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Texas-themed parade float with flags and star, Arlington Conservation Council banner.
Jul 10 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

Arlington environmentalists snag grand prize at July 4th parade

The Arlington Conservation Council finally had its day in the sun at the Arlington Fourth of July parade last week. Beating out 150 entries, the 40-plus-year-old environmental group took home the Grand Prize at the 52nd annual Arlington July 4th parade. The nonprofit also won for Best Noncommercial Float.
Jun 23 2017, Teresa McUsic

'An Inconvenient Sequel' coming to DFW this summer  

A decade after the Academy award-winning film brought the concept of climate change into popular culture, the new film is slated for distribution in August.​ Courtesy of AnInconvenientSequel.com's Facebook page.

June 23, 2017

A powerful sequel to Al Gore’s climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth will hit Dallas theaters Aug. 3. AMC Grapevine Mills and AMC North Park will debut the film locally, followed later in the week by The Magnolia and other theaters throughout the Metroplex. 

Jun 20 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

DFW clean air consortium aims to ramp up local air monitoring

DFW avoided a nuclear waste site and a disposal well at Lake Arlington. The new DFW Air Research Consortium, formed by local groups and universities, aims to enhance air monitoring in North Texas. Events will share their efforts in tackling air pollution through improved monitoring and collaboration.
Sprinklers watering green grass near a wet sidewalk.
Jun 13 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

'Summer Splash' to support DFW water advocacy group

The Clean Water Fund's DFW office hosts "Summer Splash" on June 21, 5:30-8 p.m., at Stoney's Wine Lounge, Dallas, benefiting water conservation advocacy. Last year, the group halted a fracking license by Lake Lewisville and is opposing a disposal well near Lake Arlington this year.
A large group of people holding protest signs outdoors.
May 24 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

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.
Three people hold a banner for environmental justice during a protest march.
May 03 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

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.
Golden retriever wearing a blue sign on its back, standing on pavement.
Apr 24 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

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.