By BRANDON LOOMIS North Country lawmakers on Friday introduced a bill seeking to expand road salt-reduction tests across all state roads in the Adirondack Park. The proposal -- coming after years of complaints about water contamination and … [Read more...] about Lawmakers seek Adirondack-wide road salt reduction
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State lawmakers addressing road salt issue
By MIKE LYNCH Lawmakers are working on legislation to address road salt application by state crews, Assemblyman Billy Jones told an audience Thursday at a road salt summit in Lake Placid. “I want to let you rest assured. We are taking action on … [Read more...] about State lawmakers addressing road salt issue
Spreading road salt contamination
Adirondack Watershed Institute finds more wells with elevated salt. By Michael Virtanen New testing shows that more Adirondack wells are contaminated by unhealthful levels of road salt. The Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith’s College … [Read more...] about Spreading road salt contamination
Road salt lawsuit looms as residents fight contamination
By Michael Virtanen A potential lawsuit over road-salt contamination in the Adirondacks began gathering clients this fall. Notices of claim have been filed on behalf of a dozen clients against the state and several Adirondack counties and towns … [Read more...] about Road salt lawsuit looms as residents fight contamination
Lake George group targets major cut in road salt
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN Having gathered support from all the municipalities in the Lake George watershed and studied the issue while collecting data for the past three years, an environmental group is hoping for a 50 percent cut in road salt use there … [Read more...] about Lake George group targets major cut in road salt
Hold the salt: Experts say all have role in lake pollution
By Brandon Loomis State snowplow drivers aren’t the only ones loading Adirondack waterways with salt, researchers and advocates said at a gathering of lake associations Wednesday. State highways get the most road salt per mile and are therefore … [Read more...] about Hold the salt: Experts say all have role in lake pollution