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Climate & environment

A strong ridge of high pressure has trapped very warm air over the Baltimore region for days in a phenomenon known as a heat dome.
Baltimore swelters as temps hit 105 degrees. Here’s when the heat dome ends.
The Baltimore region saw its second-hottest June temperature ever on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Trash cans on North Chester Street are set out for pickup in the afternoon of Thursday, August 29, 2024.
Safety rules face stress test as Baltimore continues trash collection amid heat wave
As Baltimore swelters under extreme heat this week, the city is making adjustments to trash and recycling collection to keep workers safe, but said pickups will continue as scheduled.
Baltimore Orioles fans Terry and Devonia Alston celebrate an anniversary together by cooling off at a misting station during a game at Orioles Park on Monday.
Killing AC on idle days at Camden Yards can mean payday for state, relief for energy grid
The region’s grid saw its highest peak demand since 2011. Paying big Maryland users to power down is one way to relieve that strain.
Teslas can be seen parked at the Tesla Dealership in Owings Mills, MD on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
Trump pulled the plug on Maryland’s EV transition. What’s next?
Electric vehicle sales already lagged far below Maryland’s benchmarks, and so far the state isn’t fighting to preserve the policy, targeted by Republicans.
A sign protesting the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project power line stands in a yard in Parkton, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
Judge allows company to survey route for contentious Maryland power line
The proposed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would cross some 400 different properties across the three counties.
Local residents relax inside the lobby of the Zeta Center for Healthy and Active Aging, one of the Baltimore City Health Department’s cooling centers, in northwest Baltimore on Monday.
A heat dome is bringing dangerous temps to Maryland. Here’s what to know.
A strong ridge of high pressure is creating “very warm” air mass over the region, a phenomenon known as a heat dome.
The W.R. Grace & Co. headquarters in Columbia.
Despite outcry, Maryland approves Columbia plastics plant for company with toxic past
The Maryland Department of the Environment has approved an air quality permit for W.R. Grace to build a pilot plastics recycling plant at its Columbia headquarters.
A sea turtle moves along the sand towards the ocean as spectators watch and take photos.
Sea turtles find their way home in rare Ocean City release
The National Aquarium released two rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean on Thursday, just a few days after World Sea Turtle Day.
Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash event in 2024.
Harbor Splash swim in Baltimore harbor postponed due to storms
The event, meant to showcase the harbor’s safety for swimming and recreation, will instead take place July 19.
Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
Alas, poor FEMA. We knew you well.
President Donald Trump plans to phase out FEMA after this year’s hurricane season. In the future, if you want help after a disaster, you’ll have to call him. How do you think that’s going to go?
Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash 2024 event on 6/23/24 in Baltimore, MD.
Is Baltimore’s harbor really clean enough for swimming? Environmentalists disagree.
Environmentalists discuss the question in decidedly different ways.
A flood watch has been issued for part of the Baltimore region on Thursday.
Severe storms Thursday bring damaging winds, power outages
The National Weather Service said there’s a threat of severe weather Thursday, including the possibility of damaging winds, large hail and an isolated tornado.
A man running away from the camera's t-shirt is drenched with sweat.
Flood watch, severe thunderstorm warning issued for Baltimore area amid scorching heat
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for several counties across Central Maryland.
Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson at an event at the White House last month.
Dr. Ben Carson’s neighbors don’t want his solar farm. They’re running out of options to stop it.
Dr. Ben Carson’s neighbors are opposed to his proposed solar farm in northern Baltimore County. They’re running out of options to stop it, thanks to a new Maryland law.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 18: From left, U.S. Rep. Riley Moore (R., W.V.), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.V.), EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum celebrate after signing a Water Policy Announcement at the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on February 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made a water policy announcement and held a signing ceremony with members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation.
Baltimore judge orders EPA to restore $180M in environmental justice grants
A Baltimore nonprofit is among three that the judge says should be able to use the funds to distribute grants.
A view of hazy conditions facing south on I-95 from the Abington Edgewood exit in Harford County.
Smoke from NJ and Canada wildfires triggers Code Orange air alert in Baltimore County
Baltimore County is under a Code Orange air quality alert through midnight as smoke from wildfires burning in New Jersey drifts into the region on Saturday.
Forecast models are calling for 1 inch to possibly 3 inches of rainfall in Maryland on Saturday.
4 inches of rain, flash flooding possible as severe thunderstorms expected to hit region
Severe thunderstorms could dump up to 4 inches of rain per hour this evening in the nation’s capital and parts of Howard and Anne Arundel counties, the National Weather Service warned Saturday.
A turtle pops its head up through the water in the Lancaster Street Canal after an oil spill last week.
Johns Hopkins Hospital’s 5,000-gallon fuel spill never should have happened
Johns Hopkins Hospital initially estimated the spill was around 200 gallons before revising that figure to 2,000 gallons and, finally, reporting Friday that it totaled 5,000 gallons.
A man running away from the camera's t-shirt is drenched with sweat.
Get ready for heat, Maryland. Temps expected to hit the 90s across the region tomorrow.
Thursday is expected to be the first day of the year when temperatures top 90 across the entire Baltimore region, according to the National Weather Service.
The Patapsco River, although rated “poor” in the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s health assessment, is considered a bright spot because of its progress.
A year after record score, Chesapeake Bay slips in new health assessment
Scientists say the Chesapeake Bay is still improving, even if this year’s grade marks a step back.
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