On a recent flight home to Salt Lake City, I gazed out the window and shuddered. The ground below was riddled with cracks.

A whole sturgeon is packed in salt and roasted until tender, locking in moisture and bold flavor. The salt crust cracks open ...

The biggest source of salty freshwater in D.C. and other major northern inland cities is an overapplication of road salt to thaw winter ice, which runs off into rivers or the ground.