Adirondack Explorer

Editorial

Something must be done about the tens of thousands of tons of road salt dumped on Adirondack roadways every winter and the contamination of hundreds of wells throughout the North Country (see “Salt in the Wounds,” May/June).

So it’s imperative that the New York State Legislature pass a bill, introduced by Sen. Betty Little and Assemblyman Billy

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