The Maryland Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit earlier this month against World Recycling Company, alleging its recycling facilities in Baltimore and Prince George’s County have polluted the environment by illegally storing solid waste, and that the company largely ignored demands from the state to clean up its act.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott doubled his campaign war chest this month, campaign finance records show, marking an unofficial kickoff to the city’s mayoral race.

In a hastily arranged briefing for reporters, NOAA and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management addressed a spate of whale deaths on the East Coast that some groups suspect might have been caused by site preparation work for offshore wind farms.

A dead humpback whale was found on the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore on Monday, according to the U.S. National Park Service.

Environmental nonprofit Blue Water Baltimore has filed a notice of intent to sue Fleischmann’s Vinegar Co. in Baltimore, alleging the company has repeatedly polluted the Jones Falls.

The pilot on board the Ever Forward, a 1,100-foot ship that got stuck on the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, was distracted by his cellphone.

Despite opposition from Democratic state lawmakers and analysts, Gov. Larry Hogan approved changes to Maryland’s vehicle emissions inspection program on his way out of office.

Staffers from the Maryland Environmental Service will remain at the troubled Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant through April 30 under a new agreement between the state and Baltimore.