/tags/air-quality air quality en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:04:42 GMT /environment-nature/2025-03-06/north-texas-air-quality-ozone-season As ozone season begins, the region has already exceeded federal air quality standards. Environmental advocates are urging residents to change small behaviors in their lives while cities work to fix the problem. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:04:42 GMT /environment-nature/2025-03-06/north-texas-air-quality-ozone-season Olla Mokhtar /environment-nature/2025-01-16/the-air-in-12-texas-counties-exceeded-federal-soot-standards-only-four-may-face-consequences Critics say TCEQ is erroneously using a federal rule to exclude counties that are failing federal soot rules. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:30:00 GMT /environment-nature/2025-01-16/the-air-in-12-texas-counties-exceeded-federal-soot-standards-only-four-may-face-consequences Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune /energy-environment/2024-12-16/growing-oil-industry-support-for-methane-reduction-rule-could-help-it-survive-trumps-return Texas regulators are taking public comment about how they should implement an EPA rule to reduce methane leaks from the oil and gas industry. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:13:16 GMT /energy-environment/2024-12-16/growing-oil-industry-support-for-methane-reduction-rule-could-help-it-survive-trumps-return Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune /news/2024-12-13/businesses-could-be-fined-north-texas-air-quality-ozone Leaders say they need to take critical steps to address poor air quality in the region. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-13/businesses-could-be-fined-north-texas-air-quality-ozone Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2024-11-27/dallas-tarrant-counties-could-be-in-violation-of-air-quality-standards-state-regulators-warn Texas environmental regulators will decide whether to give Dallas County a "nonattainment" designation. The county exceeded new air standards, according to regulators. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-27/dallas-tarrant-counties-could-be-in-violation-of-air-quality-standards-state-regulators-warn Nathan Collins /news/2024-10-21/dallas-officials-back-rezoning-mostly-minority-joppa-area-to-limit-industrial-polluters-near-residences Residents in the mostly minority Joppa neighborhood have been sounding the alarm over nearby heavy industry. Dallas officials are backing rezoning to help change that. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-21/dallas-officials-back-rezoning-mostly-minority-joppa-area-to-limit-industrial-polluters-near-residences Nathan Collins /environment-nature/2024-07-19/north-texas-reports-more-poor-air-quality-days-to-date-than-all-of-2023 As of July 18, the region reported 17 days that ground-level ozone, or smog, exceeded levels considered healthy for all populations. In 2023, the area reported 13 ozone air quality alerts. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:51:22 GMT /environment-nature/2024-07-19/north-texas-reports-more-poor-air-quality-days-to-date-than-all-of-2023 Ryan Thorpe| Fort Worth Report /environment-nature/2024-07-17/epa-to-review-texas-plan-for-cleaning-up-air-quality-at-the-states-national-parks-after-legal-set The legal settlement comes after environmental groups sued the agency to force action on a plan to clean up haze pollution in Texas and multiple other states. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:04:54 GMT /environment-nature/2024-07-17/epa-to-review-texas-plan-for-cleaning-up-air-quality-at-the-states-national-parks-after-legal-set Travis Bubenik /environment-nature/2024-02-14/transportation-is-polluting-north-texas-air-officials-seek-about-200m-for-solutions With just weeks to finalize Dallas-Fort Worth’s air quality improvement plan, North Central Texas Council of Governments staff have revealed its initial ideas for reducing pollution across the region. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:44:53 GMT /environment-nature/2024-02-14/transportation-is-polluting-north-texas-air-officials-seek-about-200m-for-solutions Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report /environment-nature/2024-02-08/dallas-fort-worth-counties-dont-meet-biden-administrations-new-soot-pollution-limits Ten Texas counties, including Tarrant, Dallas and Harris, report higher levels of soot pollution than allowed under the EPA’s new rules. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 23:38:52 GMT /environment-nature/2024-02-08/dallas-fort-worth-counties-dont-meet-biden-administrations-new-soot-pollution-limits Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report