The Baltimore Sun, March 26, 2024, Maryland Environment Bill Draws Concern From Communities It Aims To Protect
A bill before the General Assembly this year has been hailed by Maryland’s environment secretary as a critical next step for incorporating environmental justice into state decision-making. But it doesn’t have the support of the community that the state government ranks as the most environmentally burdened in Maryland: South Baltimore’s Curtis Bay.
Community groups representing the neighborhood, which is surrounded by heavy industry, are concerned that the bill will attach new requirements only to certain types of facilities. And some of the biggest sources of air pollution — in Curtis Bay and across Maryland — are left out.
