The City of Manitowoc is asking residents to reduce their use of winter salt. Excess salt is leading to chloride contamination in local lakes, streams and drinking water. The city is offering free ...

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WBAY) - If more snow or ice comes our way, some advocates are asking you to use a little less salt than you normally would. One way to protect yourself from slipping on ice during ...

Many Vermont towns are short on road salt, leading to road crews being careful about how and when they use it and some paying extra to get it specially delivered. “I don’t know why we have shortages.

Lanark County has joined other parts of the province in scaling back its use of road salt to avoid running out. Sean Derouin, public works director for the eastern Ontario county, said on Thursday ...

GENESEE CO., Mich. (WNEM) – The Genesee County Road Commission said it has been an icy winter, already exceeding its half a million-dollar budget for salt this season. “We try to scrape off what we ...

A pile of snow covers some of a stop sign at Lexington’s Nicholasville and Farm roads, near the University of Kentucky campus, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Four days earlier, Winter Storm Fern brought ...

With a cautious eye on what she called “scary” developments out of Washington, Salt Lake City’s mayor vowed Tuesday night to use every available tool to protect residents, defend their dignity and ...

In the days before a snowstorm, drivers across Connecticut may notice the white streaks of pretreatment along the roads, acting as an informal warning to the public that winter weather is in our ...

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Public works officials in two Connecticut towns said they're trying to conserve road salt as they face a supply shortage of material. Tom Modzelewski is the director of public works in Ellington, a ...

While many embrace the joys of winter, the inevitable task of clearing snow and ice after a significant storm often proves less appealing. Faced with inches or even feet of accumulation, the immediate ...