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Dallas Wins Green City Award for Recycling Education

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized the City of Dallas Water Utilities’ (DWU) water conservation education and outreach efforts with a 2011 WaterSense Excellence Award.
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Fighting the Grease Monster

One pipe at a time.
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2011 Dallas Bike Plan

Do you love to ride your bike? If you do, you are not alone in Dallas. The City’s Bicycle
Coordinator, Max Kalhammer, has been working hard with neighborhood groups and bicycle
enthusiasts on the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan.
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Now it's Even More Convenient to Recycle Cooking Oil

You can now bring your used cooking oil in a plastic bottle with a screw top lid to three new drop-off cages at DFR fire stations.
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Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Study tests impact of home energy efficiency upgrades in South Dallas

In the Mill City community of South Dallas on Spring Avenue, a new residential subdivision is nearing completion. Located on 6.3 acres donated by Dallas Housing Authority, this $5.3 million development is a joint venture between two nonprofit housing organizations. When complete, the development will consist of 51 single-family homes that will offer homeownership opportunities for low and moderate income families. But these homes are not typical of what most people think when they hear the term “affordable housing”—these homes are an exercise in “affordable green building.”
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2010 Trinity River Photo Contest Winners

The 2010 Contest was a huge success with an increase of 59% in the number of photos submitted over last year. In 2009, 350 photos were entered and this year the judges examined 858 photos!
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And the Winners are... (24.6 MB)

Fire engines may be red…but the fire station is green! Dallas’ newest green building - Fire Station No. 42

When Fire Station No. 42 was built in 1957, it was a far cry from the state-of-the-art, eco-friendly building seen today.
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