Maryland officials face community pressure over Baltimore incinerator air permit renewal

Baltimore residents opposed to the city's largest trash incinerator urged state environmental regulators not to renew its air permit at an October community hearing.

First covered Oct 9, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

Maryland officials face community pressure over Baltimore incinerator air permit renewal — Image via insideclimatenews.org

Coverage

33d Inside Climate News South Baltimore Residents Grapple With Contradictory Incinerator Decisions — Around 100 Baltimore residents packed a community hall in the Curtis Bay neighborhood on the evening of Oct. 1.

Primary sources

news.maryland.gov Attorney General Anthony Brown Announces Guilty Plea And Sentencing Of Curtis Bay Energy Lp Owner Of Largest Medical Waste Incinerator In The United States (news.maryland.gov)

More coverage from around the web

mde.maryland.gov AIR AND RADIATION ADMINISTRATION DRAFT PART 70 OPERATING PERMIT

mde.maryland.gov MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AIR AND RADIATION ADMINISTRATION

hoodline.com Baltimore County Renews South Baltimore Incinerator Deal

sbclt.org News & Resources - South Baltimore Community Land Trust

marylandmatters.org Curtis Bay Energy will end incineration of medical waste under agreement with state - Maryland Matters

Appeared in: 2026-10-10 (#13)

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