Bullard Center at Texas Southern University awarded $50M EPA Grant
Dr. Robert Bullard, Director of the Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice, joined KPRC 2 News Today at 10 to share impact of this grant.
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Dr. Robert Bullard, Director of the Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice, joined KPRC 2 News Today at 10 to share impact of this grant.
Researchers hope this groundbreaking tool will help drive policy changes.
A grant awarded this week by the federal agency will expand air-quality monitoring in the Fifth Ward, Galena Park, Pleasantville and Sunnyside neighborhoods. Earlier this year, the EPA awarded $500,000 for air monitoring in four other communities in East Houston.
To get their own data on what they’re breathing, community groups have been installing air monitors over the past several years, building out a vast network across the region.
They’re also struggling to find funding.