Climate & environment

As the Chesapeake restoration enters a new era — governors from across the watershed are expected in Baltimore this week to extend cleanup to 2040 — the movement appears uncertain about its future.

The chilly temperatures from Thanksgiving weekend will carry over into the week — though Maryland should avoid major snowfall from a potential nor’easter, according to the National Weather Service.

Thanksgiving Day will see a high of 46, and it will stay windy with gusts around 20 to 30 miles per hour. Windchill will make the weather feel below freezing on Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.

A strong cold front will blanket Maryland with near-freezing temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.

Rain on Tuesday could impact holiday travel ahead of Thanksgiving.

Joe Dominguez took shots at the investor-owned utility company Exelon as competition to build more power plants in Maryland reaches a pivotal moment.

When an order came into Tilghman Island Seafood for almost $100,000 of Chesapeake catfish, everything seemed legit — at least at first. Then the fish disappeared in the Bronx.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law.

Residents of Howard, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Charles, Calvert and St Mary’s counties could have increased fire risk on Sunday.

The volume of raw sewage that flowed into the Jones Falls, the stream that cuts through the heart of Baltimore before emptying into the harbor, was bigger than first reported, Maryland environmental regulators said Friday.

Baltimore officials are investigating what caused a sewer overflow in Remington that dumped 1.3 million gallons of raw sewage into the Jones Falls.

Sky-gazers across Maryland snapped photos Tuesday of the night sky with colorful hues of magenta, teal and purple.

Daniels, once a thriving Baltimore County community, offers century-old stones, rusted-out cars and spectacular scenery.

Montgomery County officials issued an Extreme Cold Alert beginning Tuesday night and extending through 9 a.m Wednesday.

Maryland’s first cold snap of the season has arrived, bringing snow in the mountains, freezing temperatures to its southern counties and a sharp temperature drop statewide.

Officials from Maryland, home to the Chesapeake’s largest and most depleted waters, had pushed for loftier goals but were outvoted by other states.

While the weather will bring a chill to the Baltimore area this week, a warmer winter could be ahead in Maryland, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Patapsco Valley State Park needs a radio tower for better communication. Neighbors, however, call it a 'Tower of Terror' and are against the project back by Maryland officials.

A combination of high winds and a super moon, when the moon’s orbit brought it closer to Earth, is to blame for a low-water advisory for Baltimore Inner Harbor.

After nearly 40 years of pushing for progressive change on environmental and educational policy, Maryland Energy Administration leader Paul Pinsky is retiring from public service.