What is going to be the price we pay for using salt on our roads?
“Road salt, building up in groundwater winter after winter, “is a ticking time bomb,” said Richard Young, a geologist at the State University of New York at Geneseo. “It’s going to be a problem.” –from Is road salt a ticking time bomb? – Bleached highways, rusting cars, drive-by pepperings by snow plows. We’ve all had experience with the one seasoning that winter seems to dish out in abundance: road salt. In the Rochester area, road crews spread at least 150,000 tons of road salt during the 2003-04 winter season. Nationally, nearly 20 million tons of salt was sold for highway uses in 2003, according to the Salt Institute, an industry group. (March 11, 2005) Democrat and Chronicle • 03/12/05 — One of the largest development projects in Rochester’s history– the Renaissance Square. Be sure to keep track of how your community is developing and become part of the process. You can go to Renaissance Square and sign up for their newsletter. • 03/22/05 **ACTION** From The League of Conservat
