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New North Texas environmental coalition to lead ExxonMobil rally

The Coalition for Environmental Justice - North Texas is hosting the ExxonMobil Shareholders Meeting Protest on May 31 in Dallas to highlight climate change. Formed in February, CEJ-NTX unites various environmental groups against corporate influence and fossil fuel interests, aiming to become a political voice for necessary change.

North Texas Climate March in Dallas debuts new coalition

In Dallas, about 300 people marched from Dealey Plaza to the EPA office during the North Texas People's Climate March, coinciding with President Trump's 100th day in office. This event, organized by the new Coalition for Environmental Justice - North Texas and including various partners, marked the coalition's first local activism effort.

Nonprofit aims to brighten South Dallas with solar training

Students test irradiance outside the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center in Dallas. The class was participating in Good Faith Impact's solar installation training held last month. Photos courtesy of Good Faith Impact.

May 1, 2017

North Texas science marchers do their research with clever signs

Like a cold lab room, the weather was fittingly chilly and gray for the March for Science in DFW on Earth Day morning. And while the message was serious, there was plenty of heartwarming humor to be found at marches held in Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton and Sherman.

Earth Day Texas dives into ocean advocacy with new exhibits, keynote Sylvia Earle

This year, ocean health will be a focus of the festival with keynote speaker oceanographer and environmentalist Sylvia Earth, along with exhibits, film screenings and a dive pool from Go Dive Now.

April 19, 2017

Starting Friday, Earth Day Texas will once again descend on Dallas with a few things you'll remember from past years and a number of things new as well. Here is a snapshot:

What’s New in 2017

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Flint heros headline conference tailored to North Texas activists

Melissa Mays and Nayyirah Shariff, who exposed Flint’s water crisis, will speak at the Root and Branch Revue in Dallas, urging mistrust of officials and promoting activism. This multi-day event empowers local activists with workshops on environmental justice and community organizing, emphasizing citizen science and political accountability.

How will Texas energy — and environment — fare under Trump?

From the Texas Tribune.

Nov. 16, 2016

Donald Trump’s upset win last week was generally cheered by the Texas oil and gas industry and lamented by environmentalists who found a major ally in the Obama administration amid long-suffering efforts to protect the state’s air and water and promote renewable energy sources.

Texas environmental atlas maps out state’s ecological legacy

There's plenty of Texas lore to read in The Texas Landscape Project: Nature and People but environmentalists, Texas history buffs and geography lovers alike will enjoy just perusing its maps, aerial views and historic photos. The richly illustrated 500-page environmental history atlas was published by Texas A&M University Press in June.