Commentary: New York needs a Road Salt Reduction Council to set use limits and move communities toward more sustainable road maintenance practices.

As dry season nears, here are the water levels at California's major reservoirs A view of the Shasta Dam, at the north end of the Sacramento Valley, Calif.

A new environmental report finds that rising salt levels in New York City’s water supply could make some of it undrinkable by the turn of the century.

The Brief New York City's Croton water system is becoming saltier due to road salt, with salinity levels tripling in some reservoirs over the past 30 years, according to a new report. If the trend ...

The Brief New York City's Croton water system is becoming saltier due to road salt, with salinity levels tripling in some reservoirs over the past 30 years, according to a new report. If the trend ...

The New Croton Dam and the New Croton Reservoir that supplies part of New York City's drinking water are seen in Cortlandt, New York, on March 20, 2025.

The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to ...

Water runs from the western tip of the New Croton Reservoir in Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County, which is part of the system that supplies New York City with drinking water. The levels of ...

Shimsky added, "Looking at the increase in salinity over the past 40 years, we know that the New Croton Reservoir's water will no longer be safe to drink by 2108 unless changes are made.