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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection policy now recognizes 1,965 environmental justice areas in Pennsylvania. More than 200 are in rural counties.
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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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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.
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The programs are putting a different spin on the traditional summer camp experience.
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Chickens, cardinals, praying mantis, ants and wasps are just a few of the spotted lanternfly's natural predators.
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Muhlenberg College has been polling on the topic of climate change since 2007.
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E-cigarettes have become the introduction to nicotine for the younger generations.
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Legislators are looking for ways to ease the situation.
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Most angers will be OK with the small jump in prices, according to one bait shop owner.
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Public comment on a plan to invest more than $170M is open through month's end.
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The mural was created by Lehigh University graduate Denton Burrows.
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The national network of stations would have similar payment systems, pricing, and charging speeds