Salting roads, polluting drinking water
Will a new roadmap to tackle the problem make a difference?
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Piling up the salt
See which companies are benefitting from New York state salt contracts
Groups to state: Take action on road salt
Task force members and Adirondack nonprofits urge Gov. Hochul to follow-through on report recommendations
Lake George Waterkeeper: State road salt pilot resulted in more salt use
While trucks were spreading less salt per mile, trip frequencies increased, monitors say
Annual road salt summit follows release of task force report
The annual summit, celebrating its eighth year, brings together road crews, water scientists and advocacy organizations interested in new approaches to winter road management.
State releases long-awaited road salt report
By James Odato
Task force suggests best practices and alternatives to salt on Adirondack roads
Adirondack activists urge release of road salt report
By Tim Rowland
Members of the task force themselves have criticized the state for failing to release the report
Salamanders to humans: Hold the salt!
Spring rainfall starts migration and breeding for amphibians, but high salinity can make life difficult
Road salt research update: Which lakes are saltiest?
Report updates data on road salt's effects on Adirondack lakes in Lake Champlain basin
Adirondack highway crews tackle road salt reduction
Towns and counties across the Adirondack Park are leading the way in trying to reduce salt use.