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03/07/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Hopi tribe is fighting the use of artificial snow made from treated sewage at a ski resort

One of the four ski resorts that calls the state of Arizona home is the subject of a new lawsuit alleging that the company managing it is defiling the sacredness of the land by spraying ski run terrain with artificial snow made from reclaimed water. According to the Hopi tribe, the San Francisco Peaks near […]

04/18/2017 / By Russel Davis

Spring snow melts found to unleash cascade of toxic chemicals produced in densely populated cities

Spring usually means warmer weather and thawing snow. However, the seasons’s arrival could also pose a threat to the general public’s health as thawing snow also releases toxic chemicals as they melt. A team of researchers from McGill University and École de technologie supérieure in Montreal, Canada have found that urban snow absorbs toxic fumes from car exhaust […]

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