Local News
The science behind the smoke: Here’s how Canadian wildfires are choking the Lehigh Valley’s residents
The air quality in Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton is so bad, it’s the equivalent of smoking more than 14 cigarettes.
Molly Bilinski
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Higher Education
Lafayette resubmits plans for $1.2M walkway after project strips College Hill without city approval
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.
Bethlehem
‘We're not going away’: Here’s what’s next in the fight over the Bethlehem Landfill expansion
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.
Environment & Science
‘There's always more that we can do’: How a statewide study on wildlife corridors could impact the Lehigh Valley
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.
K-12
Dieruff High School awarded $5K state grant for urban gardening project
The Lehigh County Conservation District and Dieruff High School are partnering to transform a vacant courtyard at the school into an urban garden.