Environment & Science

Officials on Monday morning cut the ribbon on its per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, treatment plant at the Bethlehem Landfill in Lower Saucon Township. The system uses air to separate the chemicals from water.

Jared Isaacman, a Lehigh Valley entrepreneur who recently conducted the first commercial spacewalk as part of SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, stopped by Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown Sunday to answer questions about his trip.

Join Megan Frank every Friday at 9:30am and 6:30pm for Insights with LehighValleyNews.com on WLVR. This week, she's joined by Allentown reporter Jason Addy and Environment and Science reporter Molly Bilinski.

State officials announced the awards this week. Grants are earmarked for improving local parks to expanding trails and river access points, and creating more green space in local communities.

Mayor J. William Reynolds attributes the progress so far to the community’s belief in the mission and their “enormous buy-in,” stemming from 125 “Climate Action Champions” and over 30 area organizations.

It’s going to cost an estimated $100 million over the next decade to replace pipes made of lead, galvanized steel and unknown materials throughout the Lehigh County Authority’s service area.

Rodale Institute on Veterans Day celebrated $500,000 in state funding awarded for its Veteran Farmer Training program. The program draws trainees from across the U.S.

That endowment will help improve parks across the city by providing long-term funding for the Parknership’s work.

Inversion is a natural phenomenon that causes bottom water to flow up to the top surface and surface water to drop to the bottom. It's causing some households' drinking water to smell and taste different.

Participants in this year's D&L RaceFest, the largest yet, took to Lehigh Valley streets and trails Sunday. The day's top prizes both went to Easton residents.

Meeko is on a mission to save the planet from single-use plastic.

Opponents say joining RGGI will be an economic hardship on the state's energy sector.

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe has boosted fossil fuels and denied climate change.

The program is back for the start of 2022 after being canceled last year due to the pandemic.

After all but vanishing by the 1960s, the species is now self-sustaining in Pennsylvania.

Game Commission biologist Art McMorris has spent 18 years working on behalf of the winged predators.

Environmental justice areas include neighborhoods that shoulder more than a typical share of climate and environmental risks.

If the Farmers' Almanac prediction becomes reality, don't look for an early spring.

The initiative with 11 other states would charge power plants for carbon dioxide they emit.

The American Red Cross has mobilized volunteers from around the country, including Pennsylvania, to help victims of the recent tornadoes.

Doctors had said amputation would be the most likely outcome after a 2020 car crash.

The Japanese Barberry may look pretty but ticks that spread Lyme disease love living in them.