Storm runoff is killing salmon, but rubber-modified asphalt could be an interim solution.
Tire production and usage is a lesser-known but adversely impactful part of the automotive industry's environmental effects at large.
Every mile you drive, the more wear you put on your car. Of all the consumables on your vehicle, tires are arguably the most susceptible to the environment around them. "To see 6PPD-q kill the salmon that are reared in the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's own streams and from its own hatchery is an unconscionable slap in the face to a people who rely on salmon for their wellbeing, in addition to being a gross violation of the Tribe's rights as enshrined in the 1855 Treaty of Point No Point," said Josh Carter, the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's environmental scientist.
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