For years, doctors have told people to stick to a low-salt diet. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, our waters should follow the same advice. Winters in Minnesota bring slippery ...

As Minnesota prepares for a return to wintery weather this week, most of us will rely on a crucial tool to clear the roads and sidewalks: salt. It is estimated that we toss more than 350,000 tons ...

Just like too much salt in our diet can be bad for our health, too much salt on roads and sidewalks is bad for plant and ...

In a state with more than a million adults who have high blood pressure, excess sodium consumption is a serious concern.

If you need to go out, however, and you don’t have any rock salt for melting the ice that’s sure to form on your driveway and walkway, then your strategy might be to try to clear the snow at ...

The reason why salt is applied to ice is complicated, so let’s go back to high school chemistry again. Remember that the freezing point of water is at or below 32°F, basically, the water ...