by Louis KraussJul 30, 2020
BRESCO protesters wall off trucks, decry a renewed contract
Angry that the Young administration may extend the contract with Baltimore’s aging trash incinerator, clean air activists stage a two-hour shutdown.
Environment
Jul 27, 2020
Young is negotiating and may extend the BRESCO incinerator contract, clean air advocates say
After dragging his feet, the mayor defended Baltimore’s Clean Air Act in court, but now may be cutting a deal to keep the trash-burning plant from being shut down.
Apr 22, 2020
Baltimore will appeal Clean Air Act ruling, city solicitor says
The decision comes after lobbying by community and environmental activists, who held an Earth Day protest at the BRESCO incinerator today.
Apr 21, 2020
Appeal of Clean Air Act ruling in doubt as deadline approaches
Activists fear Mayor Young won’t defend tightened restrictions on incinerator emissions after they were struck down in federal court.
Mar 28, 2020
Siding with incinerator operators, judge dismisses Baltimore’s Clean Air Act
Stricter pollution limits “undermine” state and federal authority, federal ruling says, invalidating the law but rejecting a claim the companies were unfairly targeted.
Special SeriesFeb 25, 2020
Young says volcanic eruptions are caused by climate change and blows up about whether he has “an ego”
“Anybody that said that I have an ego don’t know me!” the mayor declares at a candidates’ forum on environment and equity.
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