As the piles of snow and ice covering the Philadelphia region begin to melt, some of the rock salt used for de-icing can end up in the drinking water supply, and that can be a concern for people on ...

Salt levels in a river that serves as the primary source of tap water for 85,000 people in Ocean County rose so much due to road deicing that water customers instead drank from a reservoir for the ...

For those cheering on the advance of spring weather, winter’s rock salt piles might already be receding into memory — but the Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards are calling attention to just how long ...

Snow has returned to the Philadelphia region, and along with it the white residues on streets and sidewalks that result from the over-application of deicers such as sodium chloride, or rock salt, as ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — As winter weather returns to the region, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is encouraging New Yorkers to be mindful of their rock salt usage. The reminder ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Winter weather has a good grasp on Western New York early on in the season. Along with snow, comes ice. Many folks and municipalities are using rock salt to keep sidewalks and roadways ...