Communities say they’re choking on coal dust. The Trump administration doubles down.

Communities say they’re choking on coal dust. The Trump administration doubles down.

Residents living near massive coal terminals and rail lines say dust from uncovered coal piles and trains coats their homes, harms their health and shows no signs of stopping as the Trump administration promotes expanding the coal industry. TNL staff reporter Shannon Kelleher visited Curtis Bay in South Baltimore to understand how these terminals affect communities. -------- The New Lede, a project of the Environmental Working Group, is a nonprofit newsroom specializing in coverage of environmental issues that are critical to the health and well-being of people everywhere. We are helping drive an evolution of the environmental news landscape with a strict adherence to objectivity and an advocacy only for the truth. EWG has no influence on editorial decision making. Please keep environmental journalism vibrant and support our work: https://act.ewg.org/cXWUG66dJEeFKovViPxgpQ2 And follow us on socials: Substack: https://thenewlede.substack.com/ Twitter: @thenewledenews Bluesky: ‪@thenewlede.bsky.social‬ Facebook: The New Lede Instagram: @thenewlede