LaToya Johnson, a longtime resident of the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods, remembers growing up with pollution from cars, trash on the streets and mice burrowing their way into homes.
While some issues have improved, such as the availability of more options for buying fresh and healthy food, she says the environmental concerns of extreme heat, poor air quality, and pollution persist.
“I hear about seniors sitting in parks, and it’s very hot,” she said. “Kids are running around and they are breathing in things that we don’t even know about.”
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