Environment in Newport News 13 indicators covering environment for Newport News. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.1 Percentage change 2025 down 1,320.0% 1014th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.18 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 5.3% 213th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 18.8 Patents 2022 up 16.8% 364th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 32.7 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.3% 446th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 10.95 Degrees celsius 2024 up 23.9% 536th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.39 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.3% 593rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 21.58 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.6% 180th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 2.26 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4,637.7% 488th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 11.26 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.7% 366th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 11.14 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1002nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 52.08 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1150th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 12.53 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1323rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 6.59 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1303rd