Salt: An Environmental Justice Contaminant
Winter salt pollution is often discussed as a predominantly ecological issue, but salty drinking water has real impacts on human health. The unequal consequences of those impacts have environmental justice…
Adirondack coalition urges action to reduce road salt
Together with six other area nonprofits, AdkAction authored a letter sent to Governor Hochul last month, urging her administration to take the next steps needed to protect our water from…
Winter Maintenance Workshop in Washington County
In mid-October, the team at AdkAction traveled to Washington County, NY to meet with highway department leaders and operators for a pre-season workshop on winter maintenance techniques and plans for…
Don’t Be Salty ADK
New campaign urges Adirondack visitors and residents to ‘be a part of the solution to stop road salt pollution’ At the October 3rd Adirondack Champlain Regional Salt Summit in Lake…
Tips for reducing personal salt use at home and businesses
Here’s what you can do to reduce road salt pollution on your own property: Not every surface needs salt. Apply salt only where it's needed most, such as walkways, steep…
Meet Keara, AdkAction’s 2023 Tom Boothe Adirondack Intern
Keara is a rising junior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she is majoring in environmental science, with a minor in natural resource conservation. While she enjoys reading and…