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A new study highlights the growing risks of excess road salt use, which can damage ecosystems and risk human health.

Environmental guidelines around the world that dictate how much salt pollution is allowable in freshwater lakes, streams, and wetlands are failing to protect ecosystems – even in countries with the strictest thresholds.

National Science Foundation grant to assist in detecting nutrients that feed harmful algal blooms A grant from the National Science Foundation will

3:30 Researchers updated the Lake George Park Commission on their ongoing study of the first harmful algal blooms spotted in the Adirondack lake this fall. In late October, the Lake George Association identified the first harmful algal bloom in the Queen of American Lakes. In a lake known for its clear waters, the sighting was unusual but also something that officials had been preparing for. Walt Lender, Executive Director of the LGA, spoke to WAMC in November. “Lake George has always been a...