The latest from Adam Willis
As heat kills more Marylanders, air conditioning is a right for some but not for all
But as summers grow hotter and longer, landlords across much of the rest of Maryland are under no obligation to cool buildings.
Trump administration plans to revoke permit for Maryland offshore wind farm
The Trump administration has taken aggressive steps to curtail the offshore wind industry nationally.
Cool weather triggers die-off of crabs and fish in Canton area
Along the Canton waterfront Friday morning, a few hundred oxygen-starved crabs and fish bobbed to the surface.
Heat death toll climbs to 29, Maryland’s deadliest summer since 2012
High heat in Maryland has killed more people so far this year than in all of 2024.
Elimination of EPA solar program to cost Maryland more than $60 million
The Trump administration’s decision this week to ax a Biden-era rooftop solar program will cost Maryland more than $60 million intended to build the local workforce and lower electricity costs for thousands of households.
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.