Fort Worth Ranks Behind Texas Cities In Reducing Pollution And Expanding Clean Energy. Here's Why

Arlington TX

03 February, 2022

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By Haley Samsel, Fort Worth Report February 2, 2022 In comparison to other Texas cities, Fort Worth is falling behind on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adopting renewable energy goals. That's according to the 2021 City Clean Energy Scorecard – an annual report issued by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy that evaluates the largest 100 cities in the U.S. on their efforts to change building codes, construct more housing near public transit and adopt city-wide sustainability goals. Out of 100 possible points in five different categories, Fort Worth earned 17.5 points and ranked 71st, coming in behind major cities like Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Dallas. The remaining Texas cities included in the scorecard, McAllen and El Paso, earned lower scores than Fort Worth. What's behind Fort Worth's middling performance? Stefen Samarripas, the council's local policy manager and lead author of the scorecard reports, pointed to low scores in the local government operations and community-wide initiatives categories as key areas for improvement. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.