The time is long gone when it was enough to eliminate your waste by throwing it into the street (from the Latin, e-limen = outside the threshold of the house). Today, waste treatment in Texas is difficult and expensive and has harmful consequences on the environment. Added to this, natural resources are becoming scarce. Indeed, […]
How Bad is Pollution in San Antonio San Antonio and the state of Texas are committed to improving waste management practices in order to improve sustainability and reduce local pollution. The Texas Legislature recently passed a law that encourages more sustainable waste management and incentivizes resource recovery. This law creates a waste diversion program that […]
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is a state agency that is responsible for the enforcement of environmental laws in Texas, including enforcing licensing requirements for landfills, among other responsibilities. The TCEQ voted unanimously to adopt the state’s first state-wide rules governing the operation of waste facilities in Texas. The rules were created in […]
In last few years, polluted air in Dallas had reached new heights. Dallas is among the worst AQIs in the country for both ozone and PM2.5 pollution. In 2019, the air quality in Dallas, Texas failed to achieve the nationally permitted level of PM2.5 pollution. And over 1.5 million Dallas residents are at risk of […]
Cities across the state cautioned residents on Wednesday which water supplies are dangerously low and could be unsafe to drink after numerous days f freezing temperatures & Texans dripping faucets to protect frozen pipes. They’re urging Texas to boils tap water for drinking, brushing their teeth, cooking and making ice, as citizens struggle to keep […]
According to a new study, drinking water is frequently lower safe than what the government considers safe. A drink of water is something that most Americans take for granted. However, according to a survey issued on Wednesday, there are over 270 dangerous chemicals in municipal drinking water around the country, including in Dallas. The chemicals […]
According to specialists, the worldwide mix of chemical pollution now threaten the stability of eco – systems on which humanity depends. Plastics, as well as 350,000 synthetic chemicals like as pesticides, industrial compounds, and medicines, are of special concern, they said. Plastic pollution has now been discovered from the pinnacle of Mount Everest to deepest […]
Despite the progress, Dallas-Fort Worth was rated 21st / 228 metropolitan area on a list of the most polluted cities in the United States. As per the American Lung Association’s 2020 State of the Air report, Dallas-Fort Worth had its least polluted month on record for O3 pollution, but there’s still space for improvement. Data […]