Cuomo backs salt study
By Ry Rivard
The governor signed a law aimed at reining in the 300 million pounds of salt dumped each year in the Adirondack Park to clear roads for fast-moving vehicles.
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Talking Adirondack road salt
A talk about New York State's use of road salt in the Adirondack Park.
Salt study stalled
By Ry Rivard
This summer, New York lawmakers approved the bill to require the state to look at ways to cut the pollution caused by salt dumped each winter on state roads. The bill remains unsigned.
Salt through the hourglass: Legal deadlines put contamination relief out of reach
By Ry Rivard
When homeowners have found salt in their tap water, any delay—even hoping to get the government’s help instead of going to court—can be fatal to their court case.
State poised to study Park’s salt problems
By Ry Rivard
In the state's first serious attempt at reining in the 300 million pounds of road salt dumped each year in the Adirondack Park, state lawmakers this week approved a bill to study how much damage salt is doing in the region, particularly to drinking water supplies.
Test finds elevated salt in Saranac Lake well water
By Ry Rivard
The sodium levels are both mysterious and remarkable, given the region’s reputation for and economic reliance on pristine water.
Salt in the wounds: The uphill struggle against road pollution
By Ry Rivard
An Adirondack Explorer investigation found that across upstate New York, road salt has seeped into drinking water supplies, poisoned wells, endangered public health and threatened people with financial ruin. But state officials have largely escaped accountability for the resulting pollution.
2019 Adirondack stories of the year
Whatever you want to call it -- even if you just call it a lot of people enjoying nature -- the effort to understand and plan for the rising number of people driving to and hiking in the High Peaks dominated discussions among Adirondack Park advocates, municipal officials and resource managers in 2019.
Lawmakers seek Adirondack-wide road salt reduction
The bill would direct the state Department of Transportation to test new and environmentally friendlier snow-clearing methods on state roads in the park from 2021 through 2024, and to record and report the results.
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.