The Joppa community in southeast Dallas has had to fight far too long and hard for cleaner environmental conditions that other Texans take for granted.
A man walks past the former Melissa Pierce School in Joppa on Thursday, July 8, 2021.
Members of the Joppa community have been forced to fight too long and too hard for cleaner environmental conditions that so many Texans take for granted.Joppa’s most recent fight against yet another batch plant shows how underserved communities in Texas are often locked in a never-ending battle for a cleaner environment that others take for granted.
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