Dallas and Tarrant Counties are falling short of state air quality standards, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The two local counties are among 12 statewide flagged for poor air quality.

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot. But Texas environmental regulators are proposing that only four of them be required to take action to improve their air quality.

Newsome, federal chief environmental justice officer, left, shares with symposium attendees some of the goals she accomplished during her tenure with the Biden White House Administration as fireside chat moderator Kathryn Bazan,

Jon Niermann expects to assist project developers with permitting at Vinson & Elkins and to defend clients in enforcement actions.

Even with 250 new cases of contamination, cases are on a downward trend. Remediation could be costly and time consuming.

AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) - Brooke Paup, who has served on the Texas Water Board since 2018 and has 19 years of experience in state government, is the new chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The U.S. Navy plans to take more than 1,000 soil samples from Hensley Field, the latest step toward cleaning up the contaminated decommissioned southern Dallas airfield.

Nobody wants to share a day on the water with E. coli. The bacteria is a sure sign of fecal contamination, which is washed into waterways from farm fields or sewage systems by rain. The microbes are also dangerous exposure to E.

Cameron County leads the state in soot contamination, second only to Harris County, which includes Houston. Harris is home to the largest concentration of oil refineries and petro

The report shows improvement in addressing disparities, rising from a score of 39 to 42, with a new focus on environmental justice.

Sen. Charles Perry's plan would dedicate billions for new water projects but leave out stronger groundwater regulation, which some say has led to overpumping.

Carlos Evans, the director of the Dallas Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability, is leaving to work in the private sector. Evans joined the city in 2022, two years after Dallas adopted its first-ever climate action plan to address environmental issues and develop strategies to mitigate the challenges associated with climate change.