Aspen will reinstate the use of minuscule amounts of magnesium chloride, the controversial de-icer, in an intensified sanding operation, because other de-icing chemicals are proving ineffective. Four ...

A Colorado University environmental sciences professor failed to convince some Aspen skeptics that the de-icing compound magnesium chloride poses no harmful long-term effects to the environment.

One woman from Boulder wants the state to review whether the magnesium chloride used to treat winter roads, is harming the environment. Linda Rock has written a letter to Gov. Bill Owens about her ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — As temperatures in Tucson drop to freezing levels, the city has activated "Operation Freeze," a safety initiative designed to protect motorists by de-icing bridges. Unlike regions that ...

Rain or shine, mag chloride was ineffective during the holiday storm, and Highway 82 was an ice rink! Yet, now the roads are cleared, and the sun is doing its part to clear our roads. CDOT is coating ...

After years of avoiding street sand because of air quality concerns, Rapid City will be dropping the gritty material on roads in eastern Rapid City this coming snow season. Public Works Director ...

A lot of us in the county lands are dialed into what mag chloride is – it’s a glue that will temporarily keep the dust under control. This is to clue in the, hopefully, few ignorant souls that aren’t ...

Here’s what to know about when and how to use ice melt on drives and walks.

Okay, we’re not running out. We actually have tons of the stuff. But there is a global supply chain crisis. Most of the world’s magnesium is processed in China and several months ago, they just… ...