The Maryland Department of the Environment issued a new operating permit for the CSX Transportation coal facility in Curtis ...

Maryland is requiring CSX to install a large windscreen at its Curtis Bay terminal to reduce coal dust emissions, but ...

Bulldozer operations at a coal terminal at the Port of Baltimore are closely tied to spikes in air pollution in the nearby ...

The railroad had complained about the cost of an earlier version of the permit, which called for fully enclosing the coal pile to protect the community from blowing dust ...

"Curtis Bay residents have reported for years that they observe black dust that accumulates at their homes and in the community, and they attribute this to coal dust," Christopher D. Heaney ...

Since the CSX explosion back in 2021, the Curtis Bay community has been expressing concerns for their air quality and pushing back against the company, which is contributing to the damage. Back in ...

A Johns Hopkins study found that operations at the CSX coal terminal in Baltimore increase air pollution in Curtis Bay, as residents have noted more particulate matter during specific activities.

Johns Hopkins researchers find particulate matter and black carbon levels were highest when there was bulldozer activity and wind blowing from the coal transfer station towards homes.

New research suggests that two Baltimore incinerators are causing nearly $100 million in health damages every year, according ...