Using too much de-icing salt can cause serious damage to metal, concrete, and the environment. We share the disadvantages of using too much de-icing salt.

Salt makes ice melt more quickly, making it a life-saver in winter — yet it can also cause major damage to your floors ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Road de-icing salts keep us safe during the winter, but they don’t just disappear. They run off into nearby lakes and rivers causing our salt levels to rise, while harming our ...

After an unusually mild start to winter, colder temperatures and some (light) snow are finally arriving in Minnesota. With winter weather comes the use of de-icing materials, like salt, but too much ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Too much salt is never good, whether it's going in your food... or on the driveway. With winter weather finally arriving this week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is ...

WEST ST. PAUL, Minn. — In the Twin Cities metro, an estimated 365,000 tons of salt is applied to our roads each year. To put that in perspective, that's how much the Empire State Building in New York ...

Whether you’ve run out of de-icing salt or are simply looking for a safer alternative, you may wonder if baking soda could prove beneficial for de-icing the driveway. Baking soda, also known as sodium ...

Heavy snow, ice and bitter cold are threatening much of the country, but some places are short on a key resource: road salt.

Keep your grass alive this winter with these de-icing methods that won't damage your lawn.

Having trouble finding road salt for your driveway? You're not alone. An early winter has caused a high demand for de-icing ...