VOICES: Voices Organizing In opposition to Coal dust with Environmental Sensing Network

Why this Information Is Important: The VOICES Network’s monitors in Southeast Newport News and Lambert's Point reveals patterns in dust levels and shows what is happening in the air in these neighborhoods. This information can guide community activism, support residents' demands for better protections, and help shape air quality policies. Attention: Residents, activists and advocates, researchers See the highlights before jumping in. Hide Highlights

Overview

The Coal Dust Kills team collaborates with the East End Civic Association and Southeast CARE Coalition to measure airborne dust and other particles as part of the VOICES Network: Voices Organizing In opposition to Coal dust with Environmental Sensing. Real-time PM₁, PM_2.5, and PM₁₀ measurements are viewable publicly across Southeast Newport News and Lambert's Point, Norfolk.

Photographs

VOICES Network Photographs, Undated

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  Photograph: VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.

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  Photograph: VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.
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  Photograph:VOICES Network, monitor in Southeast Newport News. Photograph by the Repair Lab.

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Have a question? Want to start a conversation or share an observation? Join the discussion: Front Porch

Do you have information and insight to add to this page? Add Your Voice

You can also email the Repair Lab at editor@voicesinthedust.org or call, text, or send a voice memo to (757) 317-0356. If you prefer, a Repair Lab team member can record your story in person or collect physical materials to digitize and then return them to you.

Do you suspect there is coal dust on your property? The Repair Lab is collecting dust samples from inside the homes of residents in Southeast Newport News. Read more: Got Dust?

See real-time PM₁, PM_2.5, and PM₁₀ data across Southeast Newport News and Lambert's Point.