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Dallas is a step closer to limiting the right to formally protest polluters

August 23, 2024

Dallas closer to preventing residents from petitioning to shut down harmful business

August 23, 2024

Judge delays ruling on if West Dallas residents can file for closure of polluting shingle plant

July 25, 2024

High Levels of Air Pollutants in West Dallas Are Making Residents Sick, Study Finds

June 24, 2024

West Dallas residents are exposed to more air pollution than rest of county, study says

June 22, 2024

Dallas environmental activists block GAF entrance to draw attention to Earth Day 2024

April 23, 2024

North Texas groups will host a 3-day event to raise awareness of environmental justice

April 4, 2024

Will a new factory in Kansas help GAF ‘wind down’ a controversial West Dallas shingle plant?

March 21, 2024

Dallas residents battle to rid neighborhood of factories “destroying” lives

February 26, 2024

The Faces That Face: Unmasking the Individuals Whose Lives Bear the Burden of Environmental Injustice

February 21, 2024

In Dallas, EPA casts a net for answers on how pollution from concrete batch plants affects people’s health

February 2, 2024

West Dallas Resident Files Lawsuit To Try To Run Shingle Factory Out of Town

January 19, 2024

Cisneros vs Dallas: Resident sues city for blocking possible last path to GAF shingle plant closure

January 17, 2024

A New Report on Texas Pollution Oversight Comes to West Dallas

January 9, 2024

West Dallas residents who want GAF shingle plant closed disappointed by council member’s response

November 20, 2023

‘The poison pill’: West Dallas residents may see option to force closure of polluting plant limited

November 15, 2023

EPA plans to analyze effects of heavy industries in West Dallas, location of GAF shingle plant

November 14, 2023

West Dallas residents still fighting shingle plant in their neighborhood

October 3, 2023

West Dallas residents fighting for shingle factory’s removal could be blocked by new state law

October 3, 2023

‘Doors keep getting shut’: Proposed Dallas ordinance could hinder GAF shingle factory shutdown plans

October 3, 2023

West Dallas Group Accuses the City of ‘Environmental Racism’ in Complaint

September 19, 2023

Dallas under pressure to share air sensor data that can reveal health risks as quickly as possible

April 13, 2023

GAF recovers trust in second West Dallas meeting

January 31, 2023

West Dallas neighbors continue fight against GAF manufacturing plant over environmental concerns

November 3, 2022

West Dallas neighbors continue fight against GAF manufacturing plant

November 3, 2022

The battle over a West Dallas shingle factory may not be over — despite a proposal to shut it down

July 28, 2022

80-year-old shingle factory in West Dallas to shut down

July 22, 2022

West Dallas residents weary of an unwelcome neighbor, want asphalt shingle factory to ‘vete ya’

July 13, 2022

In Dallas, the Toxic Legacy of Zoning Lingers

March 9, 2022

Decades after closure of lead smelter, voices rise against other West Dallas polluters

August 22, 2021