Matt - A Lifetime of Experience in Colorado
The last two decades of published articles (below) reflect my history of engagement in Eagle County. I've penned columns, been called upon as an expert, and been featured for my work in the environment, education, advocacy, community engagement, economic development, COVID-19, and more.
Articles about Matt In The News
168 Articles that tell you more about Matt, his environmentalism, community advocacy, and lifetime commitment to a stronger, more sustainable and equitable Eagle County
Avon Town Council to Consider Ordinance Requiring Masks - 6/29/2020
Hagamos Que Nuestra Voz Cuenta en las Elecciones Primarias de Colorado - 6/11/2020
Column: Human Rights Are a Public Health Concern - 6/11/2020
Vail, Eagle County Return to In-Person Public Meetings - 5/30/2020
Eagle County Launches Covid-19 Budget Trimming Discussions - 5/29/2020
Eagle County Fair is Latest Summer Event Canceled Over Covid-19 - 5/12/2020
Eagle County Seeking Partial Relief from Stay at Home Orders - 4/18/2020
Eagle County Leaders Focused on People and Place in 2020 - 2/13/2020
Project Funway Continues to Highlight Local Creativity with Fundraiser for County Schools - 2/3/2020
Eagle County Looks at Increasing Landfill Tipping Fees to Incentivize Composting - 1/11/2020
The Best Christmas Ever: Vail Valley Leaders Talk the Best Gifts They’ve Ever Received - 12/24/2019
Minturn Officials Are Still Working to De-Annex the Battle Mountain Property - 12/5/2019
Vail Daily LTE: Clearing Up Prop. CC Rhetoric - 10/30/2019
Vail Daily LTE: Vote ‘Yes’ for Schools, Roads, Water and Taxing Tobacco - 10/21/2019
New Effort Aims to Lower Eagle County’s Health Insurance Costs - 9/22/2019
County Ups Legal Age for Tobacco, Nicotine Purchases - 8/27/2019
Vail Daily Column: Rest Assured, Reinsurance Will Lower Healthcare Costs - 8/22/2019
Vail Daily Column: Time to Act on Youth Tobacco Use - 8/6/2019
Vail Daily Column: Investing in Childcare is Crucial - 7/23/2019
Minturn at a Crossroads as it Considers Water Deal - 7/15/2019
Vail Hosts Bill Signing Event for Several New Laws - 5/17/2019
Eagle County Commits to 100% Renewable Electricity at All Facilities, Operations - 5/1/2019
Vail Daily LTE: We Need Stronger State Policies to Combat Climate Change - 4/24/2019
Minturn’s New Mayor Looks to Maintain Funky Mountain Town Vibe - 3/5/2019
Eagle County Democrats Vacancy Committee Convenes to Choose New Commissioner - 2/5/2019
Eight Candidates Apply for Eagle County’s Open Commissioner Vacancy - 1/24/2019
Minturn Officials Seek Help With Gun Range Concerns - 12/31/2018
Eagle County Voters Value Open Space on Election Day - 11/6/2018
Vail Daily LTE: ‘Yes’ on Amendment 73 for the Students of Today and Tomorrow - 11/3/2018
Vail Daily LTE: Vote ‘Yes” on Minturn Use Tax to Force New Development to Pay its Own Way - 10/27/2018
Five Years After Purchase, Minturn Boneyard Deal Nears Completion - 10/26/2018
Town of Minturn is Asking Voters for a Use Tax on Construction Materials - 10/18/2018
Vail Daily LTE: Preserve Our Local Treasures: Vote ‘Yes’ for 1A to Continue Eagle County’s Open Space Program - 10/5/2018
Fires Prompt Minturn Gun Range Closure Discussion - 10/4/2018
Holy Cross Energy Says Local Wildfires Highlight Need for Electric Line Redundancy - 7/24/2018
Battle Mountain Clears EPA Hurdle as Potential Land Sale Looms - 5/11/2018
State and Federal Grants to Fund Most of 2019 Sidewalk Project in Minturn - 5/8/2018
