Due to dry conditions ahead of Wednesday’s snow fall, Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) laid more cost-effective, ...

When a solution evaporates, the water goes into the air but the solid is left behind. Students continue exploring the particle nature of matter by first dissolving salt in water, then allowing the ...

Compare the densities of different salt water solutions and make a rainbow. Density describes substances based on much mass they have in a certain volume. The density of the salt water solution ...

Some of the same trucks the department uses to pour salt can also pour a salt and water mixture called "brine." The brine mixed in the tank is nearly one-quarter salt. Depending on the weather ...

Worried about falling on the ice on your driveway or sidewalk but can’t find any rock salt? Check out these 10 alternatives ...

Gov. Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency ahead of winter weather that’s expected Wednesday afternoon. The National ...

The Senate Natural Resource Committee is weighing a bill that would create a certification program to improve salt application practices on roads, sidewalks and parking lots.

As residents prepared for a round of snow, sleet and ice on Wednesday, many gathered supplies Tuesday to ensure they're ...

While road salt and gritting have long been the go-to solutions, their detrimental environmental ... they can contaminate nearby water sources. Furthermore, the repeated application throughout ...