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Wind in Baltimore area could impact your Friday commute, early holiday plans
Much of Maryland is under high-wind warnings and advisories Friday as a low-pressure system moves through the region, weather officials said.
Much of Maryland is under high-wind warnings and advisories Friday as a low-pressure system moves through the region, weather officials said.
Break out your scarves: High winds move into Baltimore Friday
Temperatures are fluctuating a lot, but they’ll generally be warmer this weekend than they were in the cold first half of December.
While it’s been frigid lately, this weekend will see a return to average temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
Waste incinerator emitted an excess of toxic pollutants, test shows
Testing showed Montgomery County’s waste incinerator was releasing an average of about 83% more dioxins and furans than is allowed under state law.
A giant claw moves garbage around the room where the waste is held at the Montgomery County resource recovery facility on Wednesday September 17th. Waste needs to be periodically moved around in order to keep the organic material that is decomposing and generating heat from creating a fire in the facility.
Days Cove landfill in White Marsh required to shut down by 2033
An eastern Baltimore County landfill that angered local residents over its request for a “trash juice” permit will be required to shut down within eight years, per a new agreement approved Wednesday by Maryland’s top spending board.
The Big Gunpowder Falls and Bird River as seen beyond Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh.
Maryland lawmakers override Moore vetoes on trio of climate and energy bills
The overrides come as lawmakers prepare for a legislative session next month in which growing energy demand and utility bills promise to dominate policy debates.
Transmission lines travel north from Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland.
As snow ends around Baltimore region, bitter cold arrives
An overnight snowstorm brought as much as 5 inches of snow to the Baltimore region Sunday morning.
Dantae Fisher and Lacey, a goldendoodle, walk around Druid Lake on Sunday after snow fell overnight.
2-4 inches of snow overnight in Baltimore area could turn icy by morning
Marylanders should watch out for a mix of snow and rainfall starting around 9 p.m. on Saturday evening into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow falls in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore, Md., on Monday, January 6, 2025.
Snow and bitter cold in the forecast for Maryland this weekend
Parts of Maryland are facing bitterly cold temperatures and the possibility of snow this weekend.
A salt box with snow on top is seen on South Ann Street before Lancaster Street in Fells Point on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
Backtracking ahead of veto vote, Moore funds study of climate costs
As lawmakers prepare to hold override votes on three climate bills vetoed by Moore last session, Gov. Wes Moore said he would fund a study into the damages of climate change in Maryland.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks last week at the Chesapeake Bay Program's Executive Council meeting. On Friday, Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman made money available for a study of climate change's costs to Maryland.
A solar farm on a Founding Father’s Ellicott City estate gets a tax break
The land is part of Charles Carroll’s once nearly 13,000-acre estate, which was established in 1702. It included a plantation and grand residence called Doughoregan Manor, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
A solar farm has been proposed 7 acres of an historic Carroll estate near Folly Quarter Road and Paul’s Lane in Howard County. These days, siblings John, Genevieve and Thomas Carroll own a 330-acre farm nearby, which has been operating under the names Vineyard Farms and Manor Farm since 1989.
Guilty pleas, $100K fine for company after lead paint chips fell from TV tower in Baltimore
Maryland's Attorney General announced guilty pleas and a $100,000 fine against Skyline Tower Painting and its president, holding them accountable for a 2022 tower-washing project that showered Baltimore with hazardous lead paint.
Carol Jarvis holds a jar with piece of red paint. She has been collecting them to test for lead.
Bundle up, Baltimore: Light snow, cooler temps possible later this week
Western Maryland is under a blizzard warning, but chances of snow in the Baltimore area remain slim for much of the week.
While it's uncertain if Baltimore will see snow later this week, temperatures will remain cold.
Now you can wear your Mr. Trash Wheel love across your chest
Waterfront Partnership, the nonprofit that upkeeps and represents the aquatic trash interceptor, launched a website on Sunday where fans of Mr. Trash Wheel can browse and buy outerwear, shirts, accessories, stickers and home goods.
Mr. Trash Wheel is decked out in purple to support the Baltimore Ravens.
Eastern Shore counties challenge Maryland’s $340M deal to relicense Conowingo Dam
After Maryland leaders and Constellation Energy announced a $340 million deal to relicense the Conowingo Dam in October, a coalition representing Eastern Shore counties argues the agreement violated state law.
The Clean Chesapeake Coalition challenged a new environmental certification issued by Maryland for Conowingo Dam owner Constellation Energy, arguing that their closed-door negotiations violated state law.
Much colder weather returns to Maryland Monday
Temperatures will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s by sunrise on Monday morning.
Temperatures will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s by sunrise Monday morning in Baltimore.
That you Chessie? Maryland surveyors catch monster sturgeon in Eastern Shore creek
Despite Trump administration funding cuts, Maryland sturgeon surveyors had a big year.
Ashlee Horne, Benjamin Staud, Tyler Fowler and Tanner Broadwell show off Chessie, the 200 pound sturgeon they found in the Maryshope this September.
Freezing rain, plunging temps may cause slippery roads across Baltimore area
Forecasters for the National Weather Service expect Saturday to be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain and drizzle, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Snow falls steadily Friday morning in Pasadena, though roads and sidewalks remain mostly clear.
Light snow to switch over to freezing drizzle Friday evening
Light snow could cause dangerous travel conditions for commuters, especially for drivers south of Interstate 66, according to the National Weather Service.
A worker changes the lights on the Stieff Silver sign to Christmas colors as the first snow falls in Baltimore on Friday, December 5, 2025.
List: Light snow and cold prompt area school delays for Friday
A handful of Maryland school districts are announcing delays as light snow is expected across parts of the state Friday morning.
A school bus drives through the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore as the first snow of the season falls in the city on Friday.
Meet the beetle brigade saving East Coast evergreens
Hemlock woolly adelgids can slowly bleed a grove of the flat-needled evergreens dry, wiping out the mini ecosystem that relies on the tree.
Laricobius nigrinus beetles, natural predators of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, are seen in a container after being collected in Rocky Gap State Park.
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