Road salt applicators in the public and private sectors apply an estimated 20-30 million tons of salt to pavement in the U.S. to treat ice each year. This salt persists…

During the week of January 27-31, organizations across the U.S. held events to raise awareness about the dangers of and solutions to road salt pollution. The week was a collaboration…

As winter and freezing weather are ahead, there are a lot of preparations to be made. We homeowners may give a glance at the snow shovel when we start tidying…

A team of Save Our Streams volunteers is hard at work monitoring water quality in southeast Minnesota. This article from Root River Current highlights their efforts.

Congressional lawmakers have squandered an opportunity to make a generational investment in conservation on agricultural lands. American taxpayers, and our water, soil, air, woods and wildlife will be worse off…

Abby Hileman | Outdoor America 2024 Issue 4 The mysteries of road salt pollution shouldn’t be surprising. Salt, especially sodium chloride (NaCl), is cheap and prevents slips and falls on…

Abby Hileman | Outdoor America 2023 Issue 4 We may be on our way to a crisis in our supply of fresh water on Earth due to increased levels of…

In late June, McCook Lake, South Dakota, was hit by a flood that rapidly swamped the community following two days of thunderstorms that dumped as much as 13 inches of…

The “Mighty Mo,” America’s longest river, flows past communities in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri – plus it receives water from Wyoming, Colorado and Minnesota.…