Climate & environment

This week, Maryland State Highway Administration crews kicked off an all-hands-on-deck, weeklong litter cleaning mission called “Operation Clean Sweep.” So far, crews have picked up everything from fast-food containers to mattresses.

Here's where and when to see cherry blossoms in peak bloom at Fort McHenry, Baltimore parks and other Maryland spots.

Thursday is forecast to see a high temperature near 76 degrees, with some light wind, according to the National Weather Service.

More than a month after Baltimore was covered with snow and ice, a giant pile remains in the city’s Oldtown neighborhood. How long will it last? We’re going to find out.

The Maryland Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed lawsuits brought by Baltimore City, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County against more than two dozen oil and gas giants.

City Council President Zeke Cohen wants to ban data center development in Baltimore for at least a year. Proposed legislation would block data centers that use at least 10 megawatts.

A Baltimore developer was at the center of a charged conflict over the future of a dump in the Remington neighborhood, a controversy that has gotten him thinking bigger about the future of the beloved and beleaguered Jones Falls stream.

Expect the first weekend of spring to be sunny with a chance of rain in the evenings, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service.

Maryland lawmakers are considering naming the megalodon the nation’s first official state shark — spotlighting the region’s rich fossil history and prized prehistoric finds.

COLUMN | Meteorologists’ apologies were almost as wild Tuesday as their forecasts were on Monday. Spring arrives at 10:46 a.m. Friday, if you define the vernal equinox as the first day. As this week showed, it is a difficult season for the forecaster.

A prominent Eastern Shore developer has reached a deal to take over a retired coal-fired power plant on the Potomac River --Morgantown Generating Station -- and reboot it to run data centers. Does Gov. Wes Moore support the plan?

The National Weather Service confirmed two more tornadoes touched down in Maryland during Monday’s storm.

The announcement comes after other health and environmental agencies lifted advisories in recent weeks as impacts have dissipated from the mid-January pipe rupture, which created one of the largest sewage spills in the country’s history.

High temperatures will be in the 30s and 40s, according to the National Weather Service, with lows in the upper 20s. Blustery winds are expected to continue, but they’ll be milder than what was previously forecast.

Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed Tuesday, one day after powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and upended air travel in a cross-section of cities.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of Central Maryland.

The No. 1 killer of juvenile blue crabs in Maryland waters where they congregate? Other, larger blue crabs.

Here’s what to do to be prepared for tornadoes and severe storms.

Several school systems across Maryland are closing early on Monday due to the threat of severe weather.

It's going to be rainy with thunderstorms possible on Monday and Monday night, with some flurries even possible.