Teenage Climate Activists Fight for Environmental Justice in Baltimore

Teenage climate activists in Baltimore are leading the charge against coal transportation and pollution in their communities. They are fighting against the environmental and health hazards caused by coal trains and the coal export terminal located in their neighborhoods. These young activists, predominantly young people of color, have been organizing and protesting for over a decade to raise awareness about the dangers of coal dust and the respiratory harm it causes. They have successfully defeated a proposed waste incinerator and are now taking on the coal industry. They are using scientific methods, such as dust sampling, to gather evidence and prove the correlation between the coal terminal and the pollution in their community. The students are also pushing for regulatory changes and demanding that the coal company take responsibility for the damage their operations cause.