Climate & environment

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 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?

Tuesday’s rainstorms swept unusual puffin-like seabirds into the mid-Atlantic region.

Baltimore area residents and emergency responders are surveying the damage caused by substantial rainfall that soaked the region Tuesday.

Some school systems are delayed or closed after a severe storm caused flooding and road closures.

Heavy rains and tidal flooding submerged roadways, stranded vehicles and downed power lines and trees Tuesday as a storm plowed through the Baltimore region.

It’s early January, but instead of a blizzard, the Baltimore region is bracing for floods and strong winds. What gives?

Maryland is bracing for a storm system that’s expected to bring heavy rain, flash flooding and damaging winds.

The bloated storm system that pushed northward over the Eastern Seaboard left Baltimore and Maryland soaked but spared most of the state from snow and ice.

Before colonizers arrived, the Piscataway, or “the people where the rivers bend,” lived here. Sumwalt Run flowed beneath an open sky as a tiny capillary connecting what is now North Baltimore to the Atlantic Ocean.

Marylanders are bracing for a storm that forecasters say will dump snow, sleet and rain across the state.

Parts of Maryland will likely see snow on Saturday and Sunday as a storm moves into the area, weather forecasters said.

A 2.3 magnitude earthquake registered in Montgomery County early Tuesday morning.

Here’s the open secret about the plastic bag ban that took effect New Year’s Day in Anne Arundel County. It’s not a ban.

Maryland officials on Thursday released a plan for reducing greenhouse emissions. Recommendations include promoting cleaner ways to produce electricity, putting more electric vehicles on the road and making buildings more efficient.

After several days of foggy, rainy weather, forecasters are predicting partly sunny skies and mild temperatures for Baltimore over New Year’s weekend.

Maryland officials have bet big on using offshore wind to meet renewable energy goals, but industry trends are making that difficult.

Conditions look favorable for Santa and his reindeer

Baltimore's zoo has started sending waste from giraffes, elephants and a few other animals to a biodigester that converts it to natural gas.

Before dropping a tree on the curb or at a recycling facility, you’ll need to make sure it’s free of ornaments, lights or any other nonorganic decorations.