The ice-melting substance is ubiquitous in many snowy areas. Smart salting is key to minimize its environmental impact ...

A snow plow truck sits at Pittsburgh's salt dome off of Rt. 51 in Beechview. When frigid temperatures and snow hit Pittsburgh, tons of salt are applied to roads, parking lots, driveways and sidewalks.

Winter road salt helps keep drivers safe, but experts say runoff can threaten Hampton Roads waterways, wetlands, and aquatic ...

Road salt applied during winter storms runs off into the groundwater and emerges in surface water streams months later. Advocates say roads can be made safe with less salt.

When I was a graduate student from Nepal living in New Haven from 2012 to 2014, I kept noticing the same winter aftereffect across town. Along busy streets, the first foot of lawn by the pavement ...

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Road salt can reduce car accidents on icy winter days. But it often doesn't stay on the road and that runoff can harm aquatic ...

ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — Road salt sourced from near and far is helping Buffalo and Erie County get ahead of a shortage that has plagued municipalities across the Northeast this winter. While officials ...

New York City's Croton water system is becoming saltier due to road salt, with salinity levels tripling in some reservoirs over the past 30 years, according to a new report. If the trend continues, ...

TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND NOT EVERYONE HERE HAS SIGNED OFF. IF YOU DRINK WATER IN MERRIMACK, THERE’S A CHANCE IT’S HIGH IN SALT GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION BY ROAD SALT AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC ...

Pennsylvania residents who watched as the just-concluded 2025-26 state budget-preparation debacle played out might be thinking that the Legislature surely might now be able to find an issue that it ...

After a weekend of snow and rain, ice melt is sold out at many stores across Connecticut, and one district had to cancel school Tuesday due to a lack of road salt. At Carr Hardware in Avon, manager ...