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Could data centers cement Allentown as nation's ‘Asthma Capital’?
The city reclaimed its spot as the worst place to live for people with asthma this year after slipping from that perch in 2025.
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Thousands of Lehigh Valley households lack air conditioning, U.S. Census data shows
While the Census Bureau’s Local Air Conditioning Estimates, or LACE, showed more than nine of 10 U.S. households have AC, there are areas where access is virtually nonexistent.
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New study finds widespread PFAS contamination in Delaware River Basin, including fish tissue
The study, released late last week by the Delaware River Basin Commission, detected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface water, sediment, fish and blue crab tissue collected throughout the basin, including along the tidal Delaware River.
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Forecasters: Summer heat set to surge into the Lehigh Valley this weekend
A significant warmup is set to take hold across the Lehigh Valley this weekend and intensify into next week, bringing the region its first sustained stretch of summerlike heat of the season.
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Allentown lawmakers support bill that would restrict large data centers to a few dozen properties
The proposed ordinance looks to define data centers and establish regulations to close gaps in the city’s zoning ordinance before any proposals are submitted.
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