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A plow clears snow after a winter storm rolled through Western New York Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Amherst, N.Y. Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP hide caption

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Weather

How to stay safe using snow removal equipment

January 4, 2023 • Avengers actor Jeremy Renner was in a snow plow accident Sunday and is currently hospitalized. These are some ways to stay safe when removing snow.

Winter Is Coming. What If Roads And Runways Could De-Ice Themselves?

Chris Tuan tested conductive concrete on a 150-foot bridge near Lincoln, Neb., where he says it successfully de-iced the surface. University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Communications hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Winter Is Coming. What If Roads And Runways Could De-Ice Themselves?

WHYY

October 1, 2017 • Researchers are looking for alternatives to salt or harmful chemicals, including using concrete that can safely conduct electricity and heat road surfaces to keep them clear of ice and snow.

Blog Of The Nation

January 3rd show

January 3, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, who will pay for social security?, and life's biggest flops. In our second hour, the politics of snow removal.