A lack of road salt this winter made for a rocky road for many NYS communities, as a major salt shortage hit parts of the state in the second half of the winter ...

More road salt is used on our state roads than almost any other state in the country, and we’re now learning just how damaging that practice is to our water, infrastructure, health and environment.

ADKAction Executive Director Sawyer Bailey says reducing the use of road salt has been a priority for the organization since 2010. “Road salt dissolves in water.

New York needs a Road Salt Reduction Council to set use limits and move communities toward more sustainable road maintenance practices. Credit: Getty Images. From the headwaters of the Hudson ...

Road salt is a vital tool in making roads safer in snowy and icy weather, but it can do some real damage to your vehicle. Here's how to avoid it.

Second, road salt runoff water travels into streams and rivers which is toxic for fish, amphibians (such as frogs/salamanders), and macroinvertebrates (also known as bugs). Only half of a teaspoon ...

A driver walks over to the snow plow inside a salt-storage dome in West Town, on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The city of Chicago stores tons of road salt inside these domes around the city.

ALBANY — If a widespread salt shortage has left you resorting to cat litter, water softener pellets or table salt to deice your driveway or front stoop, take note: The city Department of General ...

Hazle Twp. road salt sheds seen on Wednesday Feb. 19, 2025. Some local municipalities are well-stocked while road salt supplies in others are dwindling during a national road salt shortage.

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The statewide road salt shortage, has prompted towns like Canandaigua and Victor to seek supplies from Apalachee Salt, an Albany- and Rochester-based company.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Road salt's impact on DMV waterways is an issue that researchers from the University of Maryland have been working on for more than 20 years. Dr. Sujay Kaushal is one of ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A nationwide rock salt shortage could leave Massachusetts with icy and snowy roads. Road salt demand is extremely high across the country, leaving local ...