Adam Willis

Climate & environment reporter, @BaltimoreBanner | Previously western North Dakota for @inforum [email protected]

[Emily Opilo @emilyopilo]

After bondholders downgraded Baltimore’s debt rating on its sewer system this year, elected leaders are proposing a ballot measure that would sever the water and wastewater systems from the Department of Public Works (w/@adampwillis) https://t.co/EfSUvomDYc

[Lee Sanderlin @LeeOSanderlin]

Is the primary to unseat Maryland’s Senate President Bill Ferguson between Ferguson and his opponent, the viral Bobby LaPin? Or is it actually between Ferguson and his record?Read ⬇️ https://t.co/jYH5FZEo4G

[The Baltimore Banner @BaltimoreBanner]

Could Baltimore unearth the Jones Falls? An art project imagines it in 2076. https://t.co/o3qjv8Tmo1

[Lee Sanderlin @LeeOSanderlin]

Is Baltimore’s inspector general too online? Great story from @emilyopilo https://t.co/Q76tkK8fHF

[Emily Opilo @emilyopilo]

Baltimore officials just told City Council that snow removal for the last year totaled $80 million. That's for 4 snowstorms & 1 tropical storm cleanup. City finance officials will be presenting more information to the council on that next week.

[Justin Fenton @justin_fenton]

So thrilled for our whole @BaltimoreBanner team to be recognized by the Pulitzer Prizes for a *second year in a row* but especially @lizbowie who helped create this place and is the heart and soul of the Banner!

[Sara Ruberg @RubergSara]

Salomon Serrano Esquivel, a quiet, 30-year-old man, planned to spend last Christmas Eve with his two kids and wife at home. But that morning, his life changed when he was thrust into the scene of an ICE shooting. You can read about him here: https://t.co/CYsDryek08

[Justin Fenton @justin_fenton]

The system that allowed triathletes to swim in the notoriously filthy River Seine in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics could soon tell officials when it’s safe to jump into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, @adampwillis reports https://t.co/LQIX29520B

[Hayes Gardner @HayesGardner]

BREAKING: The Key Bridge is getting a new builder.

After disagreeing with contractor Kiewit on cost estimates, Maryland will be switching gears. “We were stunned by how significantly large their proposal was,” the state’s transportation secretary told me. https://t.co/JI2OXrWAEj

[Alex Mann @alex_mann10]

Almost every time @AACountyGovt announces plans to make waterfront properties more accessible, those who live near them revolt — and it can get nasty, for @baltimorebanner: https://t.co/2IueXZuLXm

[Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz]

The feds are moving to deport the partner of a construction worker who died in the Key Bridge disaster.

Eye-popping scoop by @ZawodnyDaniel @BaltimoreBanner
https://t.co/xOpvwy7M2A

[Emily Opilo @emilyopilo]

There's now a price tag on Baltimore’s poop processing problem: $38.5M (w/@adampwillis ) https://t.co/Ts3SK9W9uZ

[Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz]

What one man "saw as a harmless form of income in a tourist town, others saw as an invasion." A great read on the joys and pains of the expanding short-term rental market. via @BaltimoreBanner

[Lee Sanderlin @LeeOSanderlin]

New: In an election year defined by affordability, Maryland Democrats have found their target: high power bills. Legislation this session will provide some relief, but the fights over the region's energy future are just getting started. W/ @adampwillis

https://t.co/IBpNwDDAf6

[Tim Prudente @Tim_Prudente]

The Venetian maestro Gianni Toso left his ancestral homeland and gave up a chance at artworld fame for a quiet life of devotion in Baltimore. Now, at 84, comes the greatest trial of his life. https://t.co/ZoCqonzIx3

[Dylan Segelbaum @Dylan_Segelbaum]

Companies that rained lead paint from TV tower in North Baltimore agree to $2M settlement, @adampwillis reports: https://t.co/o52Sk8BW2D (via @BaltimoreBanner)

[Pamela Wood @pwoodreporter]

BREAKING NEWS: James Appel, who has worked for the Maryland Republican Party and many GOP candidates, has been indicted in federal court on charges of wire fraud and money laundering.

Here's what we know. Story w/@justin_fenton:

https://t.co/IQlffP48yZ

[The Baltimore Banner @BaltimoreBanner]

Maryland Supreme Court throws out Baltimore’s lawsuit against oil companies https://t.co/wttBBHvke5

[Adam Willis @adampwillis]

After a developer's bid for a Remington dump backfired, he's thinking bigger. Seawall reached a deal this month that looks to some like a step toward a long-held Baltimore dream: to turn the banks of the beleaguered Jones Falls into a park. w/ @emilyopilo
https://t.co/vho2URBQoH

[The Baltimore Banner @BaltimoreBanner]

Data center developer wants to reboot a Potomac River power plant with natural gas https://t.co/U8bCyWX8fD