Baltimore says enough: Protest against deadly coal trains choking city

On June 10, in the working-class community of Curtis Bay in South Baltimore, over 50 residents, activists, and supporters from around the city marched through the streets of Curtis Bay to hold CSX Transportation accountable for polluting their community, homes, and bodies with toxic coal dust. Even after an expansive scientific study co-sponsored by the Community of Curtis Bay Association, the South Baltimore Community Land Trust, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Environment confirmed the presence of coal dust in the air of the South Baltimore community of Curtis Bay, CSX has denied culpability and called the study “materially flawed.” Residents say they’re fed up with the company refusing to take responsibility for the coal dust, and with the city government for ignoring their cries for help for years, and they’re not going to stay quiet.
“We got to stand together for Curtis Bay, for South Baltimore,” one resident and youth leader, Carlos Sanchez, told the crowd. “We have to remove CSX for the health of our communities.” With other locals watching from their porches, sidewalks, and storefronts, the crowd marched from the Curtis Bay Rec Center all the way up to the gates of the CSX terminal. There, they signed and delivered a giant “Eviction Notice” to CSX, a company that recorded over $10 billion in gross profits last year. In this on-the-ground edition of Working People, Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Curtis Bay residents on the day of the march and takes you to the heart of the action.
Speakers in this episode (in order of appearance) include: Shashawnda Campbell of Baltimore Community Land Trust; David Jones, a resident who has lived in Curtis Bay for over 35 years; Angie Shaneyfelt, a resident who has lived in Curtis Bay for 17 years; Angela Smothers, a lifelong resident of Mt. Winans in South Baltimore; Carlos Sanchez, a youth leader born and raised in Lakeland, South Baltimore; Roma Gutierrez, a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, South Baltimore, and an environmental organizer and youth leader with South Baltimore Community Land Trust; an unnamed representative of Malaya Movement Baltimore; and Maria Urbina, a South Baltimore resident.
Featured Music: Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song
Studio Production: Maximillian Alvarez
Post-Production: Jules Taylor
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[@RobertoCalifornica]

Haha. Go for it. Stop giving them anything produced by coal.

[@qjtvaddict]

Why defend dirty air? Why defend coal?

[@Matt-pt6rl]

Did you protest the air on 9/11 ?

[@seethebutter]

Enjoy your power outages 🤣🤣🤣

[@SusanButcher-pr2ft]

FYI honest feedback: Chris Hedges has been the only reason to watch this channel for years now it has deteriorated so much. Quite sure I am not the only one voting by hitting "unsubscribe".

[@Saiyanjohn415]

Why live in a city that produces coal?

[@mendiethegingerfam5521]

Hello....... video

[@rebeccagrahovac5408]

LoL, crazy: How do you say this 😝 I live in coal country WV and this is a exeration 😮. Train's have a substance sprayed on top that keeps down dust to keep from spontaneous combustion! Coal keeps the energy world wide going ❤

[@marciawilliams3687]

Environmental Racism continues…

[@qjtvaddict]

It’s beyond race now

[@marciawilliams3687]

@@qjtvaddict The dominant society has no problem sacrificing some of their own because, remember the also practice classism!

[@anthonyburchette2537]

Listen.. if talking, marching, rioting, looting, demonstrating, praying and voting worked those things would have worked already.. 🚶🏽‍♂️

[@blue18404]

Truth.

[@GrandmaRose9000]

Ever heard of civil rights? How do you think civil rights were won?

[@blue18404]

@@GrandmaRose9000 it was the riots that actually did it.

[@qjtvaddict]

Wear gas masks

[@sleddy01]

How do you think teslas are recharged? 0 emissions

[@qjtvaddict]

Wind

[@sleddy01]

@@qjtvaddict more likely coal

[@kennethclark9741]

Is coal another term for "teens' or "youths"?

[@wieslawmarek6345]

😂 more play back public! more deley and stadium echo! What a schame for America of lovely people😂

[@RD22]

OK....no coal for you. Turn off the electricity.

[@qjtvaddict]

No need hydropower

[@wHaTsThIsThInGdO]

I agree air quality standards are important to quality of life… direct air capture will clean the air and help keep energy cost low while creating jobs… targeting the coal industry that keeps energy affordable isn’t a realistic solution

[@blue18404]

What ÿou just said is absurd. Quality of life is more important vastly

[@qjtvaddict]

Coal is no longer affordable

[@qjtvaddict]

You not breathing this in you sit down

[@blue18404]

@@qjtvaddict Natural gas is better. Usury runs this country.