algae blooms

Environment & Energy

Hundreds Are Expected To Discuss Algae Blooms, Microplastics and Other Challenges to the Great Lakes

Next month, environmentalists from across the region will meet to discuss their biggest challenges in cleaning up and protecting the Great Lakes.Restoring…
Environment & Energy

Western Lake Erie Deals With Algae Blooms and Calls for More Than Studies

Western Lake Erie’s algae bloom is in full swing – and the water is a sickly green. A t Maumee Bay State Park near Toledo, Ohio, the lake looks like it’s…
Environment & Energy

Algae Blooms Cost Ohio Homeowners More Than $150 Million

Ohio State University researchers have found that the state’s algae blooms not only seriously harm lakes, but property values of houses surrounding…
Environment & Energy

Interactive Water Quality Report Shows Which Contaminants Are In Your Water

Kabir Bhatia

A new online water quality report shows the types of chemicals that may be in your drinking water, and offers suggestions on how to filter them out.The…
Environment & Energy

Lake Erie Is Expected to Experience One of its Largest Algae Bloom This Summer

A significant harmful algae bloom is predicted this summer in western Lake Erie.A significant harmful algae bloom is predicted this summer in western Lake…
Environment & Energy

Lake Erie's Rise in Water Levels Constitute Little Concern for Flooding and Algae Blooms

Water levels are at near-record highs in Lake Erie. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the water levels are 9 inches above normal, tied to a…
Environment & Energy

A Lot of Spring Rain Likely Means a Lot of Algae Blooms in Lake Erie This Summer

The more rain we have in the spring, the bigger the Lake Erie algae bloom in the summer. And it’s been a wet spring. Algae blooms in western Lake Erie are…
Environment & Energy

Lake Erie Charter Captains Call on EPA to Make A Decision

The Lake Erie Charter Boat Association is among a half dozen environmental and business groups that have joined a lawsuit this week against the U.S.…
Environment & Energy

Ohio Environmentalists Slam President Trump's EPA Cuts

Ohio environmental advocates say Lake Erie would be hurt by President Donald Trump’s proposed deep budget cuts to the U.S. EPA, and that damage would hurt…
Environment & Energy

Ohio Releases its Lake Erie Phosphorus-Reduction Plan a Year Early

The Ohio EPA has released its framework for reducing phosphorus levels in western Lake Erie under the under the state’s agreement with Michigan and…

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