Study provides a remedy for coal dust in Newport News. Good luck getting terminal operators to pay.

A local news story from Virginia, reported by Virginia Mercury.

Local News · Virginia · October 13, 2026

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Coal dust, a decades-long scourge for thousands of residents of Hampton Roads cities where mammoth coal terminals operate, could be less of a menace in Newport News if local officials and businesses follow the recommendations in a new study. But getting funding from the wealthy terminal operators?

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