air quality

With millions expected to travel to North Texas for the FIFA World Cup, researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington said it could offer valuable insight into how big events effect air quality. As the region grows, one researcher said that insight could help local officials make decisions about how they try to improve air quality.

North Texans could see more alerts later this year from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the state agency responsible for regulating and enforcing federal air quality standards, as ozone season for the region runs from March to October.

The council failed to override an earlier denial for the batch plant, which would have gone up near MoneyGram Soccer Park in Northwest Dallas.

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.

Critics say TCEQ is erroneously using a federal rule to exclude counties that are failing federal soot rules.

Texas regulators are taking public comment about how they should implement an EPA rule to reduce methane leaks from the oil and gas industry.

Leaders say they need to take critical steps to address poor air quality in the region.

Texas environmental regulators will decide whether to give Dallas County a "nonattainment" designation. The county exceeded new air standards, according to regulators.

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.

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.

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.

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.