Downwinders at Risk director Jim Schermbeck, third row from the bottom on the left, joined international environmentalists and representatives from European-based concrete corporations in Switzerland in July to discuss implementing green policies.
Aug. 9, 2016
Texas’ statewide general permit for pesticide use in and around water is up for renewal this year. Public comment ended Monday.
Aug. 2, 2016
Members of the DFW Clean Air Network celebrate after the Dallas City Council approved a measure that urges action to improve air quality. Front row: Marilyn Hamaker, Chris Guldi, Cherelle Blazer and daughter and Tammy Bounds. Back row: Corey Troiani, Richard Guidi and Lon Burnam.
June 21, 2016
The Dallas chapter of Code Pink was one of a dozen regional organizations represented at last week's #ExxonKnew rally. Photos courtesy of Linda Cooke.
May 30, 2016
On Wednesday, North Texans rallied outside ExxonMobil’s annual shareholder meeting in downtown Dallas while inside shareholders’ efforts to hold Exxon accountable for its role in climate change made small progress – one resolution won, of 9.
Big Brown in Freestone County is one of the coal-burning power plants that DFW CAN says needs to be regulated. Photo courtesy of Texas Tribune.
May 9, 2016
On Tuesday, Dallas County became the first government entity in North Texas to reject the state’s clean air plan and request the Environmental Protection Agency to follow suit. Their resolution asks EPA to develop a federal plan to reduce smog that’s worse here than anywhere else in Texas. The County’s resolution calls on EPA for two actions.
