Climate & environment

Colorful leaves will be coming to Maryland, soon.

The future for Dr. Ben Carson’s proposed solar farm in Baltimore County doesn’t look bright.

New requirements to protect South Baltimore residents from an export terminal’s coal dust have left both environmentalists and the facility operator unhappy.

You’re not alone in feeling confused by what to do for fashion, food and fun as Maryland and its unpredictable weather enters false fall.

Saturday started warm and muggy, but that late-summer humidity is expected to act as fuel for storms that will develop Saturday afternoon and evening amid a plethora of events in Baltimore.

A judge ruled that surveyors for a controversial Maryland power line project will not be accompanied by U.S. Marshals while on landowners’ properties, according to the developer.

The plight of Locust Point residents who must live with constant noise from two military cargo ships got us wondering: How does the racket there compare to other noisy spots?

Outstanding, fall-like weather will continue in Maryland for Labor Day and through the middle of the week.

Two and a half years into Gov. Wes Moore's term, the nonprofit Maryland League of Conservation Voters says his administration has fallen short on its climate and environmental justice commitments and notably backflipped on progressive policies.

But as summers grow hotter and longer, landlords across much of the rest of Maryland are under no obligation to cool buildings.

The Baltimore Oyster Partnership plans to expand oyster restoration efforts in Baltimore Harbor and the Patapsco River.

Wednesday is the first day of school at Westernport Elementary. On May 13, a flood forced the school to evacuate by boat and prompted Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of emergency.

The Trump administration has taken aggressive steps to curtail the offshore wind industry nationally.

In Annapolis, some flooding was already causing road closures Saturday morning, according to the city’s Office of Emergency Management.

Weather officials placed Anne Arundel County under a coastal flood warning until 10 a.m. Sunday, suggesting 2-2.5 feet of flooding is possible. In Annapolis, sandbags are being provided as officials warn residents to take precautions.

With Hurricane Erin out to sea — churning in the Atlantic Ocean but not battering the coast — “this is a very exciting time for surfers,” said Tommy Vach, president of Ocean City Surf Club.

Along the Canton waterfront Friday morning, a few hundred oxygen-starved crabs and fish bobbed to the surface.

Though Hurricane Erin is not forecast to make landfall along the East Coast, the storm is bringing hazardous conditions to the Mid-Atlantic region and Maryland beaches.

Several beaches in and around Maryland are limiting access because of the winds and deadly rip currents that Hurricane Erin is generating.

Though not expected to make landfall in the U.S., Hurricane Erin does stand to impact rip currents and increase the likelihood of tidal flooding in some parts of Maryland, charging weather officials to take action.