Environmental activists vow to keep momentum going after drilling denied in parks
By Julie Thibodeaux. Photos by Phillip Shinoda. Aug. 29, 2013
Local environmental advocates celebrated at a downtown watering hole Wednesday night after the Dallas City Council finally put an end to a request by Trinity East Energy to drill on public parkland.
Environmentalists are riding a wave of optimism this week after the Dallas City Plan Commission confirmed it has included a 1,500-foot setback in the new gas drilling ordinance being drafted by the city. 

More than 30 environmental enthusiasts turned out for the