Curtis Bay Energy will end incineration of medical waste under agreement with state

State officials hailed the news that the troubled Curtis Bay Energy facility will stop burning medical waste at its South Baltimore site in order to settle a Maryland Department of the Environment lawsuit charging the company with repeated air pollution violations.

By: Maryland Matters Staff

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: October 3, 2026

Words: 641

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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State officials were hailing the announcement that the troubled Curtis Bay Energy facility will stop incinerating medical waste at its South Baltimore site in order to settle a Maryland Department of the Environment lawsuit charging the company with repeated air pollution violations.

Curtis Bay Energy is one of the largest medical waste incinerators in the country. Under the proposed consent decree, filed Wednesday in Baltimore City Circuit Court, the site will continue operating as …

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