EDINA, Minn. — Salt may seem harmless and a great way to melt ice, but a new movement is warning of its harmful impacts. Officials in Edina, along with many communities across the country, are ...

Where does sidewalk salt go after it melts the ice and snow on our driveways and sidewalks? This salty water flows into our ponds, wetlands, rivers and lakes through the storm drains and the ...

Sprinkling salt along the sidewalk and driveway does keep the ice away, but it’s not so great for your garden. So what can you do about it?

A ground water leak caused a tunnel connecting gates at the Salt Lake City International Airport to flood.

You may not need as much rock salt to melt icy driveways and sidewalks as you think—and using too much is having some ill effects on the environment.

Some northwest Ohioans are going to Detroit and even Chicago to find ice melt and sidewalk salt due to local stores being sold out.

Before you start generously spreading salt on your walkways, Minnesota’s pollution control wants you to remember this: less is more.

A chemistry professor explains the science that makes salt a cheap and efficient way to lower freezing temperature.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- With a snowstorm having just recently hit the Pittsburgh area, how do you know which salt product is the best to use to treat your sidewalk? If you've been left with a layer ...

In fact, a 12-ounce cup holds enough salt for 10 sidewalk squares, or a 20-foot driveway, the agency said in a tweet Sunday. City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style.