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Adam Willis reports on climate and the environment across Maryland for The Baltimore Banner. He previously covered Baltimore City Hall for The Banner. He has also worked as a historical researcher in Washington, D.C., as a freelance reporter for national magazines and reported on state government, energy and the environment for the Fargo Forum in North Dakota.

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A boater passes under the Amtrak bridge over the Susquehanna River, downriver from where AquaCon plans to build an indoor salmon farm in Cecil County.
Norwegian company’s second try at indoor salmon farm draws more environmental blowback
Environmentalists blocked AquaCon’s plans for an Eastern Shore salmon farm, but the company is trying again on the Susquehanna River.
Martin State Airport is seen with a coating of snow after a winter storm.
Groups drop suit over pollution worries at redevelopment of WWII bomber plant in Middle River
A dispute over pollution concerns from construction work at the site of a World War II-era manufacturing plant in Eastern Baltimore County has fizzled quickly.
CRISFIELD, MD - SEPTEMBER 24: A home health aide walks to her client's home along the flooded Cove Street following two days of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Ophelia on September 24, 2023 in Crisfield, Maryland. Ophelia made landfall early Saturday in North Carolina, producing high winds and heavy rain across the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. The city of Crisfield will apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency and Maryland Department of Emergency Management grants to help pay for a $63 million flood control program to mitigate flooding by raising roads, and building new tide gates, berms, and other projects.
FEMA cancels tens of millions in Maryland sea-level rise, flooding grants
FEMA canceling a disaster mitigation program is a blow to the flood-prone town of Crisfield and a wetlands restoration effort in South Baltimore.
Transmission lines travel north from Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant in Lusby.
Grid reforms could save Marylanders over $500 a year on power bills, climate group claims
Officials from Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania joined press calls earlier this week alongside the group Evergreen Action, which commissioned the report, to blast PJM’s management.
The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
A new Mr. Trash Wheel? How Baltimore’s wastewater woes led to $1.7M in green projects
A new trash wheel is one of nearly two dozen projects set to receive money through a $1.7 million settlement fund, which Baltimore officials agreed to finance as part of a consent decree with the Maryland Department of the Environment over pollution violations at its wastewater plants.
A white “x” marks the site of the new proposed transmission tower on Brandon and Marie Hill’s farmland in Parkton, MD on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
Facing wall of landowners, power line developer will seek court order to survey route
The line is part of a $5 billion portfolio of projects planned by the region’s grid operator, PJM Interconnection.
The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along Interstate 95 in Baltimore. The state legislature voted Monday to end clean-energy subsidies for incinerators.
Maryland lawmakers approve end of clean-energy subsidies for trash incinerators
The proposal, which received final approval Monday from the Senate as part of a sweeping energy bill, comes as Maryland looks to slash energy-sector emissions to curb climate change.
Senate President Bill Ferguson moderates floor debate at the Maryland State House on Monday as the General Assembly passed a trio of energy bills.
Maryland approves plan to fast-track power plants, override local solar bans
Maryland lawmakers passed an energy plan to get a handle on soaring utility prices and boost in-state power generation.
As sales of electric vehicles have lagged state goals, car companies have pushed to delay penalties for not meeting certain thresholds.
Gov. Moore’s executive order could delay fines for car companies as EV sales lag
Gov. Wes Moore issued an executive order that would allow his administration to punt fines on car companies that fall short of Maryland’s electric vehicle mandates.
A sign promotes the Inflation Reduction Act during an event at the headquarters of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative in Baltimore's Canton neighborhood on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022.
Baltimore nonprofit sues EPA over $180M in canceled and frozen funds
A Baltimore nonprofit focused on lead remediation and childhood asthma is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging the Trump administration has illegally cancelled and frozen tens of millions of dollars in grant funding.
Transmission lines travel north from Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland.
Maryland has a ‘dire’ energy problem. Or does it?
Legislation backed by top Democrats aims to address rising energy prices and ballooning demand by building power plants.
The new steel and cement replacement pipe can be seen next to a group of representatives from DPW, Garney Construction and The Baltimore Banner at the bottom of a six-story deep excavation at Lake Montebello on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
The long-closed Lake Montebello loop is reopening — for now
Crews have finished filling in a massive sink hole at Lake Montebello, a reservoir in Northeast Baltimore. Another project is planned for fall.
CORTE MADERA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 28: A Polestar electric car prepares to park at an EV charging station on July 28, 2023 in Corte Madera, California. Seven major automakers announced plans earlier this week to increase the number of high-powered electric vehicle chargers in the country with 30,000 new charging stations along highways and in urban areas. According to the Energy Department, there are currently an estimated 32,000 chargers across the country.
As electric vehicle sales lag, Maryland might punt fines for car companies
Under the Maryland program, part of the California-led Clean Cars II emissions standards, nearly half of new cars that roll off dealership lots need to be electric by the fall of 2026 or auto manufacturers could face fines.
The 53-acre Aviation Station site includes the large building seen to the left of Martin State Airport above.
Developers’ project at WWII aircraft plant in Middle River is polluting the bay, suit says
Environmentalists and Middle River residents are suing the developers behind a sprawling project at a World War II-era manufacturing plant near Martin State Airport.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 18: From left, U.S. Rep. Riley Moore (R., W.V.), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.V.), EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum celebrate after signing a Water Policy Announcement at the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on February 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made a water policy announcement and held a signing ceremony with members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation.
Chaos and fear: Inside Trump’s attack on environmental justice in the mid-Atlantic
As the administration of President Donald Trump pursues a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the agency’s environmental justice division already has faced cuts — and things could get worse.
The 21-story, mixed-use Constellation Building serves as the headquarters of Constellation Energy and a regional office for the Exelon Corporation.
Baltimore’s only Fortune 500 company has what every major AI company wants
Constellation Energy owns Calvert Cliffs in Southern Maryland and has a huge portfolio outside the state.
The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along I-95 in Baltimore. While bills to remove the practice from the state’s renewable energy portfolio did not “crossover” Monday, the idea still could move forward in this General Assembly session.
Trash incinerators may still lose subsidies, but advocates worry about ‘stealthy’ tactics
Environmentalists have pushed for years to no avail to end the state’s subsidy for trash incinerators, which burn garbage to produce electricity and steam.
Amitav Ghosh is a globally renowned novelist and essayist who writes about colonialism and climate change. He is the keynote speaker for an event on March 13, 2025, at Loyola that focuses on climate refugees and climate migration.
Novelist Amitav Ghosh, speaking in Baltimore, on climate change and ‘accelerating towards the abyss’
Novelist Amitav Ghosh discusses climate change ahead of his address at Loyola University Maryland 2025 Humanities Symposium.
Jake Shaner, a recently terminated NOAA environmental scientist, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Trump’s DOGE came for NOAA. Fired staff fear the worst is still to come.
More than 800 NOAA staffers fired last month as the Trump administration pushes aggressive tactics to winnow the federal workforce.
PROVO, UT - APRIL 29: A nurse gives Michaella a measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019 in Provo, Utah. These were Michaella's first ever vaccinations. She asked that only her first name be used.
Measles case reported in Howard County, unrelated to outbreak in Southwest U.S.
A Howard County resident who recently traveled abroad tested positive for the highly contagious virus measles, the Maryland Department of Health said Sunday.
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