Minneapolis Neighborhood Associations Encourage Residents To Use Less Or No Salt This Winter

By Kirsten Mitchell, CBS Minnesota

January 8, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — As temperatures drop, ice becomes more of a problem on Minnesota roads and sidewalks. But the salt that we put down is a big pollutant of our waterways, harming aquatic species and contaminating drinking water.

Soon after Henry LaBounta moved from California to Minneapolis, winter walks with his dog, Shiner, began to give him pause.

"I saw a lot of salt on some of the sidewalks. We end up walking in the street sometimes," LaBounta said.

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