GOAL 8:

ALL DALLAS' COMMUNITIES BREATHE CLEAN AIR

Targets

MEET GROUND LEVEL OZONE ATTAINMENT STANDARD AS DESIGNATED BY NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) BY 2030 AND MAINTAIN STATUS THROUGH 2050.

MAINTAIN ATTAINMENT STATUS AS DESIGNATED BY NAAQS FOR LEAD, CARBON MONOXIDE, NITROGEN DIOXIDE, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM10), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5) AND SULFUR DIOXIDE THROUGH 2050.

Q3 Progress

Reported July 2025

While air quality in Dallas is generally improving, in north Texas, 10 counties including Dallas do not consistently meet the 2008 Federal Air quality criteria for ground level ozone; nine counties consistently do not meet the 2015 federal ozone standard. This is also an area with significant community concern. As of the start of FY 24-25, all 4 actions and 11 milestones under this category have been activated. Work will continue under the following City departments:

Environmental Quality & Sustainability
Planning & Development

Note: Actions marked as ongoing span multiple fiscal years, meaning efforts will be carried out continuously and therefore will not be marked complete until the end of this fiscal year.

Year Five Work Plan

COMPLETE: 4 Milestones

AQ2: Partner with nonprofits and schools to develop and implement non-regulatory monitors in neighborhoods.

Convene regional air quality monitoring summit with local entities implementing air quality monitoring programs to assess state of the science, and opportunities for data sharing
Administer an environmental justice grant for air quality sensors, include efforts to coordinate neighborhood communication, and efforts to partner with public health experts to develop and implement appropriate interventions

AQ4: Ensure new industries are an appropriate distance away from neighborhoods.

Share Environmental Justice tool with City staff and provide trainining so there is a good understanding of potential EJ impacts associated with City operations and practices (including batchplant locations supporting City construction)
Through Forward Dallas 2.0, understand, characterize, and propose proactive city strategies to address situations with inequitable industrial proximity to residential uses

GOAL 8: ALL DALLAS' COMMUNITIES BREATHE CLEAN AIR

Targets

Environmental Quality & Sustainability

Planning & Development

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Note: Actions marked as ongoing span multiple fiscal years, meaning efforts will be carried out continuously and therefore will not be marked complete until the end of this fiscal year.

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Year Five Work Plan

COMPLETE: 4 Milestones

AQ2: Partner with nonprofits and schools to develop and implement non-regulatory monitors in neighborhoods.

Convene regional air quality monitoring summit with local entities implementing air quality monitoring programs to assess state of the science, and opportunities for data sharing

Administer an environmental justice grant for air quality sensors, include efforts to coordinate neighborhood communication, and efforts to partner with public health experts to develop and implement appropriate interventions

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AQ4: Ensure new industries are an appropriate distance away from neighborhoods.

Share Environmental Justice tool with City staff and provide trainining so there is a good understanding of potential EJ impacts associated with City operations and practices (including batchplant locations supporting City construction)

Through Forward Dallas 2.0, understand, characterize, and propose proactive city strategies to address situations with inequitable industrial proximity to residential uses

GOAL 8:

ALL DALLAS' COMMUNITIES BREATHE CLEAN AIR