The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) says statewide about 404,000 tons of road salt are used every year.

(ABC 6 News) — “Hold the salt” is the new mantra for Minnesota road crews treating streets and highways. According to the ...

The pollution from road salt has only become a major problem in recent years. Looking at the chart below, the United States ...

IF THE GROUND IS REAL WHITE. REAL CRUNCHY. IT’S OVER. IT’S THE ROAD. SALT HAS BEEN OVER APPLIED. SIMPLE ADJUSTMENTS THAT CAN MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE WORLD AROUND US, ESPECIALLY IN YORK ...

Road salt is in short supply but St. Lawrence County officials have continued a 10-year partnership with Franklin County to ...

Lounge on dreamy white sands in a laid-back Caribbean town in Anguilla. Peruse cute shops and luxurious restaurants while ...

Road salt use in Traverse City, a topic that stirs considerable debate each year, is back under the microscope.

Deep in the gut of the Picadilly Mine near Sussex, workers once laid off when potash prices shrank, are back underground, trying to keep up with the soaring demand for road salt to be spread on ...

From white stains on your shoes to blue pockmarks in freshly fallen snow to long lines at the car wash, winter in Chicago means using road salt — a lot of road salt — to keep streets and ...

Whether on snowy and icy Minnesota roadways or in the water softener in your home, salt use is common in daily life. Two University of Minnesota experts are available to ...

Road salt is keeping drivers safe but harming the ... to measure exactly how much salt workers are throwing on the ground. But he says the risk of lawsuits makes them oversalt for the sake of ...