Climate & environment

The threats posed by extreme weather have created challenges for operators of passenger and freight rail lines.

Jason Groth, the acting director of the county’s Department of Planning and Growth Management, is paraphrased as saying the county will “hit a point within a decade where it doesn’t have enough water.” But the situation is much more nuanced, Groth told the Banner.

The showers and possible thunderstorms forecast for the Baltimore area Sunday are expected to pass through as the Orioles play a pivotal game and local festivals conclude.

President Joe Biden can take three steps — on tax credits, revenue sharing and permits — to help the nascent wind industry deal with challenges like inflation, supply chain and other issues, according to the letter Wednesday from Gov. Wes Moore and the governors of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Heavy rain pelted the Baltimore region late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, causing flash flooding that trapped some motorists.

It can be hard to distinguish between real danger and overhyped warnings in the media. But yes, Maryland does experience tropical storms and hurricanes. Isabel, which hit 20 years ago this month, is hard to forget.

Energy advocates say retail energy companies are fleecing low-income communities of color in cities like Baltimore.

About 75% of the monitoring wells around Maryland have seen water levels drop over the last 40 years, some by as much as 100 feet, according to an investigation from The New York Times.

It reached 99 degrees Wednesday afternoon, a single degree above the previous high for Sept. 6 set in 1983.

A key state board approved a revised contract for Maryland’s vehicle emissions stations on Wednesday, allowing the stations to implement a change in the program: New cars, trucks and SUVs will be exempt from testing for the first six years instead of the first three years.

The Public Service Commission decided that residents could choose whether the regulators, which maintain a set pressure in a gas system, can be located outside or inside their homes.

It’s going to be super hot — so hot the temperature could break a record set in 1881.

Currently, owners of brand-new vehicles don’t need to go through the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program for the first three years after purchase. That is likely to soon stretch to six years, as the state implements new rules that were adopted earlier this year.

Seeing spotted lanternflies in your garden, along the street and scudding thorough the air? Welp, they're about to get worse. But at least they seem to be sparing Maryland's wineries this year.

What to do to stay cool this Labor Day weekend.

September has always been a difficult month to identify with one season. Is it summer or fall? The beginning or the end?

Manatees are typically found in waterways around Florida, but have been known to wander into the Chesapeake Bay over the years. Could climate change bring more?

Maryland’s first locally acquired case of malaria in 40 years was caused by a strain responsible for 95% of deaths worldwide.

Marvin Hayes, the founder of the Baltimore Compost Collective, wants Baltimore to ditch trash incineration, fight climate change and grow healthier food. “We’re going to spread some compost love in this city,” he says.

Weather-related travel issues are only going to get worse. Welcome to the new normal.