Winter salt usage can hurt waterways — environmentalists are looking for ways to help

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Winter salt usage can hurt waterways — environmentalists are looking for ways to help

Though salt can make roads safer during winter weather, environmental groups are working to find alternatives that are more friendly to local waterways. “Excess salt from roads and parking lots ends up in local streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay, which is really bad news for freshwater critters like our smallmouth bass and freshwater mussels, which need clean, fresh water to survive,” said Joe Wood, senior scientist for the Chesapeake Bay Fo…