Climate & environment

Montgomery County has been battling invasive running bamboo for decades, from backyards and public parks to the County Council.

The money at risk — federal grants for climate change initiatives awarded to Montgomery County under the Biden administration — is potentially on the chopping block.

Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh is seeking a permit to discharge 25,000 gallons of leachate a day into the Gunpowder River.

The Baltimore-based US Wind project off Ocean City is Maryland’s only offshore wind farm close to construction, but federal tax breaks and courtroom battles may decide its fate.

A White Marsh landfill has applied for a permit to dump a toxic liquid called leachate into the Bird River, a tributary of the Upper Gunpowder River.

This marks a significant delay to the timeline requested by PSEG, which had proposed a final decision by the end of March 2026.

Colorful leaves will be coming to Maryland, soon.

The future for Dr. Ben Carson’s proposed solar farm in Baltimore County doesn’t look bright.

New requirements to protect South Baltimore residents from an export terminal’s coal dust have left both environmentalists and the facility operator unhappy.

You’re not alone in feeling confused by what to do for fashion, food and fun as Maryland and its unpredictable weather enters false fall.

Saturday started warm and muggy, but that late-summer humidity is expected to act as fuel for storms that will develop Saturday afternoon and evening amid a plethora of events in Baltimore.

A judge ruled that surveyors for a controversial Maryland power line project will not be accompanied by U.S. Marshals while on landowners’ properties, according to the developer.

The plight of Locust Point residents who must live with constant noise from two military cargo ships got us wondering: How does the racket there compare to other noisy spots?

Outstanding, fall-like weather will continue in Maryland for Labor Day and through the middle of the week.

Two and a half years into Gov. Wes Moore's term, the nonprofit Maryland League of Conservation Voters says his administration has fallen short on its climate and environmental justice commitments and notably backflipped on progressive policies.

But as summers grow hotter and longer, landlords across much of the rest of Maryland are under no obligation to cool buildings.

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.