South Baltimore Community Land Trust

08/26/2026

Our latest newsletter made its way to email inboxes yesterday. In case you missed it, click this link to read up on our upcoming events and summer highlights! ➡ https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6a0ca2b512a533f3623090c8

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07/23/2026

Hey fam! Check out this exciting learning & power-building opportunity from Young, Gifted & Green, an org that shares SBCLT's values and vision.

The 2026 Griot Application is now open until 8/7/26! This PAID 6- week intensive program is curated for young adults 22-40 and this year's theme is "Building People Power in Response to Data Centers". Learn more + Apply: bit.ly/ejgriotapplication.

06/29/2026

Our latest homes on Hazel St. are move-in ready and waiting for their homeowners!

If you or someone you know wants to own one of these beautiful renovations and be part of the vibrant community of Curtis Bay, let us know! Simply fill out our homeowners interest form to get started: sbclt.org/homeowners-application — we'll answer your questions and walk with you every step of the way.

05/21/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Environmental Groups Voice Concern with South Baltimore Landfill Air Pollution Permit

MDE’s Permit Fails to Protect Health of Local Community and Environment

MAY 21, 2026—Maryland’s latest air pollution permit for the Quarantine Road Sanitary Landfill in Baltimore puts people’s health and the environment at risk, according to concerned community and nonprofit partners. This week, South Baltimore Community Land Trust (SBCLT), Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Community of Curtis Bay Association, SB7 Coalition, and Clean Water Action submitted comments to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) as the agency considers renewing the landfill’s Title V air pollution permit.

Read the full release here: sbclt.org/press-release-landfill-air-pollution-permit

MDE’s Permit Fails to Protect Health of Local Community and Environment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 21, 2026—Maryland’s latest air pollution permit for the Quarantine Road Sanitary Landfill in Baltimore puts people’s health and the environment at risk, according to concerned community and nonp...

05/15/2026

On this , we are proud to be part of a worldwide movement of communities rising up to create spaces where everyone belongs. Community land trusts are more than just housing—they’re about cultivating healthy, vibrant, stable communities where all can thrive.🌱

Here in South Baltimore, the CLT model is an alternative to speculative, extractive practices that prioritize profits over people that have long run rampant in our neighborhoods, city, world. In our fight for clean air, we began to envision interdependent systems that regenerate our planet and our local economies. To make that happen, we realized we needed to restore land to community ownership (away from speculators) and restore power to the community (away from extractive industries). Environmental justice IS housing justice, and CLTs connect those dots in irrefutable ways. Together, we can heal our planet🌍, reclaim our futures💚, and rebuild our neighborhoods🏡.

Learn more > worldcltday.org

05/14/2026

CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTION TONIGHT

South Baltimore's Quarantine Road Landfill receives hundreds of thousands of tons of ☣️toxic incinerator ash☣️ every year. Our city's policies make it cheap & easy for major polluters to dump here: incinerator ash is dumped at only ~$25/ton in Baltimore vs. ~$85/ton in nearby Chester, PA. Until stronger protections are put in place, this toxic ash is in the air we breathe.

The landfill's Title V Air Permit is up for renewal this year, and the Maryland Department of the Environment is receiving public comment on what community members (YOU!) think the state should do about this permit. Come out to the public permit hearing TONIGHT, Thursday, May 14 at Curtis Bay Rec (1630 Filbert St.) to stand with us in demanding stronger environmental & health protections and in telling the state that South Baltimore is NOT their sacrifice zone.

Learn more: sbclt.org/why-the-may-14-landfill-hearing-matters/