toxic algae

Residents in the Middle Huron River Watershed are facing an escalating environmental challenge as warmer summers and severe storm events increasingly trigger harmful cyanobacteria blooms, which threaten recreational water use, local wildlife, and the health of our regional impoundments like Ford Lake. Rebekah Warren discussed the matter and the actions being taken to fight it with Ric Lawson, director of programs for the Huron River Watershed Council.

The 2019 algal bloom on Lake Erie now measures over 650-square miles and continues to expand. At the root of the issue is agricultural runoff and, in…

August and September are peak months for the algae blooms that plague Lake Erie each year. This year, the bloom covers about 620 square miles. That’s…

Climate change affects more than just the weather. It can lead to numerous other problems, such as excessive flooding. In this week's "Issues of the…

Algal blooms are common in the Great Lakes in the summertime, but they may be more dangerous than originally believed. In this week's "Issues of the…

Another summer of algae blooms in Lake Erie further points to the need for Conservationists and Agri-Business to work together. In this month's edition of…

Last week, stores in Washtenaw County sold out of bottled water due to an influx of residents from the Toledo, Ohio area where local tap water was…