Air

Get the basics on PM pollution and why you should care. Help us map a strategy and pick targets for local change. RESIST by winning public health fights.

Last fall, the Dallas City Planning Commission voted to close the RamCrete Batch Plant at the corner of Marilla and Commerce in West Dallas due to poor management.

RamCrete’s operators are appealing that shut-down decision to the full council Wednesday. Downwinders at Risk is urging those who care about clean air to attend the public hearing to make sure this polluting facility stays closed.

A community celebration for a cleaner Dallas. Family friendly with kid's activities. Food, performance, film.

Info: Misti.oquinn@sierraclub.org or 469-826-5340.

Public information and brainstorming session hosted by the local clean air advocacy group.

Climate change is happening - now. Texas is already experiencing more climate disasters than any other state - from historic drought and raging wildfires to historic inland flooding and the devastating wind and rain from Hurricane Harvey. These events are costing us in lost lives, destroyed homes, business and infrastructure and lost economic opportunity. 

Learn what the science of climate change is telling us and what role the city can play in this urgent fight to preserve a livable climate. 

Climate change is happening - now. Texas is already experiencing more climate disasters than any other state - from historic drought and raging wildfires to historic inland flooding and the devastating wind and rain from Hurricane Harvey. These events are costing us in lost lives, destroyed homes, business and infrastructure and lost economic opportunity. 

Learn what the science of climate change is telling us and what role the city can play in this urgent fight to preserve a livable climate. 

Last year, a judge ruled that Volkswagen will pay $15 billion dollars in the U.S. settlement of its emissions cheating scandal. In Texas, $200 million has been set aside for environmental mitigation under the multibillion-dollar settlement. These funds have been designated for the specific purpose of cleaning up our air - and we want to ensure that these funds are used to help our communities breathe easier.

Last year, a judge ruled that Volkswagen will pay $15 billion dollars in the U.S. settlement of its emissions cheating scandal. In Texas, $200 million has been set aside for environmental mitigation under the multibillion-dollar settlement. These funds have been designated for the specific purpose of cleaning up our air - and we want to ensure that these funds are used to help our communities breathe easier.

In an increasingly urban environment, we encounter many toxins every day. Fortunately, there are many consumer decisions you can make to help reduce the effect of these toxins. 

Engage with a panel of air quality experts at The Dream Cafe to learn the facts on the air quality in our backyard. Do your part to help make positive changes in the North Texan atmosphere. 

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE: 

DALLAS CITY COUNCILWOMAN SANDY GREYSON

FORMER DALLAS COUNTY JUDGE MARGARET KELIHER

DR. ROBERT HALEY, TOXICOLOGIST, UT SOUTHWESTERN