Climate & 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.

More than 1 million Maryland residents on Medicare will pay less for prescription drugs.

The civil penalties that CSX faces from the Maryland Department of the Environment can be as high as $25,000 per day per violation.

Environmentalists cautiously welcomed a Navy announcement. New documents obtained through FOIA show how detailed the golf course proposal was before controversy engulfed the matter this summer, as Maryland's congressional leaders demand that Greenbury Point be "fully protected in perpetuity."

Four years after spotted lanternflies, an invasive insect originally from China, first arrived in Maryland, their population is soaring — and they have stormed into the Baltimore area.

Residents cheered the county’s nature preserve proposal. The Navy responded that Greenbury Point “might be federal property, but it does not mean it’s public.”

The centers are mobilized on Code Red days, when the heat index reaches 105 degrees.

Restaurant owners who want to build on or expand their waterfront properties in Baltimore County could soon be exempt from state waterway protection regulations, per legislation under the County Council's consideration. A nonprofit dedicated to improving the Chesapeake Bay's health says the bill violates Maryland law.

While waterspouts in the Chesapeake Bay aren't unheard of, a tornado touching down and causing damage on Smith Island is a rare occurrence. Neighbors were banding together after one damaged homes and injured at least one person on Thursday evening.

We investigated a reader's question about the harbor’s odd color.

As part our “Better Baltimore” series, we explored Maryland’s relationship with its deer populations and the complexities involved in curbing their numbers.

Critics say the decision, by Maryland’s Public Service Commission, allows utilities to access billions of dollars under the federal Infrastructure Development and Jobs Act without any public oversight or input.

Environmentalists in Annapolis were aghast when they learned of the Naval Academy’s efforts to build a golf course on a protected wildlife sanctuary that one Navy document calls a “conservation area” not suitable for development.

An environmental nonprofit has asked for immediate fixes at the city’s Patapsco and Back River plants.

Baltimore is experiencing a heat wave. Experts say climate change could mean more hot summers in Charm City.

Lor Tush, known for its bamboo toilet paper and community service, has introduced Geekin’, a new coffee.

The Back River plant is discharging sewage above and beyond permitted limits, according to a state environmental report.