At Mayer Hardware on Winton Road in North Winton Village in the city, they are so hard up for rock salt that they’ve had to resort to water-softening salt. Berkeley Brean, News10NBC ...

The pollution from road salt has only become a major problem in recent years. Looking at the chart below, the United States ...

Rock salt is ubiquitous in colder climates and impossible ... Table salt is extracted by flooding salt deposits with water and then collecting the salt that’s left behind after evaporating ...

Water softeners are also pet-friendly, so you don’t have to worry about your pets eating them. New York State has a rock salt shortage Roof melt pretty much does the same thing for outside ice.

"Whereas fresh water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit ... it's the "ultimate condiment," according to NPR's The Salt. "It's the only rock we eat," writes The Salt, "and it makes our food taste ...

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 of ...

"It’s a concern for our drinking water, it’s expensive to remove ... Lentz said streams like Poorhouse Run and Indian Rock Dam have among the highest salt concentrations in York County.