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Climate & environment

25 electric school buses start serving Baltimore schools
All-electric yellow school buses will begin serving about 300 city school students.
An electric school bus that’s now part of the Baltimore City Schools fleet.
Police say firefighter started Carroll Co. fires — and 911 call is key
Carroll County volunteer firefighter Allison Nicole Creutzer is facing charges after authorities say she set a series of small fires near Liberty Reservoir.
A volunteer firefighter allegedly set a series of small fires last year in the area around Liberty Reservoir near Eldersburg.
Ravens game weather forecast: Some showers, but most rain has passed
For the Ravens-Chiefs game at 3 p.m., expect scattered, wind-whipped showers with temperatures in the mid-40s.
Young fans wave Ravens flags before the game against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium last week. Temperatures were in the 20s. The weather should be milder Sunday, with light showers.
Owner’s withdrawal from offshore wind project hobbles Maryland’s clean energy plans
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.
A wind turbine spins and generates power for the U.S. electric grid at the South Fork Wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York, in 2023.
Navy agrees to get pollution discharge permit for weapons testing on Maryland side of Potomac
The Navy has acknowledged that the missiles and other projectiles it had been firing into the Potomac River could have an impact on water quality and aquatic life, including threatened species such as the Atlantic sturgeon.
Fishing communities often catch spent cannon shells, missiles and rockets settled in the riverbed as a result of weapons testing in the Potomac River by the Naval Support Facility in Dahlgren, Virginia.
Want to plant a tree in Baltimore? It could cost you.
Nonprofit tree-planting groups say the Department of Transportation is charging them permit fees that it did not used to — and that will will reduce the number of trees they're able to plant.
A crew works to cut out a piece of the sidewalk to be replaced with a tree well.
As Maryland waits for wind energy, Andy Harris tries blowing up a storm
Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress, must have hoped no one would fact check his Ocean City disinformation event about wind turbines.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, left, joined New Jersey congressmen Chris Smith, center, and Jefferson Van Dew in Ocean City on Saturday for a hearing into the dangers of wind power.
Baltimore County plans to extend life of landfill by trucking trash out, increasing height
Officials say they’ve developed a plan that could keep trash coming to the landfill until at least 2060.
Entrance to the Baltimore County recycling facility. September 7, 2023.
How bad is Maryland’s housing crisis? Check the animal shelters
Trouble finding affordable housing that allows pets is now the most common reason animals are surrendered at Baltimore-area shelters.
There is a growing link between the number of pets surrendered and abandoned and housing issues, including evictions and rising rents. Baltimore County Animal Services took in Storm Ray the pit bull this year. She was available for adoption as of Jan. 10.
Winter storm could bring 6 inches of snow to Baltimore region
Northern and Central Maryland fell under a winter storm warning Friday morning after several inches of snow fell across the region overnight.
Snow falls on businesses with colorful flags outside their doors along S Broadway in Fells Point on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Reserving parking spots with lawn chairs and other etiquette for a Baltimore snow day
Baltimore’s etiquette for a snow day is built on salt boxes, lawn chairs and other best practices.
Doug Clemens sweeps snow from the sidewalk in Baltimore’s Federal Hill.
Winter tightens its grip on Maryland: More snow, bitter cold on the way
Friday will see a cold front moving through the area, bringing widespread snow.
Snow covers Broadway Square in Fells Point on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.
I longed for my kid to have a snow day. The reality was a bit different.
An unexpected snow day made me, a former Baltimore City Public School kid and now a parent, rethink a lot of things.
Shawn Newlin throws a snowball at his daughter Hope Newlin, 10, in their backyard, in Dundalk, Maryland, Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
As temperatures plummet Tuesday afternoon, Maryland roadways are expected to freeze
Temperatures will fall into the teens Tuesday night with windchills in the single digits.
Snow falls in Upper Fells Point on Monday, January 15, 2023.
Recent flooding sets stage for hearings on $90M Annapolis climate project
Annapolis got hit with major flooding as leaders prepared to take up a plan to protect the city center from storm surge and sunny-day flooding.
Annapolis issued 17 red notices, declaring buildings unsafe, after a storm surge pushed more than 5 feet of water into low lying areas on Jan. 10.
Bundle up! It’s going to be a few days below freezing. And snow is a possibility.
Here's breakdown of what to expect over the next few days.
Winter started started Thursday with the arrival of the solstice. But even in the coldest season, there are signs of climate change driven by global warming.
As General Assembly session begins, advocates worry about funding ambitious climate goals
Advocates like the Moore administration’s ambitious plan to combat climate change, but some wonder if the new governor has the strategy to implement it.
Two people walk through Fells Point on a rainy Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, with the Domino Sugars plant in the background.
As EPA seeks to reduce pollution from trash incinerators, advocates wonder if it’s enough
Advocates and environmental groups largely welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s Jan. 11 proposal to impose stricter pollution limits on large trash incinerators. But they caution that the new standards, if implemented, would not eliminate the public health risks caused by toxic pollutants they emit.
The smokestack of a waste-to-energy incinerator is seen near Interstate 95 in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 9, 2019. The incinerator is located in the Westport neighborhood of Baltimore.
Lost at sea: Ocean spits up 19th-century ship timber in Maryland. And then it disappeared
A ranger with the Maryland Park Service found the ship timber, still showing markings of the shipwright who built her, during a daily patrol on December 22. A strong coastal storm delivered its gift practically to the ranger’s doorstep.
The timber, part of a ship’s hull, became a social media darling, garnering more than 400 likes and 50 reposts on X.
A stranded ship’s owner shelled out for killing oysters. Who benefits now?
The decision about where to put oysters paid for by the owners of the Ever Forward may be the opening act in the next great oyster drama on the Chesapeake Bay. As signs that massive oyster reef reconstruction is working abound, where do efforts to rebuild a keystone species go next?
The container ship Ever Forward grounded in the Chesapeake Bay outside the Craighill Channel near Annapolis in the spring of 2022. The owners have agreed to pay for oyster beds destroyed in the accident.
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