Fort Worth Environmental Coalition of Communities

06/25/2025

Very disappointed in our city council!

FedEx was granted another two years to operate in southeast Fort Worth after they violated their previous permit by operating five years overdue.

06/11/2025

The vote to award FedEx a 5 year Conditional Use Permit was tabled until June 24th b/c CM Martinez is in Indonesia...so we will need you t show up on June 24th to protest and speak out against the CUP.

Protesters are fighting a permit application that would let FedEx park semi-trucks and trailers on a 9-acre lot in Southeast Fort Worth.

06/10/2025

If you want to get vocal about a local issue, here's your chance. Join us at City Hall to protest FedEx and speak in opposition to FedEx's CUP request to store hundreds of tractor trailers in Echo Heights, a primarily black and brown community. Register to speak at tonight's meeting: https://apps.fortworthtexas.gov/speakercard/default.aspx...

06/09/2025

Register to speak in opposition of the FedEx CUP on Tuesday June 10 at City Council!

https://apps.fortworthtexas.gov/speakercard/default.aspx?matterfile=ZC-25-032

06/06/2025

SIGN THE PETITION TO CITY COUNCIL!

Fort Worth Environmental Coalition of Communities (FWECC), a collaboration of environmental and social justice organizations including Echo Heights/Stop Six Environmental Coalition, Northside Fort Worth Air, and other neighborhood associations, are advocating the City of Fort Worth to ensure Environ...

04/10/2025

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE VICTORY!!

Fort Worth buys 7-acre truck lot for $3.4 million to keep warehouse out of neighborhood! This victory shows that public pressure works!

This would not have been possible without the countless hours put in by community members to pressure the city to prioritize our health and safety.

But the fight is not over!

We want to ensure the public, especially the surrounding community, has a say in the future use of that parcel. Public involvement is essential to the future of east Fort Worth and the community must be a part of the solution. Therefore, we are requesting the city hold community meetings to determine the future development on the parcel; whether that be expanding Eugene McCray Community Center, a park, low-income housing, single-family housing, or mixed use, that is up the adjacent community.

04/03/2025

FedEx is polluting Echo Heights! We deserve clean air and safe streets. Swipe through to learn more about how their semi-trucks impact our community and join us in demanding change.

FedEx is hosting a community meeting this Saturday, April 5th from 11am to 2pm at Eugene McCray Community Center. Show up to ask questions and tell them we don’t want FedEx in Echo Heights!

03/23/2025

Check out our website and fill out the simple form to download the Texas A&M environmental guides to help you navigate reporting pollution events, zoning, environmental testing, and many other issues.

03/23/2025

In Fort Worth, residents of neighborhoods such as Como, Las Vegas Trail, Historic Southside, Seminary, the Stop 6 area, and Diamond Hill, have a higher incidence of asthma, based on data from CDC Places. These are majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods with poverty rates as high as 33% and with median incomes from as low as $26,328 in Como to as high as $51,972 in Diamond Hill, well under Fort Worth’s median income of $77,082, according to the Census.

Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article302019064.html =cpy

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article302019064.html

Many of the triggers for asthma are tied to the fallout of segregation and racism, experts say.

02/11/2025

Activism and advocacy matters!

The grant money would have been used to address environmental and health concerns in regard to industrial pollution in Echo Heights.

02/05/2025

Yesterday, over 30 community members showed up and spoke to the Fort Worth city council to fight for environmental justice for EVERY person in Fort Worth.

We have advocated for a meeting with staff and council to have environmental justice issues addressed in the 2050 comprehensive plan since Fall 2023. We have sent over 3,000 letters, showed up to countless city council meetings, called hundreds of times and NO response until TONIGHT.

We will see how the Fort Worth city council and staff respond and IF they will actually follow through on meeting with the community and including our input in the 2050 Comprehensive Plan.

We will continue to fight for environmental justice. We believe that all Fort Worth residents have a right to fresh air, clean water, safe streets, and healthy neighborhoods. We will continue to hold city council accountable.

If you want to get involved and join our group click the link in bio or go to - bit.ly/fweccmeeting

01/30/2025

If you haven't already sent letters to the Fort Worth City Council, please do so now before the Tuesday, Feb 4 public comment City Council meeting.
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/join-the-fight-for-environmental-justice-in-fort-worth/?fbclid=IwY2xjawII0VdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdEkfWqPtS3ebXDDE0d28RfPA8nzu73NkoJpXspGkw8TnJ5DD1UNg3c6Cg_aem_Esc6B42JrXoPK4NC8EVCyw

Fort Worth Environmental Coalition of Communities (FWECC), a collaboration of environmental and social justice organizations including Echo Heights/Stop Six Environmental Coalition, Northside Fort Worth Air, and other neighborhood associations, are advocating the City of Fort Worth to ensure Environ...