/tags/environmental-racism Environmental Racism en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:16:00 GMT /news/2025-07-15/toxic-twins-dallas-climate-activists-shingles Advocates are calling on the city to use a legal tool to close plants in West Dallas and Joppa. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:16:00 GMT /news/2025-07-15/toxic-twins-dallas-climate-activists-shingles Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2025-04-18/environmental-justice-heavy-industry-top-priorities-during-west-dallas-candidate-forum Some candidates vying to represent West Dallas on the city council answered resident questions about the area's environmental issues on Thursday. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:57:00 GMT /news/2025-04-18/environmental-justice-heavy-industry-top-priorities-during-west-dallas-candidate-forum Nathan Collins /news/2025-02-12/dallas-torpedoes-legal-tool-residents-could-use-to-fight-polluting-industrie-amortization-gaf-shingle-plant The Dallas City Council moved to strip residents of a legal right that could be used to battle polluting industries. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:13:52 GMT /news/2025-02-12/dallas-torpedoes-legal-tool-residents-could-use-to-fight-polluting-industrie-amortization-gaf-shingle-plant Nathan Collins /news/2025-02-11/dallas-officials-poised-to-strip-residents-of-legal-tool-to-battle-polluting-industries A proposal to amend a section of the city's development code could also result in Dallas officials stripping residents' right to file for the process. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:01:36 GMT /news/2025-02-11/dallas-officials-poised-to-strip-residents-of-legal-tool-to-battle-polluting-industries Nathan Collins /news/2024-11-13/code-change-could-limit-efforts-to-battle-polluting-industries-and-dallas-officials-want-more-info A change to an obscure Dallas development code could limit residents' right to advocate against heavy industry. Elected officials say they need more information. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-13/code-change-could-limit-efforts-to-battle-polluting-industries-and-dallas-officials-want-more-info Nathan Collins /energy-environment/2024-10-30/environmental-activists-fined-over-earth-day-protest-gaf-west-dallas-shingles-plant The five activists were fined for blocking the entrance to the GAF shingle factory during a protesting earlier this year. They say air pollution from the facility endangers public health. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-10-30/environmental-activists-fined-over-earth-day-protest-gaf-west-dallas-shingles-plant Zara Amaechi /news/2024-10-25/west-dallas-residents-resist-air-permit-renewal-for-gaf-shingle-plant West Dallas residents urged state regulators not to renew the air permit for a decades-old shingle plant near their homes. They said the plant is polluting their air. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-25/west-dallas-residents-resist-air-permit-renewal-for-gaf-shingle-plant 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 /news/2024-06-21/some-west-dallas-residents-are-at-higher-risk-of-exposure-to-harmful-air-pollutants-report-finds A new health study shows West Dallas residents could be exposed to higher levels of harmful air pollutants. Residents say they've been sounding the alarm for years. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-06-21/some-west-dallas-residents-are-at-higher-risk-of-exposure-to-harmful-air-pollutants-report-finds Nathan Collins /news/2024-03-01/south-dallas-megachurch-moves-to-dismiss-case-against-warehouse-developers Friendship-West Baptist Church filed to dismiss its case against the developers who planned to build an industrial warehouse near the church. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:01:07 GMT /news/2024-03-01/south-dallas-megachurch-moves-to-dismiss-case-against-warehouse-developers Megan Cardona