The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (“Court”), in a March 26th Opinion addressed issues involving a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”).
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.
She’s organized walkouts, hunger strikes, marches and has experience lobbying in D.C.
She marched shoulder to shoulder with activists against police brutality in Dallas. After the death of Botham Jean, Cortez helped launch the city’s first community police oversight board.
Throughout the pandemic, she helped provide communities in District 2 with millions of masks, books and supplies for thousands of students, as well as over a million fresh produce boxes and meals.
Last summer, after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, Cortez marched for social change, budget reform and a more equitable public safety model.
When it comes to environmental issues like Shingle Mountain, she said the city needs to make zoning work for its communities. Part of that starts with ensuring residents know what developments are being proposed in and around their neighborhoods.
Amid the worst environmental racism still heaped on vulnerable Dallas residents, Paul Quinn College joins the fight
Amid the worst environmental racism still heaped on vulnerable Dallas residents, Paul Quinn College joins the fight
How its new Urban Research Initiative is helping neighbors and advocates trying to rid Floral Farms of a legacy of Shingle Mountain and other industrial hazards.
Five-year-old David Rojas rides his bike in front of his family s home on Bird Lane in the Floral Farms neighborhood of southeast Dallas. Eighteen-wheelers and other commercial trucks use the narrow street many times daily to get to an industrial recycling and waste disposal site on Bird Lane.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
Challengers allege that incumbent Tennell Atkins hasn’t done enough to improve disparities within his community. But Atkins said his familiarity of the.