Don’t know what to buy for a loved one who has everything? Consider gifting them classes, hikes or festive outings. This is the first in a four-part series by Andrea Ridout comprising our 2025 Green Gift Guide.

Professors from across disciplines at the University of Arlington at Texas are crisscrossing the state and country to the South Texas Gulf Coast and as far as California to study air samples, changing fault lines and more. 

Fort Worth City Council members accepted a $12,000 donation from the nonprofit Fort Worth Mountain Bikers Association to fund the installation of security lights along the mountain bike trail that circles North Z. Boaz Park. The group, which seeks to advocate for and sustain Fort Worth-area trails, developed the park’s 4-mile trail in April 2023.

A homeowner reconsidered new carpeting due to VOCs and other harmful chemicals. Experts recommended natural fiber carpets and advised checking labels for lower emissions.