Environment & Science

Trails are still up and skiers are still coming, just not at full capacity

PennVEST has approved an $8,022,000 loan for the Bethlehem Township Municipal Authority to improve stormwater retention for flood prevention throughout Bethlehem Township.

Alivia Giles, a Hellertown resident, competed against her family and friends in rabbit showing at the 2023 Pennsylvania Farm Show is Harrisburg.

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A look into local farms that grow for or donate to local food pantries and how they further their missions of feeding people, regardless of if they can pay.

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Harrisburg's popular Farm Show featured vendors and exhibits from the Lehigh Valley at its opening day Saturday.

While the recent behavior of the atmosphere has been volatile and temperatures have been tremendously mild, meteorologists say we still have a shot at snow. The Sunday into Monday time frame could bring a few inches.

After Easton Space Fest was canceled due to weather in 2019, the organizers are coming back with something even bigger for the spring.

The Lehigh Valley is under a code red air quality alert in effect until midnight.

The National Weather Service says thick smoke associated with wildfires in Canada is moving into parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Allentown Fire Department is warning against any outdoor fires due to dry conditions and elevated winds as a red flag warning continues for the region.

Any fires that develop may quickly get out of control and become difficult to contain, the National Weather Service said in a red flag warning in effect for the area until 8 p.m.

A brush fire closed Route 33 Southbound in Wind Gap early Monday afternoon, backing up traffic for miles, as crews battled a series of blazes in Northampton and Monroe counties, officials said.

The college resubmitted plans May 26, two weeks after Easton officials sent a letter notifying officials that the walkway project had deforested a portion of a slope without city approval.

Landfill officials have less than a week to appeal a judge's ruling that halted expansion efforts and conditional use hearings. If not appealed, the process could be started over.

The resolution, passed 129-72, empowers the House Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to complete a study on the status, management and benefits of wildlife corridors across the state.

Smoke and haze from wildfires in Canada will again spread across Lehigh Valley skies this week, the National Weather Service warned Monday.

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The two events, offered to Northampton County residents, provide a safe and convenient opportunity for residents to securely dispose of sensitive documents.

The Lehigh County Conservation District and Dieruff High School are partnering to transform a vacant courtyard at the school into an urban garden.