2021 Holiday Grease Roundup
Instead of washing your grease down the drain, participate in the Holiday Grease Roundup and recycle it for free! The 2021 Holiday Grease Roundup kicks off Monday, November 22, and ends Monday, January 10. Dozens of north Texas municipalities have partnered with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the Wastewater and Treatment Education Roundtable, and American BioSource to help protect sewer systems and the environment by either providing additional drop-off locat
Clean Air Facts for 2022
2021 was a wild ride, but it’s time to crawl out from under the covers and pick up your pen, because it’s time for New Year’s resolutions. This year we’d like you to join us here at Air North Texas in committing to clean air actions in 2022 to help improve air quality in North Texas. Here are some clean air facts and tips to get you started. Figure out your Footprint Did you know you can calculate your carbon footprint? Check out the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ho
Four Local Transit Agencies Sign Up for FTA's Sustainable Transit Challenge
On June 15, 2021 the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Launched the Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet Challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to encourage transit agencies to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to help meet the GHG reduction set by President Biden. Four transit agencies in North Texas have signed up to participate in the challenge: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA), STAR Transit, and Trinity M
DFWCC Participates in DOE-Funded EMPOWER Workplace Charging Project
The Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office announced the winners of the FY'21 "Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Vehicle Technologies Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment" funding opportunity. Included in this year’s round was a Topic Area of “Electric Vehicle Workplace Charging.” One of the announced winners was the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition (CWCC) and their EMPOWER proposal – “Equitable Mobility Powering Opportunities for Workplace Ele
Local Government Energy Reporting - 2021 Reports
Under Texas Health and Safety Code §388.005(c), all political subdivisions, state agencies, and institutes of higher education in a ozone non-attainment or near non-attainment county (also known as affected counties) are required to establish a goal to reduce electricity consumption by at least five percent each year. Each political subdivision must submit a report annually to the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) regarding the entity's progress and efforts towards meet
