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April 26, 2012
How One Man's Flaming Water Fired Up a Battle Between Texas and the EPA
Steve Lipsky's epic battle and what it means for the future of fracking.
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December 21, 2011
Camera Crew in Tow, Khloe Kardashian Occupies City Hall. For the Children.
Photo by Anna MerlanHow Mayor Mike will end up on E! But, wait, where's Dwaine Caraway going?!Perhaps you've heard: Famous Person Khloe Kardashian lives in Dallas now. She spent her midday hours today over at Dallas City Hall, collecting toys for Children's Medical Center of Dallas. Joining h ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
So, New EPA Regs Won't Cause Apocalyptic Blackouts in Texas After All?
Luminant's MonticelloOver the course of the last month, both ERCOT and the North American Energy Reliability Corporation have warned of outages as early as next summer, due in large part, they say, to new regs issued by the EPA aimed at reducing the amount of mercury, sulfur dioxide and other ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Report: Texas Power Plants (Well, Luminant's, Really) Biggest Emitters of Mercury in U.S.
How now, Big Brown?Emissions of cancer- and central nervous system defect-causing toxic air pollution put Texas power plants atop the pile of serial polluters, a report based on EPA data finds. Nationwide, pollution controls such as smokestack scrubbers have reduced the rates at which air tox ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Enviro Groups Prepare To Sue Luminant's Northeast Texas Power Plants Over Air Pollution
Big BrownThe Sierra Club gave Luminant Generation Company, downtown-based and one of Texas's biggest power suppliers, notice Thursday that it plans to sue them for thousands of alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at two of its coal-fired power plants in northeast Texas. According to envi ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Pilgrim's Pride Shuttering Massive Dallas Processing Plant, Affecting 1,000 Jobs
Shortly after Pilgrim's Pride announced that its second-quarter results were dismal (as in, "a net loss of $128.1 million"), the chicken-seller delivered some very bad news: It's closing its mammoth Dallas processing plant by September. The plant, on Ferris just south of downtown, employs 1,000 h ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Former NY State Comptroller Makes Case For Retiring Three of Luminant's Coal-Fired Plants
Big BrownFormer New York State First Deputy Comptroller-turned-investment banker Tom Sanzillo released a report this morning, via the Sierra Club, demanding that Dallas-based Energy Future Holding (and its Luminant subsidiary) shutter three of its coal-fired power plants: Big Brown (in Fairfield) ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Los Pinos Ranch Chardonnay: Less Oak,
More Turpentine
Wine from Pittsburgh? Surely you jest. After all, Pittsburgh is Steel City, known for its dominating football teams, brawling blue-collar identity and Primanti's, a famous hangout where the cooks are known to stuff French fries inside their burgers. Of course you would want to wash down such ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2010
So Three Cabs Walk Into a Wine Garden...
For those of us who visit the State Fair, it's worth braving the Midway to revisit old favorites and discover new delights. As I reported last week, my wining companion and I were particularly pleased to find the Go Texan Wine Garden, a little Hill Country-esque oasis of vino, music and sanity near ... More >>
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February 17, 2010
Grading on a Curve, or: How Old Do Those State Board of Education Candidates Think the Earth Is, Anyway? Let's Ask!
State Board of Education candidate Thomas Ratliff (and family), who thinks the earth is plenty oldWell, who knew? The eyes of Texas have been focused on the GOP primary race between Governor Rick Perry and challenger Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as the ultimate throwdown between far right and ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2009
Midlake Sets Release Date, Moves Forward With New Album. Which May Explain Why Jason Lee Is In Town.
Looks like ritual day at the Midlake house...Big news today from Midlake camp, as the band's publicity team has sent out a press release announcing the date (February 2, 2010) and cover art (see right) of the band's first release in three years (The Courage of Others)--not to mention the somewhat ... More >>
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May 1, 2008
An Over-Wide Net
Looks like ritual day at the Midlake house...Big news today from Midlake camp, as the band's publicity team has sent out a press release announcing the date (February 2, 2010) and cover art (see right) of the band's first release in three years (The Courage of Others)--not to mention the somewhat ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2008
Felipe Calderón Said All the Right Things Yesterday. But ... Then What?
Looks like ritual day at the Midlake house...Big news today from Midlake camp, as the band's publicity team has sent out a press release announcing the date (February 2, 2010) and cover art (see right) of the band's first release in three years (The Courage of Others)--not to mention the somewhat ... More >>
Best of Dallas
September 25, 2003
Best State Legislator
Senator Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant
News
June 14, 2001
Case Closed
How Dallas police detective Shari Degan solved the grisly murder that rocked Dallas--in 1913
News
March 8, 2001
Dr. Cop
John Mullen is a modern-day action hero straight out of television, a full-time emergency room physician who fights crime and solves murders on the side
Music
October 12, 2000
Price He's Paid
Ray Price has seen it all, from bucket-of-blood joints out on the Jacksboro Highway to Hank Williams' surgery scars
News
June 1, 2000
The other victim
In the media frenzy spurred by a serial killer, one small-town victim was forgotten, but not by her neighbors
News
July 30, 1998
The "Doctor" Is In
School board candidate Richard Evans has a checkered past, a mail-order degree, and a confrontational manner. But many city leaders think he's the best man for the job.
News
June 26, 1997
Talk to the animals
Veterinarian Norman Ralston favors acupuncture, herbs, and homeopathy instead of traditional animal medicine. He says pets speak to him through a channeler, and he lets them prescribe their own treatment. It's no wonder state regulators are keeping a clos
News
June 26, 1997
What makes Sammy run?
Huge and helpless, schizophrenic and hypertensive, Sammy Allen has fallen between the administrative cracks of a local mental health system that can't seem to get its ACT together
News
December 5, 1996
Losing Faith
Dallas Area Interfaith wants to give the city's poor and disenfranchised a voice in politics. But all critics see is another grab for power.
Film
November 21, 1996
Joe Bob Briggs
Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX
News
April 4, 1996
Fouled nest
Chicken king Bo Pilgrim meets his critics on his home turf
News
February 22, 1996
Bo? Hell no!
Chicken king Bo Pilgrim wants to bring a new plant and new jobs to East Texas. But East Texans say they want no more of his filthy business.

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