Minturn Voters Re-elect Scherr as Mayor - 4/4/2018
Opinion: Minturn Mayor - Share Your Opinion Through Your Vote on Tuesday April 3 - 3/30/2018
The Eagle Mine Site Isn’t Ready to Develop, Despite a Recent EPA Decision - 1/27/2018
Minturn, Valley Officials Hope to Make a Deal for U.S. Forest Service Property - 1/19/2018
School District Nixes Purchase of Carpenters Union Building in Eagle - 7/16/2017
Eagle County Towns Using Smarter Lighting - 3/31/2017
Congressional Action Needed to Fill Lake at Minturn - 1/29/2017
Opinion: Thank You Eagle County - 11/9/2016
Castle Peak Senior Care Hosts Grand Opening Today - 10/26/2016
Vail Symposium Presents the Great Divide Debate Oct. 26 in Edwards - 10/24/2016
School Board Wants Tax Increase Kept Local - 10/15/2016
Vail Daily LTE: Yes on 3A, 3B - 10/14/2016
Minturn Town Council Tours Battle Mountain - 9/25/2016
Rep. Polis’ Bolts Ditch Bill Passes House of Representatives - 9/9/2016
Voters Will Decide Two Local School Tax Proposals - 8/24/2016
Castle Peak Facility Eyes October Opening - 8/10/2016
Vail Daily LTE: Minturn’s Vision for the Dowd Parcel - 7/15/2016
Minturn Fills Final Two Council Seats - 5/6/2016
Scherr Challenging Flaherty to Become Minturn Mayor -3/22/2016
Meet Minturn Mayoral, Town Council Candidates - 3/20/2016
Chamber, Town to Host 2020 Event in Eagle - 3/8/2016
Castle Peak Senior Care Reaches $4.4 Million Donation Threshold - 10/31/2014
Eagle Senior Care Facility Meets $4.4M Goal - 9/14/2014
Nine Running for Four Water Board Seats - 5/2/2014
Minturn Re-elects Hawkeye as Town’s Mayor - 4/8/2014
Vail Daily LTE: A Fundamental Question - 10/29/2013
Vail Daily LTE: Yes on Amendment 66 - 10/16/2013
Eagle County is Lucky in Love - 2/14/2012
Efficiency Will Make Eagle Vail Apartments More Affordable - 9/27/2010
Going Green Makes Green - 9/27/2010
Community Spotlight: Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability - 8/4/2010
Sustainable Shindigs in the Vail Valley - 7/26/2010
Carbondale Solar Company Tries to Revolutionize Industry - 7/9/2010
Would Eagle County Residents Pay for More Recycling? - 6/17/2010
Party for the Planet in Vail Valley Saturday - 5/6/2010
Recycled Oil Comes to Eagle Vail - 4/22/2010
Vail Daily LTE: Great Event - 2/14/2010
Getting to Know Matt Scherr - 1/14/2010
Greening Up Vail Will Take Work - 1/14/2010
Ecologically-Conscious Housing for the Working Man - 1/14/2010
Minturn Board Wants More Respect From County - 4/2/2009
Minturn Searching for Manager - 4/3/2009
Nibbles: Restaurant Happenings in the Vail Valley - 12/15/2009
Vail Valley Partnership ‘Ask the Experts’ Series Will Look at Greening - 11/25/2009
Minturn Worries About Bus Routes - 11/13/2009
Green Loan Debate Heats up in Vail Valley - 10/29/2009
Vail Daily LTE: Vote Yes on 1A - 10/8/2009
Vail Valley Vote on Energy Loans Appears Likely - 8/18/2009
Energy Efficiency Loans Pushed in Vail Valley - 8/17/2009
Throwing a Greener Gala in the Vail Valley - 8/14/2009
Vail Society: Green and Glamorous - 8/11/2009
Jim Rogers’ Balancing Act Comes to Town - 8/5/2009
Vail Aims to Increase Recycling, Decrease Trash - 8/3/2009
Vail Valley Raising Fares, Cutting Service - 7/21/2009
Vail Looks to Up Green Building Standards - 7/2/2009
Electronics Recycling Comes to Vail June 13 - 6/8/2009
Made From Scratch in Minturn - 6/2/2009
Vail Valley Gets Environmental Grant - 5/11/2009
Vail Resorts is a Green Power Player - 4/28/2009
Vail Losing Plastic Bags…and What else? - 4/27/2009
