Baltimore
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals From Fossil Fuel Companies in Climate Change Lawsuits
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear five appeals from the fossil fuel industry seeking to move climate change lawsuits it faces to the federal courts. The decision opens the door for Baltimore and other cities, states and counties to pursue their claims for damages from climate-related extreme weather events, flooding and sea-level rise […]
Read MoreWest Baltimore Residents, Students Have Mixed Feelings About Water Quality After E. Coli Contamination
BALTIMORE—Lily Goldsmith was in her kitchen making soup when she picked up her phone and learned from Twitter that the tap water in her West Baltimore neighborhood was contaminated with E. coli, and residents were being advised not to drink it. A West Baltimore native who always took pride in the quality of the city’s […]
Read MoreNOAA Climate Scientists Cruise Washington and Baltimore for Hotspots—of Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants
On a clear and crisp morning, with the sun beating down, Xenrong Ren and Phillip Stratton looked over plans for the day and fiddled with the gadgets installed in a black SUV parked outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Center for Weather and Climate Prediction in College Park, Maryland. “Today we’re going to do […]
Read MoreA Big Federal Grant Aims to Make Baltimore a Laboratory for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
For a five-year period starting this month, a team of scientists will study how atmospheric, climatic and environmental factors interact across Baltimore and develop adaptation strategies to make the city climate-change resilient, and equitable. Tied to President Joe Biden’s goal of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050 and funded by a $66 million grant from […]
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