Climate change is an existential threat to our way of life, both in the long term and day-to-day.
Where does Maryland stand on climate change policy? Could our state become a leader and innovator? What are the possibilities? The obstacles? And how will climate policy change with a new administration in Annapolis?
These are the issues Maryland Matters will explore in our Climate Calling special series.
The Climate Calling series is made possible through the support of Ed Hatcher and Angie Cannon. A second installment of stories launched in 2023.
Visiting a nuclear power plant is a big deal — a privilege that very few people have experienced. Last month, members and staffers of…
A new report puts a dollar value on what it means to get stuck on flooded roads in Maryland. In the first eight months…
Less than a month after remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through Annapolis and inundated parts of Maryland with floods, county executives from some of…
The National Aquarium is trying to recreate the rich tidal marshes of yore by building an oasis of floating wetlands.
Agricultural land is often an ideal place for large renewable energy projects, but proposed projects can encounter opposition — or resistance from the landowners themselves. In Howard County, farmers are on board with an ambitious plan.
“The China Syndrome” was on TV again last week. The 1979 thriller, starring Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas, tells the story of…
Climate change is an international crisis that demands action at every level of government. Yet perhaps overlooked, with all the dire warnings about the…
Luke Caron, a college student from Silver Spring, crouched in a tangle of bushes, trees and vines near a busy Takoma Park thoroughfare the…
“This is a region built upon rock solid layers of the determination of people who met every challenge head on. The challenges today are…
Baltimore needs more than 570,000 new trees to reach “tree equity,” or the number of trees required for every neighborhood to enjoy the environmental…