On Tuesdays, the Daily Cardinal — one of UW-Madison’s student newspapers — shares the latest in campus news. This week, producer Madeleine Afonso talks with campus news writer Beth Schoop […]
Low-Salt Roads: UW Madison Criticized for Salt Use After Snow Storm
Around nine inches of snow fell on Madison last weekend, and some roads around the city are still snow covered, though by now it’s been packed down and cleared. That’s […]
Life of Brine: Better for Roads
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Life of Brine: Better for Roads In the winter before last, Dane county spent 1.7 million dollars on rock-salt. But that number may be getting lower […]
Road Salt Finding Ways into Madison Lakes
Well we may not be having a white Christmas, but winter in Wisconsin means snow, and snow means salt on the roads. But after the snow melts, all that salt […]
Getting Wise About Salt
One teaspoon of salt in five gallons of water makes the water toxic to most of Wisconsin’s fish population. That’s one part in 3,840. Every year, we add more and […]