Molly Bilinski
Reporter, Environment and Science at LehighValleyNews.com
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19 hours ago |
lehighvalleynews.com | Molly Bilinski
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Pennsylvania still lags behind the rest of the United States when it comes to renewable energy, according to new data. The commonwealth ranked 49th in the nation for percentage growth in total solar, wind and geothermal generation over the past decade, according to PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center’s State of Renewable Energy 2025, released May 7.
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1 day ago |
lehighvalleynews.com | Molly Bilinski
EASTON, Pa. — The winners of Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor’s second annual Quest for the Golden Grabber were a dozen self-proclaimed bad guys with facial hair. Jeremy Smith’s team, called The Bearded Villains, won the litter-picking competition, officials announced Friday.
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2 days ago |
lehighvalleynews.com | Molly Bilinski
NORTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Lehigh Valley Zoo officials on Monday announced the death of a more-than-decade-long resident. Gemma, a fisher, died in the past week, according to a Facebook post. She was placed at the zoo more than 10 years ago after officials at an animal rehabilitation center determined she couldn’t be released back into the wild. “More affectionately known as Gemma Jams or Jammers, Gemma became a constant source of joy for all zoo staff and guests,” zoo officials said.
‘Eager and excited’: State parks near the Lehigh Valley prep for summer crowds amid federal closures
3 days ago |
lehighvalleynews.com | Molly Bilinski
BUSHKILL TWP., Pa. — When it comes to capacity issues at Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center, it’s often because visitors don’t know there are other parts of the park to explore, Rob Neitz said. “The Henry's Woods Trail, our main parking lot and the visitor center parking lot on a nice spring day, nice summer day, get slammed and people wind up parking on the grass and things like that,” Neitz, Jacobsburg’s manager, said.
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1 week ago |
lehighvalleynews.com | Molly Bilinski
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — In the midst of back-to-back days of stormy weather, as the Lehigh Valley’s trees and shrubs boast new spring growth, it’s hard to believe the region needs rain. “You look around and you're like, ‘Oh, it really doesn't look like we're in a drought,’’ said Christa Kelleher, a Lafayette College professor and hydrologist. “Which, I think, is why people get surprised when we say we actually are in a decent drought.
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