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Climate & environment

Rain or shine? Here’s what weather to expect at Preakness Stakes
Forecasters are calling for widespread showers and thunderstorms during Baltimore’s Preakness Stakes.
Horseshoe prints are left in the mud at Herringswell Stables on May 10, 2024.
A win looms for energy justice advocates seeking to rein in state’s energy market
A non-profit organization that fought to reign in Maryland's energy market won part of its fight with Gov. Wes Moore's pledge to sign a far-reaching reform bill.
Laurel Peltier, an energy justice advocate who volunteers at the local nonprofit Cares, goes over utility bills to determine if her client Henry Burlock was overcharged by a private energy company.
Key Bridge collapse sends oysters to a new home
Since 1995, an oyster reef has existed at Fort Carroll, an uninhabited island in the Patapsco River near the Key Bridge.
A collection of buckets full of spat- or baby oysters- sits on the edge of the Port Covington Marina during a volunteer event with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Friday, May 10, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. (Wesley Lapointe / for The Baltimore Banner)
Severe storms possible in parts of Maryland later Thursday
As of Thursday morning, it appears the best chance for severe storms will be south of Baltimore across far southern Maryland and the lower Eastern Shore.
Raindrops are seen on a window.
Maryland escapes the worst weather, but severe storms possible this week
Severe, isolated storms are possible Thursday, according to forecasters.
Maryland is in an “unsettled” weather pattern that's more typical of midsummer.
Letters: Oyster reef thrives below abandoned harbor fort
Millions of oysters have been planted in recent years on a reef below the surface at the abandoned Fort Carroll in Baltimore Harbor, the Maryland oyster restoration coordinator at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation says.
Ft. Carroll as seen during a CBF Tour of the EPA Superfund Site on 3/25/24 in Baltimore, MD.
You could pay higher utility bills under deal to save coal
Under a deal up for approval next month, two power plants in Anne Arundel County would continue to burn coal at least three years longer than planned — potentially costing Marylanders $250 million or more every year.
A few miles from the CSX facility in Curtis Bay, two coal-burning power plants may run for years longer than planned.
Baltimore breaks 50-year heat record as temperatures reach 92 degrees
The sweltering heat in the Baltimore region on Monday broke the previous record of 91 degrees, set in 1974.
A silhouetted man walks along the harbor with nobody else in sight. Street lights divide the photo in half between the water and the walkway.
People enjoy warm weather as hot girl summer comes early
Temperatures will be even higher Monday as the Baltimore area is expected to hit 90 degrees.
Children play in the splash fountain at Rutter's Mill Park in Bolton Hill Sunday afternoon.
Get ready for a wet, hot Maryland summer
Most of Maryland has a 50-60% chance of seeing warmer than average temperatures this summer, according to the latest seasonal outlook from forecasters.
A wetter, warmer climate is probably what Baltimore — and Maryland — will continue to have in the future because of climate change.
Stuck cargo ships are picking up some unwanted passengers
A University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researcher is raising questions about species leaving the Chesapeake Bay on the hulls of ships.
The Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal is seen behind a flotation device on the NS Savannah on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Most of Maryland will avoid emerging cicada swarms — except parts of one county
Put your flyswatter down.
A cicada sitting on the ground in 2021.
Baltimore County just got its largest solar panel project
The project is expected to generate around 800,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, substantially lowering the cost of electricity at the community center.
Solar panels on the roof of the Randallstown Community Center, the largest solar project in Baltimore County.
Hawk that’s been through hell escapes after another brush of bad luck
Stella the hawk, partially blind and with a chest full of shrapnel, is loose after a tree struck her enclosure at Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville.
Stella the hawk in on the loose after a fallen tree broke open her enclosure at Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville.
Wetlands project strives to prevent flooding, restore wildlife in South Baltimore
The Hanover Street Wetlands Project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2025.
The Hanover Street Wetlands Project aims to restore plant life to protect the region from storms, flooding and erosion.
Here’s what Mr. Trash Wheel has accomplished in 10 years
Mr. Trash Wheel, the googly-eyed, solar-powered trash interceptor who sits where the Jones Falls meets the Inner Harbor, has been gobbling garbage for 10 years.
Mr. Trash Wheel sits in the water at the mouth of the Jones Falls on a sunny day.
From tree plantings to free transit, here are ways to celebrate Earth, Arbor Days
From tree plantings to free transit, here are ways you can celebrate the earth this week.
A birdwatcher’s guide to nest cams around Maryland
Birdwatchers can enjoy nature from afar with the help of these nest cams around Maryland.
A Chesapeake Conservancy livestream shows a mother peregrine falcon nestled against her four fluffy hatchlings atop a Baltimore City skyscraper on April 18.
Maryland lawmakers took steps to achieve lofty climate aspirations. But did they go far enough?
While Gov. Wes Moore was quick to declare victory as the General Assembly adjourned its legislative session, advocates and environmentalists said they viewed the session as mediocre at best in helping to achieve the state’s lofty climate aspirations.
A group of people wearing suits stand in front of a blue and white bus that reads "zero emissions bus" on the side. They are holding large scissors with gold handles they used to cut a blue ribbon.
Rain and gusty winds return to close out the week
Rain chances increase Thursday morning as a frontal system nears the region, with the bulk of the rain likely arriving this afternoon.
A person holding an umbrella walks down an alley in the rain.
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