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B.C. research suggests road salt linked to death and deformities in salmon
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Seattle has refused to salt the roads for precisely this reason.
Big Salt too strong in Canada.
Big Pepper needs to step in.
Ontario talks about salt killing fish in the GTA seemingly every year
It also fucks up cars and the soil. Sugar beet juice also works as a deicer and isn't corrosive. I prefer sand, just since it works in all temps and it's inert.
Ditto for Portland