North Texas

Environmental reporter Randy Lee Loftis retired from the Dallas Morning News in September but he's still covering the environmental beat.​

Jan. 12, 2016

After 26 years as environmental reporter for the Dallas Morning News, Randy Lee Loftis starts the new year on the wing. Rumors of his retirement are greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain’s famous retort to reports of his own demise.

“Retirement? I’m too young for that!” says Loftis. 

Jan. 11, 2016

Irving resident Michael Tenney, coowner of NearBayou Naturals, is not only carrying on his family's eco-friendly business, he helped create it. Back in 2008, Tenney’s mother Cynthia of Iowa was cloth diapering most of her children and found that their skin was reacting to a chemical found in synthetic laundry detergents.

A Public Hearing About the Air You Breath

Thursday, January 21

Public Comment begins at 6:30 pm

616 Six Flags Road, Arlington

(HQ of the North Central Texas Council of Governments)        

Jan. 8, 2016

What's going on?

It's a public hearing on DFW's bad air. The whole region. 

Longtime State House Representative Lon Burnam of Fort Worth recently announced he is running for one of three seats on Texas’ Railroad Commission. Photos courtesy of Facebook.com/repburnam​

Jan. 5, 2016

Master furniture maker Alton Bowman led efforts to create the city's tree board as development threatened Flower Mound's tree canopy.​

WATCH THE VIDEO OF ALTON BOWMAN

Jan. 5, 2016

Master furniture maker and conservator Alton Bowman knows the special qualities, colors and origins of an amazing array of woods.

Jan. 4, 2016

At a recent launch of Toyota’s all new Toyota Prius, the word was unmistakably that the 2016 Toyota Prius will be rewriting the hybrid rulebook that it created. With a price tag starting at $24,200 for the Prius Two model and up to $30,000 for the Prius Four Touring, the 2016 Prius line offers car buyers many choices.  

Jason says when you're cleaning out your closets in the new year, give your old garments a second life.

Anna Clark was among North Texans who traveled to Paris to participate in environmental events surrounding COP 21.

Dec. 16, 2015