A proposed code amendment could prevent environmental justice efforts to battle industry polluters, like amortization efforts in West Dallas.
West Dallas residents oppose GAF's renewal application at TCEQ's public meeting, hoping their concerns will be considered in the final decision.
What originally started as an effort to revive the theater has expanded in scope, with Forest Forward acquiring several surrounding parcels of land between Julius Schepps Freeway and SM Wright Freeway. Forest Forward now owns the theater, the former liquor store just north of the theater, the gas station next door to the liquor store, and the lots behind the theater where an infamous gambling house once stood.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fishes at Fish Trap lake to better understand the pollution West Dallas residents have faced for decades.
