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The latest from Adam Willis
After Trump cut, Eastern Shore oyster hatchery survives another year
Months after Trump’s NOAA unexpectedly slashed support for the Horn Point oyster hatchery, state leaders stepped in to to help — then the agency reneged on its cut.
Days Cove landfill pulls permit, ending ‘trash juice’ discharges into Gunpowder River
The decision came a day after Maryland leaders approved plans to permanently shutter the landfill site and restore it as an extension of Gunpowder Falls State Park.
Trump aims to restart shuttered Western Maryland coal plant
President Trump committed millions to restart the shuttered Warrior Run coal plant in Western Maryland, part of federal funding his administration rolled out to buoy a sinking coal industry across the country.
Could Baltimore unearth the Jones Falls? An art project imagines it in 2076.
Curators behind a new exhibition ask Baltimore to picture the Jones Falls in 50 years. Does it have a highway on top? How about gondolas?
A year after rainouts, Baltimore Harbor swim to return Sunday
After weather-related cancellations last year, Baltimore’s Harbor Splash returns Sunday in Fells Point as organizers launch a series of pop-up swims aimed at getting more people back into the harbor.
Is Baltimore’s public works department too big? A ballot measure would split it.
The proposal, backed by Mayor Brandon Scott, City Council President Zeke Cohen and Comptroller Bill Henry, comes after bondholders downgraded Baltimore’s debt rating on its sewer system this year.
Maryland reaches $4M settlement with developers blamed for Gunpowder River pollution
The settlement with one of the country's largest homebuilders comes four years after sediment downstream from the Ridgley's Reserve development in Harford County repeatedly clouded much of the Gunpowder River.
Facing severe drought, Baltimore region asked to conserve water
Baltimore manages the drinking water supply for some 1.8 million residents in the surrounding region, but severe drought conditions have led to drops in city reservoirs and low flows in Chesapeake Bay tributaries.
Chesapeake blue crabs are disappearing. The reason remains a mystery.
Recent surveys show the number of young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has dropped roughly 50% since a recent peak in 2010, but a new assessment couldn’t identify the prime culprit behind the decline.
New data shows a worrying trend: Baltimore harbor’s health is in decline
Testing sites across the harbor ranged from “poor” to “fair,” according to 2025 water-quality data published Wednesday by the nonprofit Blue Water Baltimore.
Baltimore’s popular Inner Harbor swims return with a twist after rain cancellations
Instead of hosting Baltimore Harbor Splash on a single day this summer, organizers plan to stage the public swim as “a series of pop-ups,” with event dates announced about a week in advance.
A new gadget could make Baltimore’s harbor more swimmable this summer
Backers hope a fast-acting contraption could revolutionize water quality testing and boost Baltimore’s dreams for a swimmable harbor.
After first culling season, Baltimore parks have 230 fewer deer
Baltimore tried something new to address its unchecked deer population, placing sharpshooters in three parks after dark to cull the rampant ungulates that have decimated habitats and native plants.
5 years after fish kill, old vinegar plant is no longer polluting Jones Falls
Fleischmann’s Vinegar, owned by the Ireland-based food conglomerate Kerry Group, entered into the court-monitored cleanup plan with Blue Water Baltimore in April 2024 and agreed to a $1.3 million settlement.
Potomac data center would sap more power than Baltimore. It says that’s good for the grid.
TeraWulf, the Eastern Shore-based data center developer, says its massive Charles County data center complex would benefit the region’s buckling power grid. Gov. Wes Moore seems to back the idea, but others are skeptical.
Remember Baltimore’s poop processing problem? Well it’ll cost $38.5M to fix.
The increased costs will go to Synagro Technologies, a company that dries sludge from Baltimore City's two wastewater treatment plants and turns it into fertilizer.
Lawmakers approve Utility RELIEF Act, saving Marylanders $150 on power bills
Top Maryland Democrats outlined a deal Monday to offer consumers swift relief on soaring energy bills.
Maryland Democrats turned Exelon into a punching bag. The real fight is just starting.
Exelon, whose subsidiaries include Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. and Potomac Electric Power Co., became a punching bag — in one case literally — for Democrats looking to establish populist bona fides in an election year defined by affordability.
Companies that rained lead paint from TV tower in North Baltimore agree to $2M settlement
Lead paint rained down on a half-mile radius in North Baltimore during 2022 work on a TV tower, covering homes, a day care and a playground.
Maryland Democrats can’t agree on how to save you $150 a year on energy bills
Ratepayer advocates argue that recent changes undercut Democrats’ promises to cut energy bills in Maryland.
