El Dorado County Local News: Sustainability

With the expiration of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2016 looming just around the corner, several community leaders from Lake Tahoe traveled to Washington D.C. to urge lawmakers to extend the act.

In early February 2024, the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association, also known as MCWRA, adopted new "Forest Management Principles," with the goal to solve the ongoing problem and severe effects from California's mega wildfires.

Tahoe residents may be seeing more electric charging stations, additions to solar code, and traffic plans for large events.

“The idea is that placing these services and residences nearby reduces energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by reducing dependence on vehicles.”

Ecologist Tanya Diamond gets up every morning and checks messages for roadkill sightings. It’s the least fun, but one of the most important parts of her job.

Vail Resorts says as a company, the product it’s selling is the environment, a fact that undergirds its approach to business.

The South Tahoe Refuse program has been underway for just under a week at the new buyback station. STR’s residential customers can now drop off food waste scraps for free Tuesday–Saturday.