Climate & environment

Here’s where you can find cherry trees in Baltimore this spring.

A Republican county councilman wanted to add an amendment defining climate change to routine flood ordinance legislation, but a Democratic colleague voted no, citing a lack of advance notice. The measure passed nonetheless.

Clean Harbors, a waste management company, paid $15.5 million for about 6 acres of land and an about 110,000-square-foot light manufacturing building located at 1700 Ridgely St.

“The water is coming. There’s nothing we can do about that,” said one of the project's architects.

Governor Moore’s administration is supporting legislation to exempt data centers from environmental scrutiny. Advocates say that amounts to reneging on previous climate promises.

Mostly sunny skies over the weekend will be followed by a significant shift to a much colder weather pattern next week.

The Board of Public Works on March 13, 2024 approved the state's acquisition for $1 of Holly Beach Farm, almost 300 acres of marshes and coves, coastal woodlands and wide bay views.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Wednesday posted a notice calling for letters of interest in taking over the 300-acre site just across the Severn River from Annapolis.

Several oil tanks caught on fire late Thursday morning at a quarry in Montgomery County, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air that were visible for miles.

It’s peak season for American woodcock sightings in the city. Volunteer group Lights Out Baltimore has rescued eight of the small birds in the past week and a half.

Current watershed protection legislation would fall far short of adequately protecting Maryland streams, says a state resident who believes the current tear-it-up-and-rebuild-it stream restoration approach needs to end.

The largest global industrial wood pellet supplier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, announcing its intention to cut about $1 billion of debt by restructuring agreements with creditors, including those who have invested heavily in new facilities.

In her new role, Meghan Conklin has taken on a challenging role that requires her to work with federal, state, local and private partners to ensure that Maryland meets its bold climate and environmental targets, such as reaching net-zero emissions by 2045.

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.