Climate & environment

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

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.

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

“I believe an appetizing name is all that stands in the way of consumer acceptance,” Republican Sen. Jack Bailey told fellow senators during a public hearing.

The Baltimore area could see 1 to 3 inches of snow.

New greenhouse gas reduction targets are part of the department's larger — and daunting — climate goals.

Some areas of the Chesapeake Bay region and certain communities, including the Latino community, could be acutely impacted by flooding risks linked to climate change, Shanna Edberg, director of conservation programs at Hispanic Access Foundation, says.

The EPA says it wants to strengthen Clean Air Act standards for large facilities that burn trash.

Martha Shimkin, the recently named director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office, takes the helm at a critical time for the 41-year-old partnership. The program is on track to meet about half of 31 outcomes identified in 2014.

The EPA is considering a $45 million cleanup of 60 acres of Bear Creek.

The National Aquarium should be applauded for setting a new standard for aquariums with its dolphin sanctuary plan, a consultant for the Whale Sanctuary Project says.

Frederick County anticipates that more than 180 vehicles in its fleet can be electric by 2036.

Not all researchers agree the sanctuary model is the best scenario for dolphins in captivity.

The Waterfront Partnership credits the milestone to a second consecutive year of operating four trash wheels, as well as an increase in winter rainfall.

An eight-to-14-day temperature outlook published by the National Weather Service on Friday indicates that Maryland has a 50% to 60% chance of having higher than average temperatures.

All-electric yellow school buses will begin serving about 300 city school students.

Carroll County volunteer firefighter Allison Nicole Creutzer is facing charges after authorities say she set a series of small fires near Liberty Reservoir.

For the Ravens-Chiefs game at 3 p.m., expect scattered, wind-whipped showers with temperatures in the mid-40s.

Danish energy company Ørsted has exited an agreement with Maryland to sell electricity from an offshore wind farm it plans to build off the coast of Ocean City.