Climate & environment

The National Weather Service said the Washington and Baltimore region could experience severe weather Sunday afternoon.

The luck of the Irish may prevail come next week, with warm weather.

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.

Johns Hopkins researchers believe their findings represent the first assessment of how Baltimore-area residents think about climate change.

Breezy conditions continue Thursday across the Baltimore region with wind advisories in place until midnight, according to the National Weather Service.

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.

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.

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.

Storms on Wednesday are likely to bring heavy rain, damaging winds and the potential for isolated tornados, according to the National Weather Service.

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.

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.

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.

Christine Pendzich, a 350MoCo steering committee member, says lawmakers should stop promoting outdated natural gas technology and instead focus on lower-cost and healthier renewable solutions.

The Baltimore County Fire Department battled a brushfire late Saturday night that broke out on the grounds of Sheppard Pratt’s Towson campus near the historic gatehouse.

Christopher Dipnarine says that without the incinerator Baltimore would have to resort to more environmentally harmful options.

Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country.

There are warning signs that a $33 million grant critical to completing the Annapolis climate resilience project at City Dock will not materialize.

Howard County Councilwoman Deb Jung has proposed a zoning change that would block W.R. Grace’s proposal for a pilot plastic recycling plant at its Columbia headquarters. Opponents applaud the effort, but some worry that it amounts to “spot zoning.”

Howard County’s most expensive public project, Ellicott City flood mitigation, is overbudget at more than $153 million and counting.