Climate & environment

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.

Maryland’s wastewater treatment facilities contributed a 46% increase in nitrogen and phosphorus pollution last year in the Chesapeake Bay. Many were operating in violation of discharge permits.

A winter dredge survey released last month put the estimate for the Bay’s prized critter at 227 million — the lowest in the survey’s history.

Foraging, the ancient practice of looking for edible plants — an activity that consumed the days of our distant ancestors — suddenly seems revolutionary.

Baltimore has increased its tree canopy over the past decade but still lacks a comprehensive heat reduction strategy. Benjamin Zaitchik says the climate threat is “substantial.”