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.

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 ...

Clearing away ice when temperatures are below freezing outside is a unique challenge. As water pools on surfaces and starts to harden, it can create hazards, whether a slippery surface that makes it ...

Yes, you can use Epsom salt to melt ice. But it’s not the most effective method, our experts say.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two Minneapolis neighborhoods are teaming up to reduce the amount of salt that makes it into our waters this winter with the help of free bags of an alternative option. If you live in either the East ...