Letter writers urge elected officials to contain coal dust, support a state bill for no-cost prison calls, and question the response to the Virginia Beach pier crash.
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Newport News Southeast Community residents have long complained about coal dust pollution from passing trains, and now they want the City Council to intervene. Mayor Phillip Jones said the federal government recently made $2 billion available for community grants that address environmental justice issues.
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NEWPORT NEWS — Southeast Community residents have long complained about coal dust pollution from passing trains, and they want the City Council to intervene. Several residents spoke Tuesday at a City Council meeting to complain about coal dust from the Dominion Terminal Associates and Kinder Morgan coal terminals they say blows into the surrounding community and coats homes, cars, schools, and .