/tags/ozone ozone 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 /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 /environment-nature/2024-11-01/north-texas-ozone-levels-are-getting-worse-air-planners-dont-expect-improvement Ozone levels in Dallas-Fort Worth are the highest they’ve been in the past three years. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:43:17 GMT /environment-nature/2024-11-01/north-texas-ozone-levels-are-getting-worse-air-planners-dont-expect-improvement Nicole Lopez | Fort Worth Report /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/2023-10-26/north-texas-ozone-alerts-hit-highest-number-in-a-decade-are-millions-in-fines-on-the-horizon Given the number of times Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis saw highway signs blaring “OZONE ALERT” this summer, they may as well have been broken, he said. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:05:35 GMT /environment-nature/2023-10-26/north-texas-ozone-alerts-hit-highest-number-in-a-decade-are-millions-in-fines-on-the-horizon Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report /environment-nature/2016-05-03/dallas-county-asks-feds-to-clean-up-state-air-standards The Dallas County Commissioner’s Court approved a resolution Tuesday calling for higher state air quality standards for North Texas.The resolution says… Tue, 03 May 2016 23:05:44 GMT /environment-nature/2016-05-03/dallas-county-asks-feds-to-clean-up-state-air-standards Christopher Connelly /environment-nature/2016-04-20/texas-air-quality-theres-good-news-and-bad-news The American Lung Association released the results of its 17th annual State of the Air report on Wednesday. It’s a report card on the nation’s air… Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:28:25 GMT /environment-nature/2016-04-20/texas-air-quality-theres-good-news-and-bad-news Christopher Connelly /texas-news/2015-12-29/texas-targets-epa-smog-rule-in-latest-suit In another lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the state of Texas is taking aim at tightened standards on ground-level ozone —… Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:41:34 GMT /texas-news/2015-12-29/texas-targets-epa-smog-rule-in-latest-suit Jim Malewitz Texas Tribune /health-science-tech/2015-04-29/dallas-fort-worth-has-some-of-the-countrys-worst-ozone-pollution-study-says Texas cities again ranked among the most polluted in the nation in the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air 2015” report released today. The… Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:09:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2015-04-29/dallas-fort-worth-has-some-of-the-countrys-worst-ozone-pollution-study-says Lauren Silverman /environment-nature/2014-10-21/texas-is-on-the-lonely-side-over-ozone-pollution-battle At the state agency responsible for protecting Texans from pollution, a cadre of scientists is now marshaling its arguments to fight tougher federal… Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:11:46 GMT /environment-nature/2014-10-21/texas-is-on-the-lonely-side-over-ozone-pollution-battle Neena Satija