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North Texas Trees Leveled For New Home Development

They were like old friends cut down in the prime of life. Dozens of trees, some more than 30 years old, were torn down in Plano on Friday, to make way for a luxury home development. Residents knew the day was coming, but many still weren’t prepared.

CBS 11–2012/08/20

Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo is pictured on display at a supermarket. (credit: MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)

Johnson & Johnson Removing Harsh Chemicals

Johnson & Johnson plans to remove trace amounts of potentially cancer-causing and other dangerous chemicals from nearly all its adult toiletries and cosmetic products worldwide within 3 1/2 years.

2012/08/16

Sundance Square Making Energy Efficient Push

Energy efficiency is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when looking at tall buildings peppering the downtown skyline. But there is a new push to go green in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square.

2012/08/09

A general view of Dr. Pepper Cherry cans.

Drink Companies Pay Millions To Conserve Water

In this last remnant of untouched coastal prairie near Houston, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group has partnered with The Nature Conservancy to ensure water quality and quantity for its nearby bottling plant.

2012/08/08

$Employees of an oil and gas company work on a natural gas valve at a hydraulic fracturing site. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)$

Fracking Study To Be Independently Reviewed

Critics of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, believe it harms the environment. Industry leaders insist it is safe.

2012/07/25

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Texas Trees Killed By More Than Drought

A forestry expert said that the 2011 Texas drought weakened trees, but was likely not why millions of them died. Environmental factors already stressed the trees that did not survive.

2012/07/24

A man removes the tire from his bicycle. (credit: David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

North Texas Bike Lanes Going ‘Green’ For Safety

The City of Fort Worth is hoping a little paint will make bicyclists safer in their city. The city is painting bike lanes green. The green-color will highlight areas where vehicle lanes and bike lanes cross.

2012/07/23

Beetles Freed In North Texas Ecosystem To Battle Weed

A South American plant found growing in the Dallas Floodway Extension could pose some serious problems. The plant has no local predators and that means it threatens to take over the entire ecosystem

2012/07/19

Frisco Residents To File Exide Cleanup Lawsuit

A group of Frisco residents are angry and say they intend to file a lawsuit centering around contamination caused by the Exide Technologies battery recycling plant.

CBS 11–2012/07/16

Steam rolls out of a factory's smokestack. (credit: J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

State Judge Rules Atmosphere & Air Must Be Protected

A Texas judge has ruled the atmosphere and the air must be protected for public use just like water.

2012/07/11

Exhaust flows out of the tailpipe of a vehicle. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Easy Ways To Keep North Texas Air Clean

DFW is one of the largest metro areas in the nation. That’s a lot of people polluting our skies. But there are simple things that North Texans can do to help keep the air clean.

2012/07/06

A golfer at Arlington's Tierra Verde Golf Course. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Golf Course Turning Cooking Oil Into Biodiesel

When Arlington’s Tierra Verde Golf Course was faced with soaring gas prices, for maintenance equipment, the course keepers were driven to find an eco-friendly solution. Surprisingly, they found it their clubhouse kitchen.

CBS 11–2012/07/05