M. Margneritte, of Paris, well-known as a distinguished chemist, has discovered a valuable mode of purifying rock and sea salt. The latter is, for the most part, delivered for consumption in such ...

And the lack of rock salt only makes things worse ... "People have been limited in how they ship them and store them because they don't want to keep ice melt during the summertime," Brett said.

But extracting the coveted salt means descending into dark caves, then blasting and carrying heavy rock. Faizan Panjwani: The problem is the massive size of the blocks that come from the mine.

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 ...

But finding them turned into a multi-store, multi-town hunt for many, as products such as rock salt and calcium chloride are in short supply nationwide. Supply chain issues have made products like ...

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.