Last week, lawmakers heard from the state's top transportation official and a local Adirondack organization about road salt ...

As Minnesota prepares for a return to wintery weather this week, most of us will rely on a crucial tool to clear the roads and sidewalks: salt. It is estimated that we toss more than 350,000 tons ...

For years, doctors have told people to stick to a low-salt diet. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, our waters should follow the same advice. Winters in Minnesota bring slippery ...

The Oneida County Highway Department is implementing different ways to clear snow and ice during storms. But there is a balance with another goal of minimizing salt pollution. With snow on the way the ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in ...

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.

It is a sign of Erie County’s desperation for road salt that Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz was thrilled at the prospect of buying some from an unlikely source: Louisiana. Given the ...

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 ...

But in southwest suburban Romeoville, there was a rather unusual problem — too much salt to store. Crews loaded up and out the gates and hit the road to combat the coming freezing rain by about ...

A pair of state House members want to see PennDOT reduce the amount of road salt it uses each winter. Rep. Joe Webster, D-Collegeville, and Rep. Benjamin Sanchez, D-Abington, are circulating a ...