The biggest source of salty freshwater in D.C. and other major northern inland cities is an overapplication of road salt to ...

California officials sent water flowing to create new wetlands along the shores of the shrinking Salton Sea. The project is ...

Our freshwater lakes are getting saltier — and one of the largest studies ever of lake salinity blames the use of de-icing salts for roads. That could eventually mean disruption of aquatic ...

The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City’s vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have ...

The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City’s vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have ...

NYC Will Eventually Have to Abandon Part of Its Water Supply if It Keeps Getting Saltier The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due ...

New York City's environment chief warned part of its water supply is getting saltier from decades of road salt use, posing a steep filtration challenge. IRS braces for $500bn drop in revenue as ...

Crunching under toe, tire and tread, road salt is used to melt ice and snow for safer surfaces, but recent data shows some Toronto creeks and streams are becoming much saltier, posing risks to ...

The brine pools were found to contain water up to 10 times saltier than regular seawater. In addition, their severe anoxic conditions make them so toxic, that any marine creatures that enter are ...

Want saltier food with a mild shock? Kirin’s Electric Salt Spoon changes the way you taste food and makes your meals saltier—Tom’s Guide Managing Editor Kate Kozuch explores this at CES 2025.