Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham is speaking. Lehigh County is the third best county in the state (behind Lancaster and Berks) in farmland preservation. Cunningham is encouraging local governments to take the lead in environmental innovation and preservation.
Chris Cocca and Keith Williams are representing the Air Quality Partnership this morning at the Holiday Inn in Fogelsville. Chris Kocher from the Wildlands Conservancy is sharing right now about the environmental history of the Lehigh Valley. He stressed that gone are the days when environmental stewardship and economics could be seen as opposing forces. … Continue reading
The Lehigh Valley/Berks Area Air Quality Forecast for: Tuesday, July 1: Ozone – Code GREEN Fine Particulates (PM 2.5) – Code YELLOW This Weekend’s Regional Maximum Ozone and PM 2.5 Concentrations: Friday, June 27: Ozone – YELLOW (54 AQI or 61 ppb) PM 2.5 – YELLOW (69 AQI or 24.9 µg/m3) … Continue reading
from WFMZ, here.
From the Morning Call: “State and local officials are investigating oil spilled Saturday into the Jordan Creek in Allentown, officials said. Fire officials were called to investigate a complaint that fuel oil and kerosene were dumped into a storm drain at AA-1 Cleanout and Removal Service, at 315 W. Linden St., according to Allentown Fire … Continue reading
California’s Air Quality has been national news these last few days, even as heat and haze contribute to less than ideal conditions here in our region. Google news feed here.
Sponsored by CAT, the Air Quality Partnership, the DEP and LANTA, Try Transit Day takes place on the last Friday of every month. This month’s focus is to highlight Lehigh Valley parks serviced by LANTA routes.
The Lehigh Valley/Berks Area Air Quality Forecast for: Thursday, June 26, 2008: Ozone (O3) – Code YELLOW Fine Particulates (PM 2.5) – Code YELLOW Regional Maximum PM 2.5 Concentrations: Friday, June 24, 2008: Ozone (O3) – Code GREEN (41 AQI or 48 ppb) PM 2.5 – GREEN (46 AQI or 14.3 µg/m3) Short-Term Discussion: Partly to mostly sunny and pleasant over … Continue reading
The Lehigh Valley/Berks Area Air Quality Forecast for: Wednesday, June 25: Ozone – Code YELLOW Fine Particulates (PM 2.5) – Code YELLOW Yesterday’s Regional Maximum Ozone and PM 2.5 Concentrations: Monday, June 23: Ozone – YELLOW (64 AQI or 64 ppb) PM 2.5 – YELLOW (66 AQI or 22.9 µg/m3) Short-Term Discussion: This afternoon will … Continue reading
Ozone (O3) – Code GREEN Fine Particulates (PM 2.5) – Code GREEN Regional Maximum PM 2.5 Concentrations: Wednesday, May 7, 2008: Ozone – YELLOW (100 AQI or 75 ppb) PM 2.5 – YELLOW (66 AQI or 23.3 µg/m3) Short-Term Discussion: Ozone just missed exceeding the moderate threshold yesterday. No real chance for a repeat of that … Continue reading
