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Greater Easton Development Partnership has gotten agricultural grants totaling $60,000 from the Pennsylvania Farm Bill's Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grant.
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The first new building on Muhlenberg’s campus in more than a decade, the Fahy Commons for Public Engagement and Innovation, 2400 W. Chew St., has racked up three different sustainability awards and certifications.
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Lehigh Valley Breathes is a Valley-wide effort to monitor air quality amid emissions from trucking and warehousing. The project is expected to run for a year.
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Come Sunday, daylight saving time is out and standard time reigns once again. That means an extra hour of sleep in the morning, but sunset slated for 4:53 p.m.
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Animals and insects use fallen leaves to live or find food — including birds and butterflies. Often, if leaves aren't composted, they end up in landfills. Here are some alternative ideas.
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The Lehigh Valley will join a large swath of the country in sharing frost and freeze headlines this week as temperatures fall into the 20s for the first time this season.
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PennEnvironment on Monday released a new report, “Lawn Care Goes Electric," ranking emissions from gas-powered lawn and garden equipment by state and county across the U.S. Here's where Lehigh and Northampton counties ranked.
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The U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index was launched on Oct. 2 through a partnership between the Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M University. Here's where the Lehigh Valley ranks.
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Brad Klein reviews the week's astronomical highlights with Bethlehem’s "Backyard Astronomy Guy."
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Pennsylvania is the biggest commercial producer of mushrooms in the United States. Foraging groups are popping up to find the fungus in the wild, while small farms are focusing on growing unique mushrooms.
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Classroom space, laboratories and a visitor center will be part of the state-of-the-art facility.
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Don't just go by what's on the packaging. Best to check online, too, a local expert says.
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Ice, mist and fruit- or fish-infused 'ice cakes' are being used to cool down inhabitants.
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A Lehigh Valley doctor says the antiviral regimen is readily available -- and effective.
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It's not just people -- pets need someone to keep watch during extreme heat, too.
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There were around 1,500 cases reported in the U.S. as of Monday.
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It's OK to feed the birds again since the mysterious illness has disappeared.
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Some say the app is still useful and could be adapted to other uses.
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If you have symptoms, no matter where you are, isolate yourself as best you can, an expert says.
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The collection shares the cumulative experience of heritage, according to the museum curator.
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It's more contagious but doctors are not seeing many hospitalizations. Yet.
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An environmental law expert says the EPA retains substantial authority to regulate emissions.