Coal pollutes Curtis Bay’s air. Is it in the water, too?

Coal pollutes Curtis Bay’s air. Is it in the water, too?

South Baltimore residents have long called for the closure of an export terminal that loads tens of millions of tons of coal each year near their homes. A 2021 explosion at the site blanketed the Curtis Bay neighborhood in dark dust, and advocates have documented how winds routinely blow coal off the terminal’s piles and into the community.