Climate & Environment

A developing El Niño that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the coming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won’t make the potentially deadly storms disappear, federal and outside meteorologists predict.

The state’s Department of Natural Resources piloted the day-use reservation system last summer, calling it an “unqualified success.”

The 114-acre landfill in White Marsh, which sits within Gunpowder Falls State Park, may continue operating through 2029.

Earth Funeral, a human composting company, is opening its first East Coast location in Elkridge. The process includes a deceased person being placed into a vessel with mulch, wildflowers and wood chips for approximately 30 days.

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.

A severe storm system packed a powerful punch across Maryland during Wednesday’s evening rush, snapping utility poles, delaying trains and triggering ground stops at major airports.

Maryland officials say shark bites remain extremely rare after a surfer reported being bitten at Assateague State Park, an encounter the victim described as terrifying but not enough to keep him out of the water.

Temperatures will reach the upper 90s across much of the state as part of an early-season heat wave moving through the eastern U.S.

Residents against W.R. Grace & Co.’s pilot plastics recycling plant want to appeal a decision from the Howard County Board of Appeals.

Temperatures are forecast to rise as high as 98 through Wednesday, near record-breaking levels.

After surviving for nearly three months as a bizarre Baltimore landmark born from a historic winter storm, the massive “Snow Everest” pile near Old Town Mall has finally melted away, leaving behind debris, environmental concerns and a symbol of the city’s costly cleanup effort.

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.

PJM Interconnection, the power grid operator for 13 states and Washington, D.C., is hosting its annual meeting in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

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.

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Testing sites across the harbor ranged from “poor” to “fair,” according to 2025 water-quality data published Wednesday by the nonprofit Blue Water Baltimore.

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.

Federal officials have placed Maryland under a “drought disaster” designation. But that does not mean the state is seeing a shortage of water — at least not yet.

Backers hope a fast-acting contraption could revolutionize water quality testing and boost Baltimore’s dreams for a swimmable harbor.

A strong cold front could help produce thunderstorms Wednesday evening, with threats of damaging winds and an isolated tornado.