Climate & environment

The Baltimore Oyster Partnership plans to expand oyster restoration efforts in Baltimore Harbor and the Patapsco River.

Wednesday is the first day of school at Westernport Elementary. On May 13, a flood forced the school to evacuate by boat and prompted Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of emergency.

The Trump administration has taken aggressive steps to curtail the offshore wind industry nationally.

In Annapolis, some flooding was already causing road closures Saturday morning, according to the city’s Office of Emergency Management.

Weather officials placed Anne Arundel County under a coastal flood warning until 10 a.m. Sunday, suggesting 2-2.5 feet of flooding is possible. In Annapolis, sandbags are being provided as officials warn residents to take precautions.

With Hurricane Erin out to sea — churning in the Atlantic Ocean but not battering the coast — “this is a very exciting time for surfers,” said Tommy Vach, president of Ocean City Surf Club.

Along the Canton waterfront Friday morning, a few hundred oxygen-starved crabs and fish bobbed to the surface.

Though Hurricane Erin is not forecast to make landfall along the East Coast, the storm is bringing hazardous conditions to the Mid-Atlantic region and Maryland beaches.

Several beaches in and around Maryland are limiting access because of the winds and deadly rip currents that Hurricane Erin is generating.

Though not expected to make landfall in the U.S., Hurricane Erin does stand to impact rip currents and increase the likelihood of tidal flooding in some parts of Maryland, charging weather officials to take action.

PSEG Renewable Transmission is requesting federal protection for its crews surveying property in three Maryland counties.

A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this wee

After years of whacking, smacking and squashing, more people are just letting the bugs be.

While Erin’s maximum winds diminished, the storm’s overall size grew.

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said.

Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides.

Here’s the buzz on bee events around the Baltimore region celebrating National Honey Bee Day.

Central Maryland was spared major flooding Thursday, with storms bringing moderate rainfall and minor high-water reports before moving south by evening.

Tropical Storm Erin continues to move westward, prompting warnings of dangerous rip currents along the East Coast.

Heavy downpours swept through Maryland on Wednesday, triggering flash flood warnings, toppling trees and delaying the Orioles game at Camden Yards.