EPA to host hearing on new cement rules
Aug. 10, 2012
Clean Air
Natural Gas Trucks for one Commercial Waste Company
By Rita Cook
The largest privately owned waste management company in North Texas, Community Waste Disposal will be unveiling five Compressed Natural Gas trucks at a special ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 15, at the Trinity Audubon Center in Dallas.
Dallas' Woodall Rogers Park: a breath of fresh air with a new name Klyde Warren Park
By Jada Brazell
Dallas is long overdue a breath of fresh air. Once the five-acre Klyde Warren Park opens to the public this fall, its visitors can finally open up and say “ahhh” – without inhaling a lungful of pollution.
Denton group tackles ethics of gas drilling
July 31, 2012
As a philosophy professor at the University of North Texas, Dr. Adam Briggle is an expert at ethical debates. But last year, he found himself in the middle of real-world problem solving when he agreed to head up the Denton Stakeholder Advisory Group.
The City of Cedar Hill Adds a 4.5.kW Vertical Axis Wind Turbine to its Green Mix
By Rita Cook
The City of Cedar Hill is growing green and it is intentional.
The Air Out There - A portrait of what's wrong with air quality in DFW
This commentary is a response to a recent article in the pages of Green Source DFW on 'The Air Out There - The Quest for Clean Air in DFW', pollution and ozone levels in Dallas Ft. Worth.
The Air Out There - The quest for clean air in DFW
July 5, 2012
As Dallas-Fort Worth braces for the long hot summer, ozone alert days are also popping into the forecast. Those are days when ozone levels are expected to rise to unhealthy levels as designated by Environmental Protection Agency standards.
Community groups force Exide plant closure in Frisco
The sign of a member of Frisco Unleaded, a community group formed in Frisco to combat the Exide lead smelter in that city)
June 6, 2012
When Shiby Mathew and her family moved to Frisco in 2008, they didn’t know that one of their neighbors would be a lead smelter.
The Dallas City Council Gets Briefed on the Gas Drilling Task Force
Published May 17, 2011
By Brandolon Barnett
Festivals Abound as Dallas Ft. Worth Gets Into the Earth Day Spirit
(Correction: The article originally stated that Kids K-6th grade would receive a ticket for a drawing for an Ipad for every ten juice cartons they bring in. The correct item to be brought for a ticket is a juice pouch. ontact event organizers for details.)
By Julie Thibodeaux