Heyy (: It's been awhile.

Here's a little update from us -- you can check out our new air sensor map here (Newport News) and here (Lambert's Point).

We'll have more for you soon, but til then, check out our friends at Making Contact! From Frequencies of Change Media.

Malcolm Jones and Lathaniel Kirts are lifelong friends who are teaming up to deal with harmful coal dust that clouds the air in their hometown. The source: coal terminals that together form America’s largest coal export system. For decades, residents in two Black neighborhoods in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia have complained about the coal dust that coats the inside and outside of their homes, cars and playgrounds. Dust they also breathe. Many residents are deeply concerned about the impact of coal dust on their health and lives. Others are unaware of the dust and its effects. Crosswinds puts residents at the center of the story of coal dust in Hampton Roads, and what’s unfolding now in an effort to build healthier neighborhoods and lives.

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Gentrification may be leverage needed to push environmental mitigation in neighborhoods coated in coal dust in Hampton Roads, Virginia. But changes in the neighborhood can also push residents out of their homes. And people wonder – how will the coal dust affect newcomers to the neighborhood, who may not know about the problem?

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