The latest from Adam Willis
On Tilghman Island, USDA announces $6M to stem blue catfish invasion of Chesapeake
Tilghman Island Seafood does its part to cull the blue catfish, but the region lost control of the population years ago.
An inspector cleared 1,500 homes of lead paint risk. Maryland says: Wrong.
An inspection had illegally cleared their home of risks of toxic lead paint, residents learned in the letters.
Maryland will require giant ‘windscreen’ to shield South Baltimore from CSX coal dust
Maryland environmental regulators to impose new restrictions on a coal export terminal in South Baltimore, blocking CSX dust from polluting neighborhoods.
In Baltimore’s hottest new race, ‘experience the suffering of the world we’ve created’
The unsanctioned footrace loops along a particularly scorched stretch of North Baltimore.
Sport fishing could help cure the Chesapeake’s catfish problem, but anglers need to bite
One scientist hopes his Eastern Shore fishing derby boosts the fish fight.
Maryland to EPA: Our offshore wind permit is just fine, thank you
In a letter sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland says the state won’t make the correction requested and doesn’t plan to reissue a permit.
After FEMA axed aid, is an Eastern Shore town lost to the bay?
If the water overtakes Crisfield, some may stay. But many more wonder: Is a community that experiences costly floods every day still a community?
Baltimore’s Harbor Splash canceled after overnight showers
A second attempt at an organized Baltimore harbor swim this summer was called off due to persistent rains, and organizers don’t plan on trying again this summer.
Mike Hankin dreamed Baltimore could have a swimmable harbor. He thinks it’s close.
Harbor Splash is a milestone in the vision of Mike Hankin, a Baltimore County businessman and philanthropist who has championed a swimmable harbor for more than 15 years.
EPA says Maryland permit for Ocean City wind farm is invalid
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week told Maryland regulators that an air quality permit issued for an offshore wind project near Ocean City was not valid.
New Chesapeake cleanup plan comes with soul searching and the Trump effect
The Chesapeake Bay Program is working on its fifth plan to restore the bay by year's end.
‘He said he needs help’: Mourners honor Dontae Melton Jr. after his death in police custody
When nearly 200 family, co-workers and friends came together Saturday at DreamLife Worship Center in Randallstown to honor Dontae Melton Jr., a somber mood was often broken by celebrations of life.
With at least 9 heat deaths, summer is off to a deadly start in Maryland
At least nine people, including two children, have died from heat-related illness so far in 2025 — more than twice as many as this time last year, according to Maryland data.
If a forest closes, does it make a sound?
Patuxent Research Refuge’s North Tract in Laurel has cut visiting hours. Could the Trump administration could close it entirely?
Power line opponents appeal court order granting surveys on their land
Opponents of a contentious power line planned for rural Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties are appealing a court order that grants developers access to their land to survey the project route.
Trump pulled the plug on Maryland’s EV transition. What’s next?
Electric vehicle sales already lagged far below Maryland’s benchmarks, and so far the state isn’t fighting to preserve the policy, targeted by Republicans.
Judge allows company to survey route for contentious Maryland power line
The proposed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would cross some 400 different properties across the three counties.
Harbor Splash swim in Baltimore harbor postponed due to storms
The event, meant to showcase the harbor’s safety for swimming and recreation, will instead take place July 19.
Is Baltimore’s harbor really clean enough for swimming? Environmentalists disagree.
Environmentalists discuss the question in decidedly different ways.
Baltimore judge orders EPA to restore $180M in environmental justice grants
A Baltimore nonprofit is among three that the judge says should be able to use the funds to distribute grants.