Galimore is now the Joppa Neighborhood Association president and the CEO and founder of the Melissa Pierce Project, the nonprofit behind transforming the Melissa Pierce School into a community center.

Not just Joppa. According to the study, Joppa ranks in the top 11% of bad air quality nationwide. The community has around 500 homes and a population of about 2,000.

Joppa residents will have to wait again to voice concerns about a controversial asphalt plant. A public hearing was scheduled and then postponed the same day.

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 ...

Crumby blames her illness on her surroundings. Joppa, less than 10 miles south of downtown Dallas, has been cited by some researchers as among the most air-polluted neighborhoods in the city.

Neuman Commercial Group LLC has arranged the second sale within five years of Joppa Center, a 14,000-square-foot, two-tenant triple-net property in Parkville, this time for $3.85 million.

DALLAS — Public health researchers said the community of Joppa has pollution levels higher than Dallas County. While the statistics are alarming for some, many residents said they are not surprised.

Joppa community wants tougher penalties on TSRM concrete batch plant that operated more than a year ... “The agency has the ability to find them up to $10,000 per day for these violations, ...