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Friendship-West Baptist Church filed to dismiss its case against the developers who planned to build an industrial warehouse near the church.
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A temporary injunction was granted by a Dallas district court Tuesday halting a 200,000-square-foot warehouse in a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood.
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West Dallas residents say they feel belittled by the response to concerns over the GAF shingle plant. Council Member Omar Narvaez says he's constrained by ethics laws.
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Texas' oversight over asphalt plants is limited. Critics say that has exposed Dallas' Joppa community — and other communities across the state — to hazardous pollution.
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Austin Bridge and Road says its controversial asphalt batch plant in Joppa will stop production June 26. Joppa is a mostly Black Dallas community.
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Comprehensive plan vote delayed until August, with public meeting expected in June.
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The Austin Asphalt batch plant in Joppa will not be granted an automatic permit renewal from the city. Dallas city officials say the facility is out of compliance.
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A “Joppa community meeting” was billed as a chance to get information about the status of a controversial asphalt plant that residents say has long polluted the air in the predominately Black community.
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West Dallas residents who live near an asphalt shingle factory on Singleton Boulevard want it shut down. And they've delivered a letter to city council members demanding action.
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Dallas' Racial Equity Plan would affect decision-making across departments, impacting policing and public safety, housing and infrastructure, environmental justice and economic development.
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Dallas residents allege that the City of Dallas allowed Black and brown residential neighborhoods to be zoned next to industrial pollutants and are requesting a federal investigation.
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West Dallas residents say the fight to close an asphalt factory that pollutes their air is far from over, even though GAF has already promised to leave the community.