behind environmental racism.

This #BHM episode centers Dr. Robert D. Bullard. He reflects on decades of research, frontline organizing, and paths toward accountability. https://ow.ly/OAwN50YaQg0

Living on Earth: The Law and Environmental Justice

The National Academy of Sciences has found black people are exposed to 66 percent more pollution than they produce, while white people are exposed to 17 percent less pollution than they create. In honor of Black History Month Special we highlight some of the voices that stood up against environmental injustice including Civil rights activist the Rev. Dr. Ben Chavis, and Dr. Robert Bullard who’s been deemed the “Father of Environmental Justice,” And in a conversation with Living on Earth’s Paloma Beltran we also look back and look forward at prospects for breaking the chains of environmental...

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 3d

📕 "Dumping in Dixie" by Dr. Robert D. Bullard launched environmental justice scholarship.

Published in 1990, the book expanded the Houston framework across the U.S. South and linked pollution dumping with race and income.

Buy here: https://a.co/d/0b33GJoS

#BlackHistoryMonth #100Years

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 4d

📅 Another day marked on the calendar.

Shiloh families still push for accountability and dialogue.

👉🏿 Learn more and sign the Shiloh support letter at bullardcenter.org.

#ALDOT #JusticeforShiloh #Justcompensation #Blacklandloss #takings #flooding #FifthAmendment

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 4d

📕 “In Search of the New South” by Dr. Robert D. Bullard asks one question. What New South?

Published in 1989, the book follows Black urban progress and return migration, and shows lasting gaps in health, safety, environment, and quality of life.

Buy book here: https://a.co/d/0gfctQQt

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 5d

How EVs Kept the Lights on as Temperatures Dropped and Grids Failed - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

How Bidirectional Charging Kept the Lights On Amid Cold and Blackouts

The US now has more than 600,000 EVs that can feed power to houses during an emergency.

www.bloomberg.com

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 5d

NYTimes: A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...

A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide

www.nytimes.com

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 5d

The "Father of Environmental Justice" returns to Elba, AL. 🌊

Dr. Robert D. Bullard is hosting a public forum on Feb 13 to stop highway floodwaters from washing away Shiloh’s history.

Full press release: https://ow.ly/Oyin50Y9Fnk

#BlackHistoryMonth #JusticeforShiloh #flooding

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 5d

It's now been exactly one month since #ALDOT announced a Drainage Improvement Project for Elba, Alabama's Black #Shiloh community. Homeowners are calling for a public information meeting on the drainage project and answer their #1 question, will the project stop the #flooding ALDOT caused?

Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 5d

📅 The daily count continues.

January 5, 2026 came and went without public input for the Shiloh community.

💻 Learn more and sign the Shiloh support letter at bullardcenter.org.

#ALDOT #JusticeforShiloh #Justcompensation #Blacklandloss #takings #flooding #FifthAmendment

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 5d

📅 The daily count continues.

January 5, 2026 came and went without public input for the Shiloh community.

💻 Learn more and sign the Shiloh support letter at bullardcenter.org.

#ALDOT #JusticeforShiloh #Justcompensation #Blacklandloss #takings #flooding #FifthAmendment

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 5d

📕 Invisible Houston, 1987. Dr. Robert D. Bullard examines inequality inside a booming city.

“More than garbage.” Black neighborhoods near the nation’s largest "petropolis" faced risk with few gains.

Buy your copy of Invisible Houston: https://ow.ly/1OAN50Y9j8F

#BlackHistoryMonth #100Years

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 5d

How the Trump Administration’s Embrace of Oil, Gas, and Chemical Industry Interests Will Endanger Children’s Health - Center for American Progress www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

How the Trump Administration’s Embrace of Oil, Gas, and Chemical Industry Interests Will Endanger Children’s Health

The Trump administration’s actions to eliminate lifesaving environmental protections would allow corporate polluters to emit more toxins and chemicals, exposing more than 2 million kids to pollutants ...

www.americanprogress.org

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 5d

5 things climate change has affected in Houston and southeast Texas - Houston Chronicle www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...

5 things climate change has affected in Houston and southeast Texas

Climate change is more than a buzz word, it can be seen and felt across southeast Texas.

www.click2houston.com

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 6d

📅 Day after day without a meeting.

🌊 Shiloh residents want clear answers about drainage plans.

✍🏿 Learn more and sign the Shiloh support letter at bullardcenter.org.

#ALDOT #JusticeforShiloh #Justcompensation #Blacklandloss #flooding #takings #FifthAmendment

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 6d

Cameron Parish natural gas pipeline explosion injures one - WDSU
www.wdsu.com/article/came...

Cameron Parish natural gas pipeline explosion injures one

The pipeline is 28 miles long and connects to a rig offshore. Natural gas was cut off at the rig, and officials are letting the fire burn out.

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 6d

Black History Month spotlight. Dr. Robert D. Bullard wrote 18 books on environmental racism and climate justice. Dumping in Dixie shaped environmental justice 35 years ago. Read more: https://ow.ly/FTsB50Y8LXS

#BlackHistoryMonth #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalRacism #HBCUs

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Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice @bullardcenter.bsky.social · 7d

📅 Another reminder of delay since January 5, 2026.

Shiloh flooding concerns remain unresolved. 🌊

💻 Learn more and sign the Shiloh support letter at bullardcenter.org.

#ALDOT #JusticeforShiloh #flooding #Justcompensation #Blacklandloss #takings #FifthAmendment

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 7d

A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells - AP News apnews.com/article/pfas...

A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells

The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful forever chemicals contaminate the supply.

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 7d

Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects - NY Times www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/c...

Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects

www.nytimes.com

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 7d

Trump's 'get-out-of-jail-free card' for polluters faces its latest test | Grist grist.org/regulation/t...

Trump's 'get-out-of-jail-free card' for polluters faces its latest test in court

The president exempted about 40 medical sterilization companies from Biden-era emissions standards. A new lawsuit challenges his authority.

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 7d

America's healthiest, least healthy states: mapped - Axios www.axios.com/2026/01/08/s...

Mapped: America's healthiest, least healthy states

A state-by-state report card, out today from the United Health Foundation, found encouraging signs.