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Residents have deep expertise on the impacts of [[Particulate matter and coal dust|coal dust]] pollution in Southeast Newport News and Lambert's Point, organizing in resistance, and priorities around solutions and visions for the future. Several themes emerge in these interviews and oral histories, including life in the now-demolished Harbor Homes public housing complex, effects of coal dust on property, home value, and household finances, and the prevalence of health impacts on residents, especially respiratory illness.
Residents have deep expertise on the impacts of [[Particulate matter and coal dust|coal dust]] pollution in Southeast Newport News and Lambert's Point, organizing in resistance, and priorities around solutions and visions for the future. Several themes emerge in these interviews and oral histories, including life in the now-demolished Harbor Homes public housing complex, effects of coal dust on property, home value, and household finances, and the prevalence of health impacts on residents, especially respiratory illness.


== Documents ==
== Oral Histories 2023–2025 ==
All interviews below collected by Adrian Wood with the [[Repair Lab|Repair Lab.]]
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|Faith Harris
|10/1/23
|Government figure
|Studio interview with co-founder of the [https://www.naturalresources.virginia.gov/initiatives/environmental-justice Virginia Council on Environmental Justice] and leader of [https://web.archive.org/web/20250731200452/https://vaipl.org/#expand Virginia Interfaith Power and Light].
|[[:File:Faith Harris.mp3|Faith Harris Audio]]
|[[:File:Faith-Harris-transcript.pdf|Faith Harris Transcript]]
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|Resident
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====== Faith Harris [[:File:Faith Harris.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Faith-Harris-transcript.pdf|Transcript]] ======
* Studio interview with co-founder of the [https://www.naturalresources.virginia.gov/initiatives/environmental-justice Virginia Council on Environmental Justice] and leader of [https://web.archive.org/web/20250731200452/https://vaipl.org/#expand Virginia Interfaith Power and Light].
 
==== Renee Hoyos [[:File:Renee Hoyos.mp3|Audio]] | Transcript ====
* Phone interview with former director of the [[Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ)|Virginia Department of Environmental Quality]]'s Environmental Justice department (now defunct).
 
==== Lathaniel Kirts, Billy Mercury, and Malcolm Jones [[:File:Lathaniel Kirts, Billy Mercury and Malcolm Jones.mp3|Audio]] | Transcript ====
* 3-way studio interview with Lathaniel and Malcolm, 2 practitioners-in-residence with [[Repair Lab|the Repair Lab]], and their lifelong friend Billy Mercury about growing up in Park Place adjacent to the [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Lambert's Point Norfolk Southern coal terminal]] and seeing gentrification unfold.
 
==== Yugonda Sample-Jones (1 of 3), June 30, 2023 [[:File:Yugonda Sample-Jones-06302023.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Yugonda-Sample-Jones-Transcript.pdf|Transcript]] ====
* Walking interview with East End Newport News resident and leader of [https://web.archive.org/web/20250724234707/https://www.empowerallva.org EmPower All] about the Choice Neighborhood Initiative development project and the effects of coal dust on new and existing residents.
 
==== Yugonda Sample-Jones (2 of 3), February 27, 2024 [[:File:Yugonda Sample Jones (2 3).mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Yugonda-Sample-Jones-transcript(2 3) .pdf|Transcript]] ====
* Driving tour exploring [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]] and the whole Choice Neighborhood Initiative redevelopment in East End Newport News.
 
==== Uneita Scott, April 20, 2024 [[:File:Uneita Scott.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Uneita-Scott-Transcript.pdf|Transcript]] ====
* News interview with former East End Newport News resident whose sister had a lung amputated at 14 years old due to diagnosed miner's lung from living adjacent to [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]] in the 1970s-80s.
 
==== Mr. Smiley, June 30, 2023 [[:File:Mr. Smiley.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Mr-Smiley-Transcript.pdf|Transcript]] ====
* Short interview with East End Newport News shop owner whose business is adjacent to [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]].
 
==== Patricia Taylor, November 25, 2024 [[:File:Momma-pat-11252024.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Momma-pat-11252024-transcript.pdf|Transcript]] ====
* Porch interview with East End Newport News neighborhood matriarch about what it takes to make systemic change.
 
==== Lawrence Turner, July 7, 2023 [[:File:Lawrence Turner.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Lawrence-Turner-transcript.pdf|Transcript]] ====
* One-on-one interview with East End Newport News resident and football coach about memories of growing up in [[Harbor Homes and Dickerson Court and their demolition|Harbor Homes]] and what he'd like to see different in the neighborhood now.


