St. Regis Mohawk Tribe leads effort to curb road salt pollution
New technology includes outfitting snow removal trucks with cameras and sensors to track salt use and optimize operations
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Road salt oversight bill passes Senate, stalls in Assembly
Legislation would establish committee to monitor efforts to reduce road salt use
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Salt success: How Lake Placid rallied to save Mirror Lake
Community's efforts to reduce salt use, divert runoff has helped bring a key Adirondack lake back from the brink
Settling the salt score: AdkAction holds state accountable for lack of progress
Road salt key issue in state transportation budget hearing
Mirror Lake progress highlighted at annual salt summit
Key takeaways from Lake George Association's road salt reduction gathering, held this year in Lake Placid
Halving the salt: State tests show promise for reducing use on Adirondack roads
See what's in the report, and what's been left out
Road salt reduction bill wins quick passage in Senate, awaits Assembly
The New York Senate adopted a bill to provide more oversight of statewide road salt reduction. Will the Assembly get there too?
State offers new road salt reduction funding
Communities will have a new opportunity to get state money for equipment and plans to reduce road salt use.
Envisioning a path forward on salt reduction
DEC, DOT reps describe ‘momentum’ on cutting road salt as advocates urge more action
Cold ice, warm sidewalks
Waste heat from the Olympic Center refrigeration system is recycled to melt snow and ice from sidewalks