Listen Now
Pledge Now



 
 

LSP: The Environmental Cost of Road Salts

  • warning: Division by zero in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/themes/wtipll/node-story.tpl.php on line 109.
  • warning: Division by zero in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/themes/wtipll/node-story.tpl.php on line 109.
  • warning: Division by zero in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/themes/wtipll/node-story.tpl.php on line 109.
Lake Superior Project/Logo by Lauryl Loberg
Lake Superior Project/Logo by Lauryl Loberg

Related Stories

Lutsen Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club logo -- Image courtesy of the snowmobile club .JPG
Another break-in on Cook County's West End
Boundary Waters in winter. Photo by Joe Friedrichs
DNR halts environmental review of proposed mine near the BWCA
Snowshoe hikers on the Cascade River before disaster struck, Feb. 12, 2022 - Submitted photo
Grand Marais woman survives a near-disastrous snowshoe hike on Cascade River
- Wed, 03/18/2015 - 12:20pm
AttachmentSize
LSP Road Salt_FinalCut.mp37.59 MB

We often rely on road salts for winter driving safety, but their use is controversial. In this edition of the Lake Superior Project, we learn about the impact of these salts on the environment.

Produced by Joseph Friedrichs


Share