Baltimore Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Air quality and pollution === Since 1985 the [[Wheelabrator Incinerator|Wheelabrator incinerator]], formerly known as the Baltimore Refuse Energy Systems Co., has operated as a [[Waste-to-energy plant|waste-to-energy]] incinerator. The incinerator is a significant source of air pollution to nearby neighborhoods. Several environmental groups, such as the [[Environmental Integrity Project]], and the [[Chesapeake Climate Action Network]], have been successful in advocating for reinforced pollution monitoring. According to Shashawnda Campbell, the incinerator is "the city's single largest standing source of air pollution".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weisbrod |first=Katelyn |date=2021-02-19 |title=Baltimore Continues Incinerating Trash, Despite Opposition from its New Mayor and City Council |url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19022021/baltimore-continues-incinerating-trash-despite-opposition-from-its-new-mayor-and-city-council/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Inside Climate News |language=en-US}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page