DEC encourages new Yorkers to minimize the use of rock salt and a few other stories from the Almanack archive.

When snow is in the forecast, roads are often pre-treated with a layer of salt to prevent the formation of ice.

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TOWN OF BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- After managing snowfall this past weekend, highway department workers are preparing for more storms, which are expected later this week. However, across the state, ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is encouraging New Yorkers to reduce the overuse of rock salt ...

As Delaware thaws from recent winter weather, the thousands of tons of rock salt spread across First State roads may be keeping drivers safe — but at a steep cost to the environment and infrastructure ...

Groveland, N.Y. (WHAM) — A rock salt shortage is impacting contractors across the state as a prolonged stretch of cold weather drives historic demand. American Rock Salt, based in Livingston County, ...

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -So far this winter, it’s not the amount of snow but the frequency of storms that’s created problems with rock salt in Troy. Whether it’s one inch or a foot, the plows and salt ...

HONESDALE, Pa. — With roughly half of foot of snow expected to fall on Honesdale, folks are getting more prepared than ever. Especially since last winter, a rock salt shortage made even strolling on a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is investigating a New Brighton robbery in which a man made off with three bags of rock salt, ...