On this special edition of the Capitol Pressroom we look at threats to our state’s most valuable natural resource: Fresh Water.

We outlined some of the most dangerous threats to our waterways including blue-green algae; microplastics and road salt with our panel of experts:

Dr. Dan Kelting, Executive Director of the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith's College;

Dr. Lisa Cleckner, Director of the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart & William Smith Colleges;

Joan Leary Matthews, Director of the Urban Water Management, Water Initiatives, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program of the Natural Resources Defense Council