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Gov. Hochul Fills Road Salt Task Force Seats

Gov. Hochul Fills Road Salt Task Force Seats

by News Affiliate | Dec 21, 2021 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Snow Removal, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM, WIT Advisers

Authors: AARON CERBONE AND LAUREN YATES: Adirondack Daily Enterprise With first deadline missed, members plan to catch up on reducing road salt. Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed members to the Adirondack Road Salt Task Force on Thursday, more than two weeks after the...
Trends For Snow Contractors To Watch

Trends For Snow Contractors To Watch

by Phill Sexton | Oct 18, 2021 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Snow Removal, Sustainability Lab, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM, WIT Advisers

Article By ANNE COSGROVE, (Photo: Adobe Stock Christian Delbert) Virtually every industry has been changed by the pandemic. From minor inconveniences due to a change in protocol to major disruptions in livelihoods, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed industries and...
New Film Documents Lake George Road Salt Reduction

New Film Documents Lake George Road Salt Reduction

by News Affiliate | Feb 25, 2021 | Lake George, Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Salt Initiative, SWiM

By LUCAS WILLARD  As part of an effort to reduce the use of road salt in the Adirondacks, the FUND For Lake George has released a film to demonstrate how communities in the Lake George Basin have been able to use new technology to save money and protect the...
The FUND for Lake George traces road to less road salt in  film showcasing lakeside towns

The FUND for Lake George traces road to less road salt in film showcasing lakeside towns

by News Affiliate | Feb 25, 2021 | Lake George, Leadership, Salt, Salt Abuse, SWiM, WIT Advisers

by: Jay Petrequin LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The FUND for Lake George has spent five years pushing different ways to reduce the use of road salt around Lake George, for both environmental and cost reasons. That work has caused towns like Lake George and Hague to...
Curbing New York’s 40-year road salt addiction

Curbing New York’s 40-year road salt addiction

by News Affiliate | Feb 12, 2021 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Snow Removal, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM, Uncategorized, WIT Advisers

Winters can be harsh and roads treacherous in the Adirondacks. The state is trying to determine how much salt to apply without overdoing it. Photo by Nancie Battaglia State seeks salt reduction. Can it change fast enough? By Ry Rivard Ahead of the 1980 Winter...
State DOTs Find Alternative Solutions to Clearing Roads

State DOTs Find Alternative Solutions to Clearing Roads

by Phill Sexton | Feb 2, 2021 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM, WIT Advisers

When winter snow imposes its will on the roads, it’s typically mitigated by various amounts of sand, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride and road salt, but these de-icing agents also are a major contributor to corrosion problems for fleets. However, states are...
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