Climate & environment

Don’t let the warm Saturday weather fool you. Snow and high winds are on their way to the Baltimore region on Sunday and Monday.

State investigators determined chunks of orange paint scattered in the Jones Falls and along the stream’s trail are contaminated with lead and issued a violation against Baltimore City.

While predictions for the weekend vary, the Baltimore area could see anywhere from 4 inches to over a foot of snow depending on temperatures.

A month after over 200 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River, the ecological disaster in the capital region inflamed tensions between President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. Their beef raises a bigger question: When America’s outdated water infrastructure gives way, who bears the blame?

The forecast for this weekend, including the possibility of snow, remains unclear, according to the National Weather Service.

Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an emergency and requested that President Donald Trump provide federal resources to help the city fight a sewage system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in its early stages.

The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for Central Maryland for Wednesday morning.

The spill has been largely contained in recent days. A temporary replacement line is in place and full repairs are expected to take months to complete.

A Maryland bill to curb executive compensation at power companies may have more bark than bite.

BGE and its parent company, Exelon, have emphasized their interest in building climate-friendly solar and battery projects in Maryland. But a bill backed by the utility would also lay a pathway for building fossil fuel plants, including natural gas.

High pressure is driving temperatures up this weekend, with some widespread rain expected in Central Maryland, according to the National Weather Service.

Deer in Baltimore are out of control. Starting this spring, the city plans to deploy sharpshooters in three parks to begin culling the population.

As Baltimore City agencies relocate mountains of snow to dump sites, residents are concerned about the noise and what happens when it melts.

A Maryland lawmaker submitted BGE’s controversial proposal in the final hours before a procedural deadline.

It has been more than two weeks since a winter storm graced parts of Maryland with almost a foot of snow. Now, many of us are wondering: When will the snow and ice go away?

Baltimore Gas and Electric has called on Maryland leaders to pass legislation allowing the utility to build and own power plants — an ask it’s underscoring with ads during NBC’s Olympics and Super Bowl coverage.

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport recorded a temperature of 14 degrees in the morning that felt like minus 1 degree with the wind chill, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Luis Rosa.

Will we remember it as Fern when we tell the stories of this winter storm? Probably not. But as it slowly, achingly melts from view, here are a few, meagre final words to describe what just happened in the weather and beyond.

Winds could gust as high as 60 mph Saturday afternoon.

While much of the Chesapeake Bay is frozen over, watermen, cargo ships and emergency responders have places to be, and islanders on Smith and Tangier need food and supplies. That’s where Maryland’s two icebreakers — the A.V. Sandusky and the Eddie Somers — come in, clearing channels up and down the bay like giant snowplows.