If Americans have recently noticed a salty taste to their drinking water, winter weather might be to blame.

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 ...

THOSE STRONG WINDS THAT WE FELT TODAY CAUSED SCATTERED OUTAGES IN THE AREA. ROAD SALT, OF COURSE, HELPS US KEEP US SAFE IN THE WINTER, BUT IT CAN ALSO COME WITH A COST TO THE ENVIRONMENT. >> ...