The Coalition for Environment, Equity, & Resilience

The Coalition for Environment, Equity, & Resilience CEER aims to drive community voices into the post-Hurricane Harvey decision-making process to promot

Join us in collaboration with Sierra Club Houston and Centerpoint Energy for our Back to School Energy Savings Bash on A...
07/29/2026

Join us in collaboration with Sierra Club Houston and Centerpoint Energy for our Back to School Energy Savings Bash on August 8 from 10am-2pm at 6300 Irvington Blvd. You’ll have a chance to learn more about Centerpoint’s home weatherization program and receive free refreshments, school supplies, and energy efficiency kits while supplies last. RSVP at bit.ly/htx-schoo

This week we focused on Barbara McIntyre’s story as a Hurricane Heroine here in Houston. Here are three lessons to take ...
06/26/2026

This week we focused on Barbara McIntyre’s story as a Hurricane Heroine here in Houston. Here are three lessons to take away from her oral history! The full interview is now on our YouTube page at youtube.com/.

06/25/2026

In this clip from her oral history, Ms. Barbara issues a call to action for more education on climate justice, explains how both younger and older generations can address the environment, and emphasizes care and solidarity for our neighbors and the problems they face!

06/24/2026

In this clip from her oral history, Ms. Barbara discusses her time on the Cleveland, Texas City Council and the limitations of electoral politics. Ms. Barbara emphasizes that the change needed for environmental justice policies to be enacted has to be systemic and come from the state and federal levels.

06/23/2026

On June 16, 2026, CEER’s climate justice program hosted its bimonthly northeast meeting with the collaboration with Coalition of Community Organizations, Leona’s Kings and Queens and Citizens Environmental Coalition. Our focus this meeting was on disaster preparedness and we were able to hand out 80 disaster bags for community members while hosting vendors from different organizations who provided key resources for communities during disasters. Special thank you to the organizations we collaborated with and the vendors that came. We hope to see you at the next one!

06/23/2026

In this clip from her oral history, Ms. Barbara discusses the process of founding the Liberty County Long-term Recovery Committee in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. This clip also emphasizes the role that climate migration plays in climate justice organizing, the necessities of communities in recovery, and how climate disasters like Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Katrina play in externally shaping communities.

06/22/2026

This our recap of our June in person coalition meeting. Special thank you to all of the coalition members who showed up! Hope to see you at the next one!

06/22/2026

Barbara McIntyre of the Liberty County Long-Term Recovery Committee has been a consistent advocate for Liberty County for many years. In this clip from her oral history, Ms. Barbara discusses her early life and how she ended up in Houston, emphasizing the environmental problems of Liberty County and her push for community education and involvement.

This week we focused on Delores McGruder’s story as a Hurricane Heroine here in Houston. Here are three lessons to take ...
06/19/2026

This week we focused on Delores McGruder’s story as a Hurricane Heroine here in Houston. Here are three lessons to take away from her oral history! The full interview is now on our YouTube page at youtube.com/.

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