Climate Change
South Baltimore Communities Press City, State Regulators for Stricter Pollution Controls on Coal Export Operations
Advocates and residents say the forthcoming state permit for coal giant CSX will serve as a proof of whether Gov. Wes Moore is serious about addressing environmental injustices.
As a 75-year-old asthmatic, Bernice Ramos was not supposed to be out walking in blistering heat, let alone going around her neighborhood to protest the windblown coal dust from the open-air export terminal in Curtis Bay that blankets everything, every day.