Businesses Get Green Advice in the Vail Valley - 12/1/2008
Edward’s Dish Restaurant to Host Green Drinks on Thursday - 11/11/2008
Eagle County Will Help Insulate Your Home - 10/21/2008
Recycling Won’t Repay Eagle County for a While - 10/18/2008
The Novice Father: Save the Planet or Save My Sanity - 7/14/2008
Eagle Recycling Move Irks Some - 6/26/2008
Local Police Chiefs Pass on Aspen Hybrids - 6/24/2008
Eagle Recycling Relocation Plan Ruffles Feathers - 6/12/2008
Electronics Recycling Comes to Vail - 6/4/2008
Vail Resorts Orders 10% Energy Cut - 5/22/2008
Vail’s Sonnenalp Pays Employees for Volunteer Work - 4/24/2008
Vail Mulls Windmills on the Slopes - 4/23/2008
Mansion With a Mission in Cordillera - 4/21/2008
Party for the Planet in Eagle - 4/17/2008
Vail Valley Business Briefs - 4/17/2008
Minturn Hangs Onto Hawkeye by 16 Votes - 4/9/2008
Minturn Voters Head to Polls - 4/8/2008
Minturn Candidates Consider Housing - 3/28/2008
Should You Fear Fluorescent Bulbs, Vail Valley? - 3/28/2008
Minturn Candidate Clapp Wants to Curb Town’s Growth - 3/24/2008
Minturn Hungry for Private Resort Info - 1/9/2008
Less Mess Promised at Avon Recycling Bins - 2/5/2008
Entire Eagle Co. Neighborhoods May Go Green - 12/28/2007
Antlers Vail: Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability - 12/19/2007
Minturn Getting a Greener Ski Resort - 12/4/2007
Go Ahead and Put Up Your Windmimill - 9/13/2007
Mountain House & Home: Your Green Home - 9/10/200
Recycling Changes to Come - 6/25/2007
Solar Panels Going on Vail Bus Stop - 6/18/2007
Tour Eco-Friendly Homes in Eagle - 6/14/2007
Keeping the Lead Out of Landfills - 6/8/2007
How to Make a Healthier Home - 6/7/2007
Your Home May Get Greener More Easily - 6/6/2007
Cheaper, Cleaner Recycling on its Way - 5/30/2007
How to Return Nutrients to Nature - 5/2/2007
The Dirty Side of Vail’s Snowless Streets - 4/16/2007
I’m Hungry, I Want to Eat Responsibly - 3/28/2007
Get a Green Building Roadmap - 3/13/2007
Recycling Needs More Green - 3/8/2007
Windmills Will Soon be Spinning - 3/7/2007
Green Village on Tap for Lionshead - 3/5/2007
Wasting My Money on Wind - 2/13/2007
Revving Up Recycling - 2/1/2007
Navigating the Green Home Jungle - 1/4/2007
Staying Green for the Holidays - 12/5/2006
Green Briefs: Disappearing Power - 11/27/2006
Paper or Plastic - Aaagghh - 10/20/2006
Vail Renaissance Light on Green - 8/24/2006
Tour Shows Off Healthy Homes - 8/17/2006
Town of Vail Goes all Wind Power Too - 8/7/2006
What to do with that Old Computer - 7/13/2006
Life at the Landfill - 7/11/2006
Answerland: All About Recycling - 6/21/2006
The State of Recycling - 6/2/2006
We Mean to be Green - 5/24/2006
Loving the High Country to Death - 5/2/2006
Valley in Brief - 4/10/2006
Green Globes Streamlines Environmental Designs - 3/21/2006
Vail Valley News Briefs - 3/6/2006
New Urbanism Comes to Edwards - 12/13/2005
Pine or Plastic - 12/12/2005
Where Does the Recycling Go - 11/28/2005
Solar Power Could Earn You Money - 11/4/2005
Biomass May be an Answer to Beetles - 10/27/2005
County Offers Peek at Eco-Build Program - 10/14/2005
Waste Was a Bad Word - 10/13/2005
Hey, Don’t Throw Out That Old Door - 8/11/2005
Environmental Award Winners Honored in Vail - 4/20/2005
Conserving Energy Can Conserve Money - 4/15/2005
Surplus Becomes a Bargain at Landfill - 1/31/2005
Time for Nominations for Environmental Awards - 1/24/2005
Free Your Heels Free Your Mind - 12/16/2003