Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If your dog has been licking or walking on rock salt in your neighborhood this winter, you might be wondering if your pet is safe.

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Aaron Strickland, owner of Mr. Trim Lawn & Garden Services, knows how a rock salt shortage can make things difficult during a storm. “I’ve seen firsthand how rock salt shortages can complicate storm ...

Black salt is a rock salt processed with herbs, seeds, and heat, so you get that deep, smoky colour and the signature smell.

When snow is in the forecast, roads are often pre-treated with a layer of salt to prevent the formation of ice. The pretreatment allows the New York State Department of Transportation to use less salt ...

For those cheering on the advance of spring weather, winter’s rock salt piles might already be receding into memory — but the Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards are calling attention to just how long ...

Groveland, N.Y. (WHAM) — A rock salt shortage is impacting contractors across the state as a prolonged stretch of cold weather drives historic demand. American Rock Salt, based in Livingston County, ...

A national shortage of rock salt — a common product used to treat roads during icy weather — is causing issues across the winter-weary U.S. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The salt shortage continues and local store owners are getting desperate and creative. Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean explains that, with every grain of salt from the ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton has joined state and local officials to encourage New Yorkers to reduce the overuse of rock salt when possible and ...