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 ...

Beet Heet is the brand name of a deicer that uses sugars from beets to help melt ice. In the 1990s, crews in the midwest ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Road crews and private contractors in the Binghamton region are scrambling to find enough salt to treat streets and parking lots. Salt has been in short supply because of the high number of snow and ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — As Central Pennsylvania braces for more winter weather, environmentalists and lawmakers are raising concerns about the long-term impacts of road salt used to clear snow ...

Chloride, a chemical that leaches into waterways from road salt, compounds in the environment, particularly in smaller streams and brooks near multiple roadways. Too much chloride can be toxic to ...

NORTH ADAMS — With forecasters calling for 6 to 10 inches of snow this weekend, road chiefs in some Berkshire communities are keeping wary eyes on the skies — as well as their salt supplies. In North ...

If you’re into cumin, salt and all things lamb-related, make Shang Lamb Soup in Hurstville your next dinner destination.

BATAVIA — As another storm system approaches the GLOW region, some Genesee County municipalities say they aren’t lacking for road salt. Supplies have become a question for much of Western New ...