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  What Is 'Rewilding?' We Need Some Science Here

  July 5 at 4 a.m.

  I’m not really supposed to tell you this, but sometimes I find myself writing about a topic for a long time, and then all of a sudden I wonder what in the world I’m even talking about. Yeah, I know. You can’t believe that. Shocked and amazed. But it happens...

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  Water Activities Resume, Dog Park Reopens Tuesday at White Rock Lake

  July 3 at 4 a.m.

  White Rock Lake is officially back to normal after more than a million gallons of sewage threatened the recreation spot late last week. At 5 a.m. Tuesday, the White Rock dog park will reopen, allowing the lake's furriest visitors to get back in the water for the first time since...

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  1,000,000 Gallons of Sewage Are Flowing Toward White Rock Lake

  June 29 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas officials cut off all water recreational activities at White Rock Lake on Thursday afternoon until further notice after 1,000,000 gallons of untreated wastewater flowed into White Rock Creek for about 12 hours Wednesday night and Thursday morning, threatening the lake. The pollution stems from a Wednesday afternoon construction accident...

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  After the Dust from the Joppa Dispute Settles, Growing Dallas Will Still Need Concrete

  May 14 at 4 a.m.

  In the shade of towering trees on a warm April afternoon, the tiny Joppa community in southern Dallas seems like a sleepy country town. Thick greenery surrounds the small homes in quiet despite the buzz of traffic on Interstate 45 and Loop 12 a mile away. About 500 people live...

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  What if the World Survives After All? What if Dallas Leads the Way?

  April 26 at 4 a.m.

  Every once in while, we should take a little trip to the Outermost Thought Ozonosphere, if for no better reason than we need a vacation. And on a recent visit out there, guess what I found! Dallas! At the global cutting edge. No, I mean really. C’mon, I’ll take you...

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  Atmos Says Its Gas Lines Are Safe; City Council, Explosion Victims' Attorney Not so Sure

  April 19 at 4 a.m.

  Atmos Energy officials went to City Hall on Wednesday to say that the company has made good. Since the February gas line explosion that killed 12-year-old Linda Rogers, Atmos President and CEO Mike Haefner said, the company has done everything it can to ensure that its pipes, the ones that...