Season 14 • Episode 1124

A Beleaguered Baltimore Incinerator Shuts Down

Episode Description

About this episode:

A massive incinerator located in the Curtis Bay neighborhood of Baltimore will no longer burn medical waste under a new deal with the state of Maryland. It's a big win for local activists and neighbors who have long voiced concerns about the facility's repeated air pollution violations and residents' health. In this episode: Community leader Shashawnda Campbell and professor Christopher Heaney detail the neighborhood advocacy and research partnerships that led to this pivotal moment—and the work still ahead to safeguard the health of communities like Curtis Bay.

Guest:

Shashawnda Campbell is a community leader and the environmental justice director of the South Baltimore Community Land Trust.

Christopher Heaney, PhD, MS, is an associate professor of Environmental Health and Engineering and Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Host:

Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for The Uptake, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Show links and related content:

Troubled Baltimore incinerator will stop burning medical waste under state deal—The Baltimore Banner
Curtis Bay Energy will end incineration of medical waste under agreement with state—Maryland Matters
Explosion at CSX coal terminal rattles Baltimore buildings—WUSA9
Air Pollution in Baltimore's Curtis Bay Community Linked to Nearby Coal Terminal Activities and Wind—Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community vs. Coal: Reclaiming Health in Curtis Bay—Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine

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