Shingle Mountain

The huge pile of toxic waste known as Shingle Mountain may be gone — but there’s new industrial activity planned in Floral Farms, a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood in southeast Dallas.

A new digital tool developed by Paul Quinn College and the advocacy group Downwinders At Risk archives the stories of Dallas County residents who've fought against environmental injustice.

The Environment and Sustainability Committee met Tuesday to provide an update on Shingle Mountain's cleanup and introduce a new dashboard.

After a years-long fight to remove Shingle Mountain, about 10 trucks began hauling away shingles from the toxic waste dump located in southeast Dallas.

Though the city has hired a company to haul Shingle Mountain away, residents of Floral Farms in southeast Dallas say tearing it down would be just the start of the recovery process. They're calling for more to be done, including the implementation of a plan that will address racial zoning.

Activists have been calling for the city to tear down Shingle Mountain, a site they've described as a symbol of environmental racism.

The residents of Choate Road in southeast Dallas have seen the rise of Shingle Mountain, a more than 70,000 ton toxic waste dump that was created by a recycling company. Now, they hope the City of Dallas keeps its promise to tear the mountain down.

The city of Dallas approved a $450,000 contract Tuesday to remove Shingle Mountain in southeast Dallas. The pile of roofing material has been sitting next to residential property for more than two years.

Dallas residents and activists brought the mountain, or part of it, to Dallas City Hall Monday to advocate for the removal of the so-called Shingle Mountain. The city council is scheduled to vote on a contractor bid on Tuesday.

The City of Dallas is looking at nine bids that will remove the huge pile of shingles located in Southeast Dallas known as "Shingle Mountain."

Environmental and social justice activists gathered at Dallas City Hall Plaza on Wednesday to say they've run out of patience and want the huge pile of…