Time to get the road salt out. However, road salt (sodium chloride) is not the kindest of chemicals. Although it's undoubtedly effective at melting ice, it can also corrode concrete and vehicles ...

The state Department of Transportation is following best practices to reduce road salt use, its commissioner told lawmakers on Thursday, but an Adirondack Park organization said DOT isn’t doing enough ...

PARISH N.Y. — As New York is facing a shortage of road salt, some municipalities that rely less on salt and more on a sand-and-salt combination to treat their roads are feeling less impact.

With winter in full swing, many states are seeing heavy amounts of snow. A common way to treat icy roads is to apply road salt, which is a low-cost way to melt snow and ice. But when it's time to ...

Sprinkling salt on the road or sidewalk after snowfall can make conditions safer for drivers and pedestrians, but can cause harm to local waterways and wildlife, London, Ont., researchers say.

Brighton, N.Y. (WHAM) — Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has taken steps to address the ongoing road salt shortage in New York state, including suspending the hours of service requirements for all ...

At the risk of pouring more salt into the wound of our long and wicked winter weather, Ottawa is the Canadian road salt champion. We use more rock salt compounds — an average of 156,000 metric ...

suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! As frigid temperatures and snow hit the region, tons of salt will be applied to roads, parking lots, ...

A common way to treat icy roads is to apply road salt, which is a low-cost way to melt snow and ice. But when it's time to drive on the roads, it can be hard to avoid getting salt residue on your car.

Sen. Anne Watson, D/P-Washington, has introduced a bill to create a state program focused on curbing chloride contamination from road salt by better training salt crews. Photo courtesy Town of ...

Andy Erickson, a scholar with the Center for Transportation Studies and research manager at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, and Sara Heger, a researcher and instructor in the Water Resources Center ...