=== Interviews in news media with residents' discussing coal dust impacts ===
==== Frankie Williams, February 27, 2024 [[:File:Frankie Williams.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Frankie-Williams-Transcript-1of3.pdf|Transcript]] ====
* Short street interview with East End Newport News resident about the coal dust and its effects.


==== Anonymous 2, April 20, 2024 [[:File:Anonymous-1.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Anonymous-testimony-1.pdf|Transcript]] ====
* Conversation with a couple who regret buying their house in East End Newport News due to the coal dust.
==== Anonymous, April 20, 2024 [[:File:Anonymous 2.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Anonymous-2-Transcript.pdf|Transcript]] ====
* One-on-one interview with East End Newport News resident about his experiences growing up in Southwest Virginia, his memories of community defense against polluters there, and comparisons to the present in Newport News.
== Media featuring resident interviews ==
* [[:File:Daily Press 1956 12 18 Page 3.pdf|Council Gets Air Pollution Control Plan, ''Daily Press'', December 18, 1956]]
* [[:File:Daily Press 1956 12 18 Page 3.pdf|Council Gets Air Pollution Control Plan, ''Daily Press'', December 18, 1956]]
* [[:File:Daily Press 1984 05 05 Page 10.pdf|Dust Covered Apartments (Continued from Page 1), ''Daily Press'', May 5, 1984]]
* [[:File:Daily Press 1984 05 05 Page 10.pdf|Dust Covered Apartments (Continued from Page 1), ''Daily Press'', May 5, 1984]]
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* [https://www.wtkr.com/news/newport-news-residents-voice-concerns-about-coal-pollution-in-city-council-meeting Hollingsworth, Newport News Residents Voice Concerns about Coal Pollution, ''3WTKR'', January 23, 2024]
* [https://www.wtkr.com/news/newport-news-residents-voice-concerns-about-coal-pollution-in-city-council-meeting Hollingsworth, Newport News Residents Voice Concerns about Coal Pollution, ''3WTKR'', January 23, 2024]
* [https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/newport-news/newport-news-residents-say-coal-dust-is-the-source-of-some-health-problems Saitta, Newport News Residents Say Coal Dust is the Source of Some Health Problems, ''WTKR'', April 20, 2024]
* [https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/newport-news/newport-news-residents-say-coal-dust-is-the-source-of-some-health-problems Saitta, Newport News Residents Say Coal Dust is the Source of Some Health Problems, ''WTKR'', April 20, 2024]
=== Interviews 2023–2025 ===
All interviews below collected by Adrian Wood with the [[Repair Lab|Repair Lab.]]
* Faith Harris [[:File:Faith Harris.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Faith-Harris-transcript.pdf|Transcript]]
** Studio interview with co-founder of the [https://www.naturalresources.virginia.gov/initiatives/environmental-justice Virginia Council on Environmental Justice] and leader of [https://web.archive.org/web/20250731200452/https://vaipl.org/#expand Virginia Interfaith Power and Light].
* Renee Hoyos [[:File:Renee Hoyos.mp3|Audio]] | Transcript
** Phone interview with former director of the [[Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ)|Virginia Department of Environmental Quality]]'s Environmental Justice department (now defunct).
* Lathaniel Kirts, Billy Mercury, and Malcolm Jones [[:File:Lathaniel Kirts, Billy Mercury and Malcolm Jones.mp3|Audio]] | Transcript
** 3-way studio interview with Lathaniel and Malcolm, 2 practitioners-in-residence with [[Repair Lab|the Repair Lab]], and their lifelong friend Billy Mercury about growing up in Park Place adjacent to the [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Lambert's Point Norfolk Southern coal terminal]] and seeing gentrification unfold.
* Yugonda Sample-Jones (1 of 3), June 30, 2023 [[:File:Yugonda Sample-Jones-06302023.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Yugonda-Sample-Jones-Transcript.pdf|Transcript]]
** Walking interview with East End Newport News resident and leader of [https://web.archive.org/web/20250724234707/https://www.empowerallva.org EmPower All] about the Choice Neighborhood Initiative development project and the effects of coal dust on new and existing residents.
* Yugonda Sample-Jones (2 of 3), February 27, 2024 [[:File:Yugonda Sample Jones (2 3).mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Yugonda-Sample-Jones-transcript(2 3) .pdf|Transcript]]
** Driving tour exploring [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]] and the whole Choice Neighborhood Initiative redevelopment in East End Newport News.
* Uneita Scott, April 20, 2024 [[:File:Uneita Scott.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Uneita-Scott-Transcript.pdf|Transcript]]
** News interview with former East End Newport News resident whose sister had a lung amputated at 14 years old due to diagnosed miner's lung from living adjacent to [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]] in the 1970s-80s.
* Mr. Smiley, June 30, 2023 [[:File:Mr. Smiley.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Mr-Smiley-Transcript.pdf|Transcript]]
** Short interview with East End Newport News shop owner whose business is adjacent to [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]].
* Patricia Taylor, November 25, 2024 [[:File:Momma-pat-11252024.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Momma-pat-11252024-transcript.pdf|Transcript]]
** Porch interview with East End Newport News neighborhood matriarch about what it takes to make systemic change.
* Lawrence Turner, July 7, 2023 [[:File:Lawrence Turner.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Lawrence-Turner-transcript.pdf|Transcript]]
** One-on-one interview with East End Newport News resident and football coach about memories of growing up in [[Harbor Homes and Dickerson Court and their demolition|Harbor Homes]] and what he'd like to see different in the neighborhood now.
* Frankie Williams, February 27, 2024 [[:File:Frankie Williams.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Frankie-Williams-Transcript-1of3.pdf|Transcript]]
** Short street interview with East End Newport News resident about the coal dust and its effects.
* Anonymous 2, April 20, 2024 [[:File:Anonymous-1.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Anonymous-testimony-1.pdf|Transcript]]
** Conversation with a couple who regret buying their house in East End Newport News due to the coal dust.
* Anonymous, April 20, 2024 [[:File:Anonymous 2.mp3|Audio]] | [[:File:Anonymous-2-Transcript.pdf|Transcript]]
** One-on-one interview with East End Newport News resident about his experiences growing up in Southwest Virginia, his memories of community defense against polluters there, and comparisons to the present in Newport News.

