Salt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. New research on salt-tolerant plants like cattails highlights their potential role in mitigating ...

Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLDWATER — Scientists from Progressive Companies told the Coldwater City Council Monday night that a 35% increase in heavier ...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - New legislation in Albany aimed at reducing road salt pollution is drawing support from environmental advocates and resistance from some local highway officials.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Road salt is commonly used on roads in the winter across the colder parts of the United States, especially here in the Northeast. However, we are now beginning to see major pollution ...

Republican lawmakers are reintroducing a bill to train road salt applicators on salting practices that also protect water quality. The bill would shield applicators who have been trained from ...

Road salt is damaging our drinking water and endangering our health. Recent assessments by the Adirondack Road Salt Reduction task force, and the Salinity Management assessment by the NYC Department ...

Nearly three in four urban stream tests exceeded a federal chloride toxicity threshold in February 2025. The worst conditions were found in urban areas near Leesburg and Ashburn. Volunteers say salt ...

YORK, Pa. — As another round of winter weather approaches south-central Pa., waterway experts are keeping an eye on the layers of salt on roads and sidewalks. Jodi Sulpizio, a natural resources ...

Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter often ...

VIRGINIA - Road salt pollution is leaving some Loudoun County streams with chloride levels considered harmful to aquatic life, according to a new report from the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. The ...