Environment
What Should Boston Do With All That Snow?
Desperate for snow-disposal solutions, Boston has asked the public for ideas. Scientists weigh in on the most responsible options.
With a record-shattering six feet of snow covering Boston in just four weeks—and more coming Thursday—the city is scrambling to find places to stash its plowed snow. Should they keep hauling it off to the Skywalker-esque "snow farms" dotting the city? Revisit the Colonial past with a giant snow dump into the harbor?
The city's desperate enough to have put out a call yesterday to academics, environmental leaders, and the general public for novel snow-disposal ideas.