One of the first things my wife and I did when we moved into our farmhouse more than four decades ago was dig a well. Our house, which was built by my grandparents in the early 1960s, drew its water ...

This is the final tax year for a cap on the federal government's State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction, which reduces your IRS income tax bill based on taxes you've already paid to state and local ...

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A groundbreaking imaging method for tracking salt inside plant cells has rewritten knowledge of how roots handle toxic levels of sodium ions. The findings might aid efforts to boost plant ...

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But their place isn’t the place they had before - the limited choice between water, fruit juice and carbonated soft drinks that catered solely for people who couldn’t drink - soft drinks know they ...

While some fire hydrants in Los Angeles ran dry amid the extreme wildfires, people wondered if firefighters could use salt water from the ocean instead of depleting fresh water sources.

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In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act overhauled federal tax code, capping the SALT deduction at $10,000 per year for "property taxes plus state income or sales taxes." Most of the changes made in ...

Additionally, salt can increase the movement and concentration of other pollutants in soil, water and pipes, which worsens environmental and public health issues. Chlorides not only corrode metal ...

When seawater evaporates after being dumped on fires, it leaves behind salt, which accumulates in the soil. This process, known as salinization, makes it harder for plants to absorb water and ...