Clean Air
State program offers help for high polluting cars
The AirCheckTexas Program may provide up to $600 to repair your vehicle or up to $3,500 toward a qualifying replacement vehicle.
Aug. 1, 2017
A state program helps vehicle owners comply with emissions standards by providing financial assistance to repair cars or replace older models.
Texas legislators raise an axe against local tree ordinances
Senate Bill 14 and House Bill 70, ban cities, counties and even HOA from restricting property owners’ removal of trees or other vegetation.
July 24, 2017
Bills to pre-empt local ordinances protecting trees throughout Texas are being pushed through the legislature right now, unless public opposition stops them. More than 100 cities in Texas that already have tree ordinances would be affected.
VW settlement could help cleanup North Texas air
DFW clean air consortium aims to ramp up local air monitoring
North Texas watchdogs partner with academics, cities to step up air quality monitoring
Downwinders at Risk is working with a researcher from the University of Texas - Dallas and others to monitor air quality in North Texas hot spots using drones as well as stationary monitors. Photo courtesy of Downwinders at Risk.
Dec. 14, 2016
Texas environmental atlas maps out state’s ecological legacy
North Texas activist weighs in on concrete industry's efforts to go green at Euro conference
Downwinders at Risk director Jim Schermbeck, third row from the bottom on the left, joined international environmentalists and representatives from European-based concrete corporations in Switzerland in July to discuss implementing green policies.
Aug. 9, 2016
Dallas City Council backs air quality resolution sponsored by DFW CAN
Members of the DFW Clean Air Network celebrate after the Dallas City Council approved a measure that urges action to improve air quality. Front row: Marilyn Hamaker, Chris Guldi, Cherelle Blazer and daughter and Tammy Bounds. Back row: Corey Troiani, Richard Guidi and Lon Burnam.
June 21, 2016