Climate & environment

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In addition to providing habitats for many plants and animals, wetlands act like sponges absorbing storm surge and flood waters.

Baltimore City Public Schools was the only Maryland school district to receive federal funding from a recent round of awards in fall 2022.

At this lab in Baltimore, scientists can play God, manipulating the conditions to get fish to spawn more frequently than they do in the wild.

In its staffing report, the agency said that it will need to conduct “close to an additional 800 inspections per month, or 9,600 inspections per year” to effectively run its compliance program.

The forecast, as of 2:45 p.m., says we’re almost guaranteed to have some rain.

A multidisciplinary team of scientists will work with Baltimore city officials and community groups to protect vulnerable residents and communities from extreme weather, flooding, urban heat islands and fossil fuel pollution.

The complaint seeks damages and the establishment of a medical monitoring fund.

Jellyfish like salty, warm water — and when the weather is right, the harbor can bloom with them.

The meeting comes after the Chesapeake Bay Foundation announced the bay states are not on track to meet the 2025 deadline for reducing Chesapeake Bay pollution.

The best time to plant a tree in Baltimore is the fall, when a tree’s roots begin to establish and before spring and summer heat makes it difficult to keep a tree hydrated.

The latest monitoring report by the Maryland Department of the Environment showed continuing failures and persisting challenges at the Baltimore facility.

The grading found inconsistencies in the agencies’ pursuit of equity and justice, and the center’s director says the governor must act to make fighting environmental racism a priority.

The quake, centered in the southeastern corner of Carroll County, happened just before 11:50 p.m. Tuesday.

The grants will fund the construction of a coordinated network of wetlands that will absorb rainfall and help prevent flooding.

While the harbor is still not safe to swim in, it is markedly cleaner than it was 10 years ago.

Report finds that plants dumped at least 94,000 pounds of toxic chemicals into the state’s rivers and watersheds in 2020.

Provided under the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill, the EPA grants require the state to ensure that at least 40% of the benefits go to disadvantaged communities disproportionately impacted by aging water systems.

Company opens its newest — and largest — Maryland Space Assembly and Test facility.

Each September, Baltimore Bird Club members watch as chimney swifts pour into the chimney at the former Hampden bookbindery on their annual journey from Canada to South America. However, the birds will soon likely no longer have a chimney in which to roost.