News release: “With winter quickly approaching, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is highlighting ten tips for Americans to protect their health, save money, and lower energy while enjoying the winter holiday season.

1. Maintain your heating equipment to lower utility bills.
2. Download EPA’s free Apps to help protect your health
3. Decorate for the holidays with Energy Star light strings that can last up to 10 times longer
4. Lower the temperature in your home to increase savings up to 12 percent
5. Check for water leaks and install WaterSense products to save approximately $170 per year
6. Reduce your food waste. Feed people, not landfills
7. Look for the Design for the Environment label on more than 2,800 products during winter cleaning.
8. Test your home for radon gas, 1 in 15 homes may have elevated levels
9. Learn before you burn and cut firewood use by more than 30 percent.
10. Prevent Pests”