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Fred Buse, 87, of South Whitehall Township, has been tracking climate change in his backyard for decades. Every day he records the high and low temperatures, precipitation, insects, birds and other animals. He has written “Anticipation: The Effects of Climate and Environmental Changes on the Annual Cycle of Life on the Flora and Fauna in a Suburban Backyard,” which was published in 2021.
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Pre-Thanksgiving storm ahead: Your best-laid plans to hit the road for the holiday could be upended next week, forecasters warn.
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Officials announced Wednesday the start of its Climate Challenge as part of a broader Climate Action Plan, with goals of making sequential steps in steadily reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Weeks away from the official start of winter, the National Weather Service has established new winter storm warning criteria, officials confirmed late Monday.
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City council on Wednesday will consider overriding Mayor Matt Tuerk's veto of council’s approved 2024 no-tax-increase budget, which did not include the position. Advocates still hope to find a way to a hire a sustainability manager.
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Brad Klein reviews the week's astronomical highlights with Bethlehem’s "Backyard Astronomy Guy."
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A November 11 Facebook post showed a map of Pennsylvania and the surrounding mid-Atlantic region being walloped by snowfall in the weeks ahead. It's "wrong" and "without context," a local meteorologist said.
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Edward Boscola, city water and sewer resources director, said Wednesday that a roughly $2 increase in monthly sewer charges would keep the capital fund in good shape, minimize borrowing and contribute to upcoming projects at the wastewater facility.
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The Lehigh County Authority released the estimate and a schedule of public meetings to review the plan and collect feedback from affected residents. The first meeting is scheduled for 6 tonight in South Whitehall Township.
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Lafayette College's commercial composting vessel was placed in June. It comes more than a decade after the college first started it's composting program, with the dining hall using fully compostable packaging and cutlery.
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The national network of stations would have similar payment systems, pricing, and charging speeds
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Most solar products in the U.S. are imports.
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Statewide soil survey brings new meaning to the term 'dirty drawers'
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When Pa. Act 101 was passed in 1988 it did not anticipate the 'throw-away culture' we have now.
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It's still ok to catch them in a jar if you let them go after you enjoy the magic of watching them..
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You don't have to leave town to enjoy nature.
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Local sellers will include Whole Foods, Giant and Amazon Fresh.
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EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A new $1 million study is working to curb Pennsylvania’s tick population, with a focus on parts of the Lehigh Valley and the…
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Bowery Farming could hold a key to the future of food security.
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Allergies are worse here because the surrounding mountains tend to hold the allergens in.
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Pa. DEP will monitor 1,700 miles of nearly 50 waterways across the state, including the Delaware and Lehigh rivers through September.
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Most surveyed want to fix climate change rather than adapt to it.