If your dog has been licking or walking on rock salt in your neighborhood this winter, you might be wondering if your pet is safe. Rock salt is ubiquitous in colder climates and impossible to avoid if ...

Deicers work by exhibiting one of two thermal reactions: exothermic or endothermic. Exothermic materials, such as sodium ...

Men’s Journal aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. When winter months hit and icy surfaces become a concern, many ...

The last thing anybody wants when a winter storm rolls in is to find that their bag of de-icing salt has turned into a solid, unspreadable block. You need those granules to be ready to use, right when ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Winter weather has a good grasp on Western New York early on in the season. Along with snow, comes ice. Many folks and municipalities are using rock salt to keep sidewalks and roadways ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The salt shortage continues and local store owners are getting desperate and creative. Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean explains that, with every grain of salt from the ...

Groveland, N.Y. (WHAM) — A rock salt shortage is impacting contractors across the state as a prolonged stretch of cold weather drives historic demand. American Rock Salt, based in Livingston County, ...

A national shortage of rock salt — a common product used to treat roads during icy weather — is causing issues across the winter-weary U.S. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster ...