Marvin Nichols Reservoir stays in state plan
Jan. 14, 2015
By Neena Satija
The Texas Tribune
It was an argument the state's top water planning officials had long avoided, over a huge lake that probably won't exist for decades — if ever.
Jan. 14, 2015
By Neena Satija
The Texas Tribune
It was an argument the state's top water planning officials had long avoided, over a huge lake that probably won't exist for decades — if ever.

Dallas' new bag fee law requires a five-cent fee on all single use bags. Courtesy of city of Dallas.
Jan, 12, 2014
By Julie Thibodeaux
Here's a look back at some of the top environmental stories in the Dallas-Fort Worth region in 2014.
JANUARY
WILD CHILD

All photos depict an Austin home with permaculture features designed by John Bushe. Tonight, gardening enthusiasts and sustainability advocates can check out the permaculture features John Bushe installed at his Dallas townhome, which is for rent beginning Jan. 1.
Dec. 17, 2014

The city of North Richland Hills is considering requiring a special use permit for solar solar installations on street-facing slopes of a resident’s roof as well as for ground mounted systems more than 500 square feet. Above, a home in Cedar Hill with solar panels on the street-facing side of home. Photos courtesy of the DFW Solar Home Tour.
Nov. 11, 2014
Nov. 5, 2014
The gas drilling industry has long denied the environmental and health hazards of gas drilling, but research is catching up, according to Anne Epstein, MD, an internal medicine specialist who was flown in from Lubbock by Downwinders at Risk to share her findings at the Mansfield Gas Well Awareness meeting last week.
Nov. 3, 2014
Watch a 3.39 minute video about UTA's compost program. Video by Marshall Hinsley:
John Darling explains how compost happens at UTA in this Green Source DFW video by Marshall Hinsley.