Dallas Sierra Club activist Chris Guldi talks with General Russel Honoré, right, and Israel Anderson, a former EPA Region 6 associate director, while touring Joppa, a neighborhood in south Dallas overshadowed by industrial plants. Photos by Julie Thibodeaux.
Feb. 19, 2019
A general who became a national hero in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina came to Dallas last week to talk about fighting his new foe - polluters.
The former Lane Plating Works at 5322 Bonnie View Road in Dallas was declared a Superfund site in May. Photo courtesy of Googlemaps.
Jan. 15, 2019
Olinka Green’s broad, smiling face darkens to a frown, when the subject of the old Lane Plating plant in her southern Dallas neighborhood comes up.
The Sierra Club's Lone Star PAC supports state and local candidates on a nonpartisan basis. Photo by Julie Thibodeaux.
Oct. 26, 2018
The North Texas Clean Air Network was unanimously approved by Dallas City Council’s Quality of Life Committee to go to the full Council for consideration in December. Images courtesy of DFW ARC.
Oct. 3, 2018
Good news for North Texas lungs! Last week, a local consortium working for air monitoring won a victory.
The North Texas Clean Air Network was unanimously approved by Dallas City Council’s Quality of Life Committee to go to the full Council for consideration Dec. 12. QoL will brief Council on Dec. 5.
A coalition of local environmental activists pushed for the Climate Plan amendment to be included in the Dallas city budget. Courtesy of Rita Beving.
Sept. 26, 2018
Dallas City Council and mayor responded last week to environmentalists' push for a city climate action plan. The Council gave unanimous approval of the environmental initiative at the final City budget vote Sept. 18.
It was a 180-degree turn from past eras at City Hall.