PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 6, 2022
A report from University of Maine researchers in collaboration with the Maine Department of Transportation shows that the amount of salt in both freshwater and groundwater is increasing, putting life in those waterbodies at risk. But rising as well is the amount of ice, sleet and freezing rain we get every winter. It will take coordination between local and state officials to make sure that keeping roads safe doesn’t imperil important waterways across Maine. Residents need to understand the damage that road salt is doing to their environment, and what that means for the health and well-being of their community.