Climate & environment

A wind advisory remains in effect for portions of the Baltimore region through 5 p.m. Monday.

Maryland congressional representatives touted the progress of Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts at an event sponsored by an environmental advocacy group last week. But they stressed more work needs to be done.

Spring is just around the corner, but high gusts coupled with temperatures in the 40s are making it feel much colder.

The rain is expected to wind down overnight as clocks are moved forward for the start of daylight saving time, which will bring temperatures in the 40s Sunday.

Maryland should address higher vehicle emissions stemming from highway expansion by turning to investment in public transit and other transportation alternatives, Will Baker, director of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, says.

If legislation working through the General Assembly wins approval, the approach to cleaning up Baltimore’s Middle Branch would be repeated statewide.

Maryland’s Warfield Air National Guard Base will change its focus to cyberdefense from a flight mission using aging A-10 Thunderbolt model aircrafts under a plan announced Thursday by the U.S. Air Force.

With Maryland facing a $3.3 billion shortfall for transportation over six years, state lawmakers in Annapolis are looking at ways to raise money, including levying a 50-cent fee on most online purchases and home-delivery transactions.

Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan dramatically rejected money from an offshore wind company in a press release.

Farmland application of industrial sludge that comes from the dissolved air flotation process needs better oversight, says a Cecil County resident with a long career in the wastewater treatment industry.

All of the climate-monitoring sites in the Baltimore-Washington region saw above-average temperatures and precipitation and below-normal snow this winter, according to the National Weather Service.

Years of tension have finally caught up to a garden and compost group who are expected to officially split by March 29.

Baltimore children suffer from disproportionately high asthma rates, and pollution inside homes is considered a major cause, Panagis Galiatsatos, an associate professor and physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins, says.

The state transit agency plans to fully electrify its fleet of passenger buses as part of an ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but budget cuts could delay the full transition.

Baltimore’s own Mr. Trash Wheel is featured in a new book in Dr. Seuss' Lorax series.

Smelly chicken plant leftovers, some of it trucked across state lines to be stored in pits until it can be spread as fertilizer on farm fields, is stinking up parts of Maryland now.

Snow accumulations are expected to be 2 to 4 inches in some areas.

John Hopkins scientists say they have the evidence to finally explain why birds can fly, and it starts with their big brains.

Maryland is joining a partnership to establish a center of excellence for offshore wind energy.

The summer cottage of Coppin State Unversity President Parlett Moore will be combined with the adjacent Elktonia Carr’s Beach park to create a new cultural center focusing on the stories of African Americans and the Chesapeake Bay.