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The 21-story, mixed-use Constellation Building serves as the headquarters of Constellation Energy and a regional office for the Exelon Corporation.
Baltimore’s only Fortune 500 company has what every major AI company wants
Constellation Energy owns Calvert Cliffs in Southern Maryland and has a huge portfolio outside the state.
The main turbine and generator for unit two at Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s only nuclear power plant in Maryland
Timeline: The evolution of Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy traces its lineage back to the early 19th century. Here’s a look at how it has changed and developed over the years.
The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along I-95 in Baltimore. While bills to remove the practice from the state’s renewable energy portfolio did not “crossover” Monday, the idea still could move forward in this General Assembly session.
Trash incinerators may still lose subsidies, but advocates worry about ‘stealthy’ tactics
Environmentalists have pushed for years to no avail to end the state’s subsidy for trash incinerators, which burn garbage to produce electricity and steam.
The sidescraper found at Piney Grove.
Buried under a Reisterstown churchyard: A 13,000-year-old tool
The fragments uncovered were clearly produced by human hands using the distinctive techniques of the Clovis people.
Scattered severe thunderstorms will move through the region Sunday morning into the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
Baltimore region braces for wind, rain amid St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
NWS meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi said Saturday the primary threat in the Baltimore region would be wind.
This pair of black vultures were regular visitors to Martha Midgette’s rural Southern Maryland home.
Vultures in mourning? Bizarre bird behavior captured in Prince George’s County
Vultures are intelligent and complex birds who form lasting relationships, according to one vulture expert.
A National Weather Service meteorologist said the primary threat to the Baltimore region is wind.
St. Patrick’s Day storms: 58 mph winds, heavy rain, flood threat and tornado possibility
The National Weather Service said the Washington and Baltimore region could experience severe weather Sunday afternoon.
George Stegmaier dresses up as St. Patrick in the annual St. Patty’s Day Parade in Downtown, Baltimore, MD., on March 12, 2023.
Potential rain on the St. Patrick Parade, followed by sunny week
The luck of the Irish may prevail come next week, with warm weather.
A selection of artifacts found by archeologists at the Ben Ross Homeplace, including various kitchen items and pieces of housewares.
Harriet Tubman died 112 years ago today. Her legacy endures in a virtual museum.
Harriet Tubman died 112 years ago today. Her legacy lives on in an archaeological virtual museum
Tuesday afternoon will feel springlike, with high temperatures reaching into the upper 60s and even low 70s in some locations.
Temps near 70 degrees expected Tuesday in the Baltimore region
Tuesday afternoon will feel springlike, with high temperatures reaching into the upper 60s and even low 70s in some locations.
From left, Baltimore residents Jeffrey Barnes, Sarah Broadwater, and Kelly Cross.
Black Baltimoreans feel more climate anxiety, new survey finds
Johns Hopkins researchers believe their findings represent the first assessment of how Baltimore-area residents think about climate change.
Wind advisories are in effect for much of the Baltimore region until midnight.
Strong winds persist Thursday with gusts up to 55 mph
Breezy conditions continue Thursday across the Baltimore region with wind advisories in place until midnight, according to the National Weather Service.
Hugh Simmons of the Phoenix Wildlife Center, checks out the eagle that I rescued on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
I rescued an injured bald eagle after I woke up. How’d your morning go?
Sometimes, you have to do something that scares you. On Wednesday morning, I helped rescue a wounded bald eagle from a neighbor’s yard and transported it to a wildlife center.
Researchers at the Eastern Ecological Science Center Bee Inventory & Monitoring Lab have spent a quarter-century studying the country’s bees.
The race to save the bee collection at a lab stung by Trump cuts
The Eastern Ecological Science Center’s Bee Lab in Prince George’s County is funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Volunteers helped preserve bees as they worry about the lab’s fate amid Trump’s federal funding cuts.
Storms and damaging winds are expected in the Baltimore region on Wednesday afternoon.
Powerful storms drench Baltimore as region braces for 40-50 mph wind gusts
Showers will continue in Central Maryland for the next few hours before another system passes through the region late Wednesday night that will bring 40-50 mph wind gusts Thursday.
Stormy weather is moving across the U.S. and is expected to arrive in Maryland on Wednesday.
Tornadoes, hail, damaging winds expected to hit region on Wednesday as powerful storms roll in
Storms on Wednesday are likely to bring heavy rain, damaging winds and the potential for isolated tornados, according to the National Weather Service.
Shamieka Preston, joined by other community members, speaks at a rally at the George Howard Building in a last-ditch effort to win council members’ support for CB-11-2025.
Howard County rejects zoning change to stop Columbia recycling plant
The Howard County Council voted down a proposed zoning change that would have stopped W.R. Grace from adding a pilot plastic recycling plant to its Columbia headquarters.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visited Annapolis on Feb. 28, 2025, and took in a tour of the small living shoreline at the Annapolis Maritime Museum.
Facing threats, the Chesapeake economy in Annapolis could tumble
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin paid a visit to Annapolis recently amid concerns about state and federal budget cuts. Some worry about the potential effects on the bay economy.
Katie Stahl had recently received a promotion at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but then was laid off as the Trump administration slashed government spending.
Dream promotion ends with a DOGE layoff for Baltimore federal worker
Democrats are inviting laid-off federal workers like Katie Stahl to the Capitol on Tuesday to call attention to what they say have been indiscriminate job cuts.
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson talks about energy legislation during a news conference on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
Letter: Natural gas plant proposal misses mark on costs, environment
Christine Pendzich, a 350MoCo steering committee member, says lawmakers should stop promoting outdated natural gas technology and instead focus on lower-cost and healthier renewable solutions.
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