Scotland is set to introduce water cremation — a softer, greener alternative to traditional funerals. Discover how the process works and when ...

Aspirin shortages in the UK have left some patients wondering what to do if they can’t find it at the pharmacy. If someone turns to an old bottle in the medicine cabinet and notices a faint vinegar ...

In a bit of winter irony, two barges carrying 21,000 tons of salt reinforcements for Philadelphia couldn’t get through the frozen Delaware River, according to city officials. At the Pelbano Recreation ...

Heavy snow, ice and bitter cold are threatening much of the country, but some places are short on a key resource: road salt.

Every year, about 900,000 metric tons of salt arrive in the New York area. This winter, it’s being put to good use.

A ship delivery of 21,000 tons of salt to the City of Philadelphia got stuck in the Delaware River due to ice, a city ...

It's easy to dash to the closest hardware store to grab a bag of salt, but experts say there are a lot of environmental and ...

Salt-selling stores have near-empty shelves. Prices are 3x to 4x what they were months ago. Now, communities are salting only highest-priority roads.

Your Salt Isn't Just Sodium Chloride Table salt is a refined salt containing about 97 to 99 percent sodium chloride, which ...

The Chicago area isn’t dealing with the remnants of a massive snowfall, but rather a much different type of winter weather: ...

Note to readers •This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Despite the Great Salt Lake’s dire straits, ...