Nicole Lopez

23 hours ago | fortworthreport.org | Nicole Lopez

North Texas air quality planners are updating the region’s long-term air quality improvement plan to largely focus on reducing transportation emissions. Since 2023, air quality planners with the North Central Texas Council of Governments have been drafting the Dallas-Fort Worth Air Quality Improvement Plan. The document outlines measures to improve air quality in North Texas across several sectors, including transportation, energy, water, waste management, agriculture, forestry and open space.

2 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Nicole Lopez

Fort Worth is halfway toward leaders’ goal of collecting 20 million pounds of litter by the end of 2025. Between city staff, contractors and volunteers, 9,528,795 pounds of litter were collected from October 2024 to March, according to a June 3 report presented to City Council members. About 19.6 million pounds of litter were collected in 2024. The 20 million pounds of litter would be a 2% pickup increase from the amount of trash and debris collected last year.

4 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Nicole Lopez

North Texas planning officials are requesting the public’s feedback on a regional air quality improvement plan as they prepare to present the latest Dallas-Fort Worth air pollution data at two meetings scheduled in June. The North Central Texas Council of Governments will meet June 5 where planning officials will discuss projects addressing regional transportation and air quality.

6 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Nicole Lopez

This time of year, a wide variety of plants and flowers blossom across the Cross Timbers Region, encompassing North Texas. The Fort Worth Prairie Park makes up about 3,000 acres of that ecological region. In some areas of the prairie, North Texans can find an array of wildflowers in full bloom starting in the spring, carpeting the land with a mix of Indian blanket, American basketflower and Texas vervain.

1 week ago | fortworthreport.org | Nicole Lopez

In 2019, Haltom City residents asked city leaders to consider redeveloping the 56-acre North Park. The second biggest park in the city, North Park is now set to reopen June 7. Characterizing the project as “a long time coming,” parks and recreation director Christi Pruitt says Haltom City leaders are excited to showcase the park’s newest amenities to the public.