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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.
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.
State cites Baltimore for ‘serious’ violation in heat death of DPW worker
Months after a 36-year-old trash collector died on the job, state inspectors found that Baltimore's Department of Public Works routinely exposed employees to dangerous heat and humidity.
Ronald Silver’s family has demanded answers and accountability for his death.
Black Baltimoreans feel more climate anxiety, new survey finds
Johns Hopkins researchers believe their findings represent the first assessment of how Baltimore-area residents think about climate change.
From left, Baltimore residents Jeffrey Barnes, Sarah Broadwater, and Kelly Cross.
Meet the environmentalist defending Baltimore’s polluting trash incinerator
Christopher Dipnarine says that without the incinerator Baltimore would have to resort to more environmentally harmful options.
Christopher Dipnarine runs the nonprofit 4MyCiTy, which recycles food waste that otherwise might have fed Baltimore's trash incinerator.
Trump threat to EPA ‘spells disaster’ for Chesapeake Bay, advocates warn
The recently circumspect Chesapeake Bay Foundation warned in a statement that Trump’s moves could “spell disaster” and create “an existential crisis” for the decades-old cleanup effort.
A boater heads out toward the Chesapeake Bay at the Susquehanna Flats.
Trump funding freeze shakes Maryland farmers’ trust in government
Farmers don’t know if promised USDA funding will materialize for projects ranging from solar panels to windbreaks to online marketing.
Farm manager Sophia Fast cuts spinach at One Acre Farm in Dickerson.
Maryland wants to stop subsidizing its trash incinerators. Would they close?
After a years-long campaign by environmental advocates, top Maryland lawmakers want to cut off a program that has paid tens of millions of dollars in green energy subsidies to incinerators.
The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along I-95 in Baltimore.
Pricey contractors helped rescue a Baltimore wastewater plant. You’re paying the tab.
A Baltimore Banner review found the city has spent tens of millions of dollars since 2022 on three different firms hired to bolster the city’s workforce, and millions more have been committed.
The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
To stem rising energy costs, Maryland leaders want to build new power plants
The Maryland Democratic plan, announced Monday, drew pushback from climate advocates who warned about courting polluting fuels like natural gas.
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson talks about energy legislation during a news conference on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
How Trump could hobble Maryland’s plans to curb climate change
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at the Port of Baltimore following an announcement of funding for carbon reduction at U.S. ports by President Joe Biden. Some fear how such funding will be treated by President Donald Trump's administration.
Power grid operator reaches deal with Pennsylvania governor in utility bill dispute
The settlement, announced by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office Tuesday, comes less than a month after he filed a complaint before federal utility regulators calling on PJM Interconnection to impose a lower price cap on its next energy auction.
A transmission tower that is part of PJM Interconnection’s multistate system supports power lines that run high above farmland in Parkton.
Judge throws out Annapolis and Anne Arundel lawsuits against Big Oil
Annapolis and Anne Arundel argued that fossil fuel giants knew their businesses were driving the damaging consequences of climate change.
Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge Steven Platt dismissed a lawsuit by the city of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County over climate change. Annapolis regularly experiences flooding during heavy rains.
Moore sides with Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro in dispute over utility bill surge
Moore joined the governors of Illinois, New Jersey and Delaware in sending a letter to federal utility regulators pointing the finger at PJM Interconnect, the regional grid operator, for a looming jump in electricity rates.
BLUE BELL, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 5: Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro prepares to speak during a television interview before U.S. President Joe Biden takes the stage during a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College January 5, 2024 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. In his first campaign event of the 2024 election season, Biden stated that democracy and fundamental freedoms are under threat if former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Trump executive order signals rough seas ahead for Maryland offshore wind
A Day One order from Trump halts new leases and permits for offshore wind development, but one industry analyst said the step signals the president could take even more aggressive steps to roll back recent progress.
An aerial shot of Ocean City, Md. near the inlet, showing the Atlantic Ocean at right, the beach center and the city at left.
What Trump’s executive orders could mean for Maryland
President Donald Trump’s plans to sign a raft of executive orders Monday will set a dramatically different tone for the next four years in Washington.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. President Donald Trump react during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
Trump pardons more than 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including those from Maryland
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Trump supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol building following a "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol earlier, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
Trump executive order could put Maryland’s offshore wind industry in crosshairs
The president-elect has reportedly tasked a New Jersey congressman with drafting an executive order to halt offshore wind development. Just how damaging it could be for plans off the Maryland coast remains to be seen.
A wind turbine spins and generates power for the U.S. electric grid at the South Fork Wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York, in 2023.
Maryland needs more power lines. So why does everybody hate this one?
The electricity interests behind a proposed power line that would cut through 70 miles of mostly rural Maryland are finding that many residents don’t care much for the idea.
Brandon Hill points to a power line which runs over the farm property he owns in Parkton, MD on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
Big building owners sue Maryland over efforts to make them go green
Maryland is trying to force its big buildings to go green, but the owners of these properties are fighting back.
High-rise buildings in downtown Baltimore.
Nearly 100 Baltimore-area homes deemed ‘lead-free’ might contain lead
Maryland environmental regulators are suing a Baltimore-based home inspector for illegally certifying dozens of homes as “lead-free.”
Lead paint peels on the exterior trim of a home in Baltimore City.
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