Rock salt, or sodium chloride, is widely used to prevent ice and reduce winter driving accidents, but scientists warn that ...

Bow’s municipal water wells in some areas are turning salty due to ice-melt runoff, raising concerns for residents with health conditions. At last week’s select board meeting, Tom O’Donovan, chair of ...

A new paper published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters warns of an emerging global threat posed by salt contamination of water supplies in tidal rivers worldwide. The paper, co-authored ...