Climate & environment

Cold weather returns to Baltimore on Sunday night, with the possibility of a wintry mix in Maryland by the beginning of the week. But it looks like warmer weather for Christmas.

As Maryland agencies continue to share tips this week for the state’s Winter Safety Week, here’s how to weather whatever comes this season.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently slashed support for an Eastern Shore lab that has helped to seed an oyster resurgence in the bay.

Gov. Wes Moore signed a directive aimed at tamping down rising utility costs, and he blamed Maryland’s regional grid operator and President Donald Trump for the state’s energy challenges.

Much of Maryland is under high-wind warnings and advisories Friday as a low-pressure system moves through the region, weather officials said.

Temperatures are fluctuating a lot, but they’ll generally be warmer this weekend than they were in the cold first half of December.

Testing showed Montgomery County’s waste incinerator was releasing an average of about 83% more dioxins and furans than is allowed under state law.

An eastern Baltimore County landfill that angered local residents over its request for a “trash juice” permit will be required to shut down within eight years, per a new agreement approved Wednesday by Maryland’s top spending board.

The overrides come as lawmakers prepare for a legislative session next month in which growing energy demand and utility bills promise to dominate policy debates.

An overnight snowstorm brought as much as 5 inches of snow to the Baltimore region Sunday morning.

Marylanders should watch out for a mix of snow and rainfall starting around 9 p.m. on Saturday evening into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Parts of Maryland are facing bitterly cold temperatures and the possibility of snow this weekend.

As lawmakers prepare to hold override votes on three climate bills vetoed by Moore last session, Gov. Wes Moore said he would fund a study into the damages of climate change in Maryland.

The land is part of Charles Carroll’s once nearly 13,000-acre estate, which was established in 1702. It included a plantation and grand residence called Doughoregan Manor, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

Maryland's Attorney General announced guilty pleas and a $100,000 fine against Skyline Tower Painting and its president, holding them accountable for a 2022 tower-washing project that showered Baltimore with hazardous lead paint.

Western Maryland is under a blizzard warning, but chances of snow in the Baltimore area remain slim for much of the week.

Waterfront Partnership, the nonprofit that upkeeps and represents the aquatic trash interceptor, launched a website on Sunday where fans of Mr. Trash Wheel can browse and buy outerwear, shirts, accessories, stickers and home goods.

After Maryland leaders and Constellation Energy announced a $340 million deal to relicense the Conowingo Dam in October, a coalition representing Eastern Shore counties argues the agreement violated state law.

Temperatures will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s by sunrise on Monday morning.

Despite Trump administration funding cuts, Maryland sturgeon surveyors had a big year.