We take a deep dive into coal dust air pollution in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, where trains transporting coal expose residents of predominantly Black communities to harmful dust. We look at this issue of environmental racism with the help of the podcast Crosswinds, featuring producer Adrian Wood.

Featuring:

• Lathaniel Kirts, practitioner-in-residence at University of Virginia's Repair Lab
• Malcolm Jones, practitioner-in-residence at University of Virginia's Repair Lab
• Grace Holmes, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
• Dr. Kim Fields, environmental policy expert at the University of Virginia and assistant professor in African American Studies
• Michael Mines, community leader in Newport News with Flow Church and Peninsula Baptist Association
• Carl Poole, advocate with New Virginia Majority

Making Contact Team:

• Episode host and producer: Lucy Kang
• Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
• Executive Director: Jina Chung
• Engineer: Jeff Emtman
• Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain

Music Credit: "That Documentaries" by The\_Mountain Pixabay

Credits - Crosswinds Ep. 1: Friendship:

• Hosted, written, produced, mixed and mastered by Adrian Wood
• Editing by Oluwakemi Aladesuyi of Rough Cut Collective
• Scoring by Torrin Purkett and Adrian Wood
• Produced through the Repair Lab at the University of Virginia

Learn More:

Making Contact homepage | Coal Dust Kills | The Repair Lab

Listen to the entire Crosswinds series:

Spotify | Apple Podcasts