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Algae BloomsFeature HomepageLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Wisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior
-The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is banking on public oversight to help gauge the threat of algal blooms.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLake Erie-EPALatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioThe CheckupWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo issued a ‘do not drink’ order
-It’s been ten years since Toledo issued a ‘don not drink’ order for its water system for three days due to cyanobacterial blooms near its water intake in Lake Erie. The blooms are not any worse, but they are not any less.
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Dams may slow harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says
-Like clockwork, Michigan’s Ford Lake and its downstream neighbor, Belleville Lake, turn bright green every summer due to harmful algal blooms.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Can Michigan reduce phosphorus pollution getting into Lake Erie by 40 percent?
-Michigan won’t reach the phosphorus reduction goal by 2025 as planned. It’s uncertain when it might attain that goal to help reduce cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan farm czar: Our fight against Lake Erie pollution isn’t working
-Ahead of a gathering to assess the health of Lake Erie, Michigan acknowledges it won’t meet a 2025 deadline to cut phosphorus runoff into the lake by 40 percent.
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Algae BloomsGLNCGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOntarioWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
WATCH: Ontario’s greenhouse sector with The Narwhal
-The Catch took a look at why experts are saying water from greenhouses in southern Ontario could be harming Lake Erie. Journalist and farmer Matt McIntosh recently reported on the issue for The Narwhal.
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Algae BloomsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOntarioWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Lake Erie is full of algae again. Southwestern Ontario’s exploding greenhouse sector won’t help
-Experts say nutrient-rich water from greenhouse farms could be harming Lake Erie, but Ontario’s Environment Ministry has issued very few fines for potential algae-causing infractions.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
US EPA okays Ohio plan to reduce toxic cyanobacterial blooms; Environmentalists say it won’t work
-Environmentalists say the Ohio plan will not work because it doesn’t hold agriculture responsible for the runoff from fields using manure from factory farms as fertilizer.