It's beginning to look a lot like winter in parts of the U.S., and that means, roads are about to get more dangerous as winter weather creates slippery conditions. There is no question that road salt ...

Merrimack officials say too much road salt is contaminating their water, and they're asking the New Hampshire Department of ...

Coming from a place that does not spread salt each winter, it felt backward. We made the road safer, but the plants and soil ...

Sunday's snowfall marked the first of the season, and road crews were ready with salt supplies to treat the roads. But last ...

For lakes in areas with light to moderate road density, the authors found that holding road salt application rates steady could help lakes stabilize below 230 mg/l of chloride per liter of water, the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Road salt is effective at helping keep ice off the roads, but presents environmental challenges. Nearly every time there is snow or ice in the forecast, road salt is used.

With more wintry weather on the way, local highway departments will now have more road salt to make the situation safer for drivers. 2 on Your Side spoke with a top Erie County official about the ...

Environmental activist Sue Nissen wears a teaspoon on a string around her neck, which she likes to hand out to lawmakers during hearings in the Minnesota state legislature. That’s because one teaspoon ...

Winter brings its own set of challenges, and for many regions, road salt has been the go-to solution for icy roads. It's almost a winter ritual — as temperatures drop, trucks laden with rock salt ...

Folks who live in climates prone to wintry weather would surely tell you that few sites are quite as beautiful as a landscape covered in freshly fallen snow. They'd likely also tell you that ...