Dallas environmental advocate Ben Sandifer was named Citizen Scientist of the Year by the Texas Stream Team. Photos courtesy of Ben Sandifer.
Sept. 24, 2019
A local environmental watchdog was recognized by a state-wide water agency for monitoring a Dallas County spring.
Last week, the Texas Stream Team announced that Ben Sandifer had been selected as the 2019 Citizen Scientist of the Year.
The Green Professionals Workshop will be held Jan. 9 through March 6 in Fort Worth. Courtesy of Storyblock.
Jan. 2, 2019
Organizers of a water conservation workshop for landscape professionals are hoping it will have a trickle down effect.
The Green Professionals Workshop will be held Jan. 9 through March 6.
Mighty Earth says runoff from Tyson Foods' facilities and suppliers has contributed to the largest Gulf of Mexico dead zone in history.
Oct. 11, 2017
Change may be coming to the top U.S. meat producer, at a location near you. Tyson Foods’ meats and poultry, familiar in kitchens across Texas, the U.S. and abroad, are enormous sellers – $36 billion in 2016. However, the environmental fallout from Tyson, its top competitors and their supply chains of feed growers and animal-raising operators is also gigantic – in Texas, as well as in the Cornbelt.
Turkey season is gearing up and it’s time for families to consider not only how to cook the turkey, but also how to get rid of the turkey grease at the end of the day.
Around the Metroplex, cities work hard to make sure residents know not to just throw that grease down the drain. While in the past many folks have done that, it is a big environmental no-no these days.
Speakers will talk about the current state of Texas' water supply, threats and conservation methods on Sept. 17. Above, a rainwater catchment system. Courtesy of Innovative Water Solutions, one of the speakers at the conference.
Aug. 17, 2016
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the agency that handles drilling rights on public lands, wants to allow fracking on the northwest side of Lake Lewisville. Photos courtesy of DFW NBC5.
Feb. 22, 2016
Environmental reporter Randy Lee Loftis retired from the Dallas Morning News in September but he's still covering the environmental beat.
Jan. 12, 2016
After 26 years as environmental reporter for the Dallas Morning News, Randy Lee Loftis starts the new year on the wing. Rumors of his retirement are greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain’s famous retort to reports of his own demise.
“Retirement? I’m too young for that!” says Loftis.