Extreme cold and frequent storms have depleted the rock salt inventories local authorities rely on to keep streets and sidewalks safe, making it harder for suppliers to keep up with demand. The supply ...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) says statewide about 404,000 tons of road salt are used every year.
It turns out President Donald Trump doesn’t have the market cornered on protective trade policies. Back in 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the New York State Buy American Salt Act, a bill sponsored by ...
Pour warm water into a bucket. Add rock salt crystals to it. (A good ratio is 1 gallon water to 1 cup rock salt, but this is ...
Local government officials say they are hoping the departure of the frigid arctic air that has subjected the region to unrelenting cold temperatures and snowfall also means they will be able to shore ...
RENNSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The rock salt shortage is impacting the entire Capital Region and beyond. On Friday Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order that declared a state disaster ...
A national shortage of rock salt — a common product used to treat roads during icy weather — is causing issues across the winter-weary U.S. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state ...
The city didn’t actually spread more salt than usual. But it may have seemed that way, according to the Sanitation Department, because there was less snow and rain.
It is not just Wisconsin’s lakes that need protecting — rising levels of salt in water wells could affect those with sodium ...
Legislation introduced recently in the state Assembly would allow local governments to purchase road salt from Canada.