Lanark County has joined other parts of the province in scaling back its use of road salt to avoid running out. Sean Derouin, public works director for the eastern Ontario county, said on Thursday ...

The City of Manitowoc is asking residents to reduce their use of winter salt. Excess salt is leading to chloride contamination in local lakes, streams and drinking water. The city is offering free ...

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WBAY) - If more snow or ice comes our way, some advocates are asking you to use a little less salt than you normally would. One way to protect yourself from slipping on ice during ...

Many Vermont towns are short on road salt, leading to road crews being careful about how and when they use it and some paying extra to get it specially delivered. “I don’t know why we have shortages.

If there's one type of lubricant or maybe even a general liquid that's ubiquitous and often believed to be able to fix literally anything, it's WD-40. Although everyone calls it WD-40, that's only the ...

Some last-minute road salt deliveries Thursday will get a few Allegheny County towns through this weekend’s expected winter storm, but officials still may have to take a hard look at which roads get ...

(NEXSTAR) – Much of the eastern U.S. is about to be battered by a massive winter storm that could bring nearly every form of precipitation and frigid temperatures through the weekend. While you may be ...

CLARENCE, N.Y. — The highway crews were very busy in some locations Monday with the roving bands of lake effect snow. That means plenty of road salt being used out there. But it also means they have ...

Rising salt use in Wisconsin is causing "Freshwater Salinization Syndrome" in Wisconsin, damaging infrastructure and contaminating drinking water. While road salt is the main culprit, water softeners ...