Salt shortages are hitting cities across the country , particularly in the Northeast and Midwest . Rules torpedo salt shipment . Federal rules have delayed delivery of a at least three-quarters pile of New Jersey to New Jersey . Some governments are using brine instead of salt , and others have used sand-salt mixtures . Costs of snow removal are much higher now than in this winter .
Salt shortages are hitting cities across the country , particularly in the Northeast and Midwest . Federal rules have delayed delivery of a at least three-quarters pile of New Jersey to New Jersey . Some governments are using brine instead of salt , and others have used sand-salt mixtures . Costs of snow removal are much higher now than in this winter .