Climate & environment

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources lifted the statewide burn ban that was put in place Nov. 1 to help prevent the spread of wildfires amid dry conditions.

Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore wind project in the Delmarva Peninsula.

The new survey comes as advocates for the bay are gearing up for a potentially pivotal meeting next month.

The end of the year is approaching, and it’s starting to feel like it, too, with chilly, rainy weather, and for parts of the state, snow.

A legal challenge over the $100 million project to protect downtown Annapolis from climate flooding mirrors a legal a decade over the exact same space, many of the same ideas and even the same family of lawyers.

Most of the state is experiencing drought conditions as of mid-November, though no statewide water restrictions are in place.

An information and feedback session in Baltimore County on the Piedmont Reliability Project hit a boiling point Tuesday night.

Despite rain on Sunday ending the Baltimore area’s dry spell, the statewide burn ban is still in effect.

Baltimore-area residents will see something Sunday they haven’t seen in a while: rain. But the skies will clear for the Veterans Day holiday.

Due to a lack of rain in combination with low humidity and strong winds, the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning across the region from noon until 6 p.m. Friday.

The Maryland Department of the Environment issued a Code Orange and Code Yellow air quality alert for Baltimore and its surrounding counties.

Despite the not-so-fall weather, getting cozy and grabbing some marshmallows and hot dogs to roast by the fire sounds like the perfect way to really soak in all the autumn vibes. But weather officials are warning against this activity due to an increased fire risk.

Heat is an insidious killer that exacerbates existing health conditions and especially targets vulnerable populations, including children and older adults.

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican Larry Hogan are locked in a closely watched race for the U.S. Senate, but neither is talking a lot about climate change or the Chesapeake Bay in their campaigns, despite the significance of those issues to Maryland.

Temperatures in the Baltimore region will be in the mid- and upper-70s this week, and could reach 81 on Halloween, according to the National Weather Service.

For Maryland, the winter may be warmer, whether La Niña emerges or not.

The tourist town’s lawsuit, filed Friday, comes after months of threats and as seaside communities in other parts of the East Coast have waged an offensive against a nascent U.S. offshore wind industry.

A 48-year-old from Anne Arundel County left scrap tires strewn across an industrial property in Western Maryland. He has pleaded guilty to 17 environmental crimes, authorities say.

The Public Service Enterprise Group unveiled a planned route for new transmission lines that the company says would address resident concerns.

Autumn foliage is finally peaking around the Baltimore region.