By Julie Thibodeaux
North Texas activists step up Keystone pipeline fight
August 29, 2012
Some North Texas environmentalists are standing up to the Keystone XL pipeline.
Couple says 'no' to plastic for a year
The remains of an albatross on Midway Island who died from eating plastic. Photo by Chris Jordan.
EPA to host hearing on new cement rules
Aug. 10, 2012
Denton group tackles ethics of gas drilling
July 31, 2012
As a philosophy professor at the University of North Texas, Dr. Adam Briggle is an expert at ethical debates. But last year, he found himself in the middle of real-world problem solving when he agreed to head up the Denton Stakeholder Advisory Group.
BRIT launches mobile app for plant ID
July 29, 2012
BRIT is keeping up with the digital age.
The 25-year-old research and education center in Fort Worth houses a world-class botanical research library and herbarium that offers a resource for botanists, environmentalists, teachers, students and gardeners.
Dallas Residents at Risk aims to influence city’s gas drilling ordinance
(Photo: A promotional image for Dallas Residents at Risk)
July 13, 2012
Area activists are partnering with concerned residents to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to gas drilling in Dallas.
The Air Out There - The quest for clean air in DFW
July 5, 2012
As Dallas-Fort Worth braces for the long hot summer, ozone alert days are also popping into the forecast. Those are days when ozone levels are expected to rise to unhealthy levels as designated by Environmental Protection Agency standards.
Group supports women in environmental fields
June 19, 2012
They’re women who specialize in sustainable businesses -- everything from recycling to environmental science to green marketing. They’re entrepreneurs, city employees and job seekers. Together they make up the Dallas-Fort Worth group known as Women in the Environment.
Community groups force Exide plant closure in Frisco
The sign of a member of Frisco Unleaded, a community group formed in Frisco to combat the Exide lead smelter in that city)
June 6, 2012
When Shiby Mathew and her family moved to Frisco in 2008, they didn’t know that one of their neighbors would be a lead smelter.
Fewer frogs found in North Texas
(Photo: A Woodhouse Toad, once abundant in Dallas County, now the subject of envrionmental conservation efforts. Courtesy of Carl Franklin.)
May 30, 2012
From Six Flags to Rangers Ballpark, area attractions go green
(Photo: Members of The Texas Ranger's 'Green Team')
May 25, 2012
The Texas Rangers want to make recycling as American as baseball and apple pie.
Bluebird population booms in Fort Worth
April 17, 2012
Photo courtesy of Jim Marshall.