Environment

• Food & Drink

Ever had a snowball in a paper cup? You will. Baltimore’s foam ban goes into effect Saturday

Snowballs. The chicken box. Lake trout. Some of Baltimore’s most identifiable foods come in containers made from polystyrene foam, known colloquially as styrofoam. So what will happen Saturday, when the white stuff is officially banned in city limits?

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 18, 2019

• Environment

Crab violations are plentiful in Maryland, none more so than undersized possession

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported 2,341 crab-related violations across the state from 2013 through 2018. Which violations were the most plentiful?

• Environment

Hogan administration releases delayed plan to reduce Maryland’s greenhouse gas emissions

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration on Tuesday released a long-awaited plan to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decade, relying on solar and nuclear energy and increased transit ridership and electric vehicle sales.

By Scott Dance

Oct 15, 2019

• Obituaries

Edward ‘Ed’ John Bouwer, Johns Hopkins professor and water contamination expert, dies

Water contamination expert Dr. Edward “Ed” John Bouwer, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, has died of multiple myeloma.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 13, 2019

• Environment

Why all the coastal flooding in Maryland lately? Tropical Storm Melissa is to blame, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Melissa, slowly rotating off the Atlantic Coast, has pushed water up the Chesapeake Bay, resulting in coastal flooding.

By Pamela Wood

Oct 12, 2019

• Environment

A report says climate change will harm Baltimore orioles and other birds in Maryland

Heat waves, wildfires and intense downpours occurring more frequently as climate changes will limit the populations of ranges of birds including the Baltimore Oriole, a new Audubon Society report says.

By Scott Dance

Oct 11, 2019

• Environment

Maryland’s renewable energy facilities break pollution rules, say groups calling for enforcement

Many facilities that supply Maryland with renewable energy have exceeded pollution limits or otherwise broken environmental rules, violating a state law, according to a complaint sent to energy and law enforcement officials.

By Scott Dance

Oct 11, 2019

• Environment

You might want to think twice about raking your leaves this fall, Maryland experts say. Here’s why.

While a leaf-free yard may be more aesthetically pleasing, raking them all away is actually bad for the yards, bees and other insects, and the rest of the environment, experts say.

By Colin Campbell

Oct 10, 2019

• Politics

Baltimore mayor, council president support plastic bag ban, reject amendment to ban only thinnest bags

Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young and City Council President Brandon Scott both are in favor of a ban on all plastic bags at Baltimore stores, not the partial ban backed by a City Council committee this week.

By Kevin Rector

Oct 9, 2019