toxic algae blooms

Today, the dangers that remain in Lake Erie, 10 years after a water crisis in Toledo made the water undrinkable for three days. Also, Traverse City voters prepare to decide on a nearly $200 million bond measure to improve energy efficiency for their schools. Plus, in case you missed it, highlights and hot takes on hot political races from our Issues & Ale event in Lansing this week.

In 2015, Ohio, Michigan and Ontario gave themselves until 2025 to reduce phosphorus spilling into Lake Erie by 40% compared to 2008 levels. They won’t meet the deadline.

Detroit water shut-offs ramp up, alga-blooms in the Great Lakes, behind the scenes at Beaver Island and touring musicians transform the pandemic lockdown into creativity.

The State of Michigan's plan to reduce phosphorous runoff from farms depends largely on voluntary efforts by farmers.

Massive blooms of blue-green algae are choking Florida's waterways. On Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime.

Environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit pushing for more action to prevent the toxic bacterial blooms that plague Lake Erie's western basin each…

A new study from the University of Michigan shows that blooms of harmful cyanobacteria in Lake Erie are so tough they can survive the winter.Toxic…

Issues & Ale: Seeing Green in Lake ErieMon, August 20, 6:30-8:00 PMBlack Cloister Brewing Company619 Monroe St, Toledo, OH 43604In the summer of 2014,…

We’re coming up on the time of year when people will be testing lakes for toxic blooms of cyanobacteria.Jason Deglint wants to speed up that testing…

Last week, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced that efforts to decrease those potentially toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie aren’t working.…