The Sue Pope Fund - North Texas Pollution Reduction Program is a grant making organization dedicated to reducing ozone emissions in North Texas.

After almost a year of negotiations, leaders of the Blue Skies Alliance and Downwinders At Risk joined representatives from Holcim (US) Inc. and the Environmental Protection Agency to reach a historic clean air accord.

Under the terms of the agreement, the two organizations dropped their fight over Holcim’s  permit application to increase production and emissions at their Midlothian plant in return for Holcim’s commitment to undertake a list of projects to reduce emissions and monitor air quality.

Among other commitments, Holcim agreed to allocate $2.25 million in funds to be disbursed for clean air projects in North Texas. The Sue Pope North Texas Pollution Reduction Program is the organization established to review clean air projects and disburse funds.

WHO IS SUE POPE?
Sue Pope, a Midlothian resident, is the driving force behind the founding of Downwinders At Risk. She’s been organizing against TXI’s waste burning since 1991. She serves on the local Dallas area advisory council of the American Lung Association. Sue is nationally known as the “Lois Gibbs of cement kiln incineration.”

THE SUE POPE FUND
NORTH TEXAS POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAM
PO Box 763844
Dallas, TX 75376
Office 972.296.9400 - Fax 972.296.9492 - Email