Using less salt has a big positive impact on our waterways [Video]

SALE RIGHT NOW. SALT COVERED SIDEWALKS AND STREETS DURING THE WINTER HERE IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. BUT TOO MUCH SALT IS TOXIC FOR OUR WATERWAYS, METEOROLOGIST MOLLY BERNARD LOOKS INTO HOW USING LESS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. EVEN WITHOUT MUCH SNOW, SALT IS A SIGN OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE JUST KEPT APPLYING SALT AND APPLYING SALT AND APPLYING MORE SALT SO THAT YOU KNOW, YOU GO PLACES AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S SNOWED AND IT’S JUST ROAD SALT, WHICH IS TOXIC FOR AQUATIC LIFE WHEN IT INEVITABLY WASHES INTO RIVERS AND LAKES. CHERYL NENN WITH MILWAUKEE RIVERKEEPER SAYS 1 MILLION TONS OF SALT IS ADDED TO LAKE MICHIGAN EVERY YEAR. ONCE THAT THAT SALT IS IN THE WATER, THERE’S REALLY NO, YOU KNOW, COST EFFECTIVE OR FEASIBLE WAY OF GETTING IT OUT. AND IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT ONE TEASPOON OF SALT TO PERMANENTLY POLLUTE FIVE GALLONS OF WATER. AND THE …