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Dear Eartha, my monthly utility bills have gone through the roof the past few months. I’m not doing anything dramatically different, so why are my bills so much higher? Is there anything I can do...

New statewide efforts to reduce air pollution in Colorado will likely have an impact on Summit County, local environment experts say. On Tuesday, April 12, the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency took steps to reclassify...

As part of an effort to encourage local builders and developers to adopt more sustainable standards for their projects, Breckenridge Town Council discussed one of the larger public energy-users in the town that was built...

Since it began in 2019, Solarize Summit has helped bring solar energy to over 160 homes in Summit County. The program, which started under the county’s Climate Action Plan, incentivizes business and homeowners to switch...

  A pair of recycling bins in Frisco show which items are and arent allowed to be recycled. At a Frisco Town Council meeting April 13, members voiced a desire to encourage more residents to recycle as well as to reduce the prevalence of single-use items in town. Photo by Sawyer DArgonne / sdargonne@gmail.com Frisco residents and businesses showed improvement in trying to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly last year, but more can always be done. That was the message from the H...

Solarize Summit is back for a third year. The program, driven by the High Country Conservation Center and the Summit Climate Action Collaborative, offers Summit County residents and businesses rebates for solar panel installations. According to a news release, the program will run from April 1 to June 30. Eagle County-based Active Energies Solar is the installer for the program and offers free property assessments to interested home or business owners, according to the release. The company is p...

Photo by Arthur Balluff / High Country Conservation Center Despite the pandemic, High Country Conservation Center met some of its 2020 sustainability goals, such as enrolling businesses in its sustainability program and providing home energy assessments. The environmental nonprofit also focused efforts on recycling and water conservation, which were outlined along with other 2020 accomplishments at the Breckenridge Town Council meeting Jan. 26. Executive Director Jennifer Schenk said the center...