The Dallas City Council hears the case for more heavy industry in a historic community today.
[Update: 3:30 p.m. Dallas City Council rejected concrete batch plants 9-5.]
March 28, 2018
Dallas-Fort Worth has poor air quality that keeps more kids off the playground and sends more respiratory patients to the hospital per capita than most U.S. urban centers, as local, federal and health association studies of recent years show. But in some neighborhoods, where heavy industry is placed out of view to most, the air is much, much worse.
Jason shows you how to make a homemade air filter to clean your home's air. Photo courtesy of Storyblock.
The inaugural Trash Dash 5K at Harry S. Moss Park in Dallas was moved to May 12 due to trail conditions. Photos courtesy of organizers.
March 26, 2018
Bicyclists and trail runners at Harry S. Moss Park in Dallas know the 284-acre wooded hideaway is an urban treasure. Now the park’s loyal fans and an army of eco-friendly high school students are organizing an event aimed at keeping the wild space from disappearing under a mountain of trash.
The greenhouse at Ruby Young Elementary Medical & Environmental Magnet Academy in DeSoto. Photos courtesy of Patty Wallace.
March 23, 2018
Abraham Lincoln said "The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land." A hundred and fifty years later, with the growing popularity of urban gardening, his words appear to ring true. As part of that trend, more schools are teaching students the value of growing your own food, including one DeSoto elementary magnet school.
Jason explains why you should go straw free or at least find a more eco-friendly alternative. Read more about the global campaign at The Last Plastic Straw. Photo by Karl Thibodeaux.
Lori Delacruz Lewis is seeking feedback on her sustainability workbook from higher education teachers. Courtesy of Storyblock.
March 12, 2018
Lori Delacruz Lewis wants to know what higher education teachers think of her sustainability workbook.