Revision as of 20:28, 31 July 2025

Residents have deep expertise on the impacts of coal dust pollution in Southeast Newport News and Lambert's Point, organizing in resistance, and priorities around solutions and visions for the future. Several themes emerge in these interviews and oral histories, including life in the now-demolished Harbor Homes public housing complex, effects of coal dust on property, home value, and household finances, and the prevalence of health impacts on residents, especially respiratory illness.

Oral Histories 2023–2025

All interviews below collected by Adrian Wood with the Repair Lab.

Name Date Type Notes Audio Transcript
Faith Harris 10/1/23 Government figure Studio interview with co-founder of the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice and leader of Virginia Interfaith Power and Light. Faith Harris Audio Faith Harris Transcript
Resident
Repair Lab team member
Faith Harris Audio | Transcript

Renee Hoyos Audio | Transcript

Lathaniel Kirts, Billy Mercury, and Malcolm Jones Audio | Transcript

Yugonda Sample-Jones (1 of 3), June 30, 2023 Audio | Transcript

  • Walking interview with East End Newport News resident and leader of EmPower All about the Choice Neighborhood Initiative development project and the effects of coal dust on new and existing residents.

Yugonda Sample-Jones (2 of 3), February 27, 2024 Audio | Transcript

  • Driving tour exploring Dominion Terminal and the whole Choice Neighborhood Initiative redevelopment in East End Newport News.

Uneita Scott, April 20, 2024 Audio | Transcript

  • News interview with former East End Newport News resident whose sister had a lung amputated at 14 years old due to diagnosed miner's lung from living adjacent to Dominion Terminal in the 1970s-80s.

Mr. Smiley, June 30, 2023 Audio | Transcript

  • Short interview with East End Newport News shop owner whose business is adjacent to Dominion Terminal.

Patricia Taylor, November 25, 2024 Audio | Transcript

  • Porch interview with East End Newport News neighborhood matriarch about what it takes to make systemic change.

Lawrence Turner, July 7, 2023 Audio | Transcript

  • One-on-one interview with East End Newport News resident and football coach about memories of growing up in Harbor Homes and what he'd like to see different in the neighborhood now.

Frankie Williams, February 27, 2024 Audio | Transcript

  • Short street interview with East End Newport News resident about the coal dust and its effects.

Anonymous 2, April 20, 2024 Audio | Transcript

  • Conversation with a couple who regret buying their house in East End Newport News due to the coal dust.

Anonymous, April 20, 2024 Audio | Transcript

  • One-on-one interview with East End Newport News resident about his experiences growing up in Southwest Virginia, his memories of community defense against polluters there, and comparisons to the present in Newport News.

Media featuring resident interviews

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