Rock salt, or sodium chloride, is widely used to prevent ice and reduce winter driving accidents, but scientists warn that its excessive application is causing environmental damage and contaminating ...

TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND NOT EVERYONE HERE HAS SIGNED OFF. IF YOU DRINK WATER IN MERRIMACK, THERE’S A CHANCE IT’S HIGH IN SALT GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION BY ROAD SALT AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC ...

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah remains one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, and its capital city is no exception. It was the fastest-growing city between 2023 and 2024, which continues to push its ...

Of all the things you might consider adding to a glass of water, salt probably isn’t top of the list. Unlike electrolytes, colostrum or collagen supplements, salt is, well, salt. But are we missing a ...

It's summer 2025, and there's something very weird going on with tanning. It's...hot again. Despite the the fact that the habit can seriously damage your skin, young people are obsessed with soaking ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Hutchinson attraction is closed until further notice. Strataca, the underground salt mine, experienced maintenance issues over the weekend that required it to close. The ...

My family is fortunate enough to have an in-ground pool in our back yard. It was a project that started just as the pandemic hit and so the construction got dragged out for more than a year longer ...

A new paper published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters warns of an emerging global threat posed by salt contamination of water supplies in tidal rivers worldwide. The paper, co-authored ...