Climate & environment

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.

Anne Habberton and Jon Shaw turned about 30 acres of farmland into a meadow of native wildflowers and have deepened their bond with the land.

Local photographer Benjamin C Tankersley documents Wye Farm, where about 30 acres of farmland were transformed into a meadow of native wildflowers.

The city's top public works official told council members that there were many "lessons learned" in last week's response to bacteria contamination in the Baltimore water system.

With an average age of 75 years, Baltimore’s old water pipes have become increasingly vulnerable to the kinds of contamination that occurred last week.

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Much of West Baltimore is under a boil water advisory Tuesday, and city officials are limiting residents top three gallons of bottled water per household.

Introduced by Democratic Councilwoman Cathy Bevins, the controversial bill would enable waterfront developers to build “up to the edge of the water" without mitigation requirements.

Sen. Paul Pinsky and Rep. Sara Love are incensed the MDE has done nothing to staff up under a new state law. An MDE spokesman says the agency is “committed to protecting and restoring our environment.”

The Maryland attorney general's office says it "seems clear" that a Baltimore County bill to exempt waterfront business owners from some Chesapeake Bay protection regulations violates state law.

City officials will hear from CSX about the explosion in Curtis Bay late last year.

The planned destruction will remove the last remaining structures at the defunct Charles P. Crane Generating Station, and comes as Baltimore County planners are weighing a request by property owner Forsite Development Inc. to extend public water lines to the property.