Tag: Lake Erie
London teen drowns, child rescued at Ipperwash beach
A teenager from London drowned and a child was rescued by bystanders at Ipperwash beach on Monday, provincial police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 4 p.m. to reports of swimmers in distress at the Lake Huron beach near East Parkway Drive in Lambton Shores, Lambton County OPP said Tuesday. An 18-year-old was found unresponsive […]
EPA says Western Lake Erie Basin grants will build capacity
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced nearly $4 million will support farmer water quality efforts in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Great Lakes Program Office Director says awarded projects […]
H2Ohio cuts raise concerns about rollback of progress on reducing phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie
The Ohio House and Senate passed the state budget Wednesday which includes a nearly 40% cut to the H2Ohio Program. Environmentalists warn the cuts will affect the state’s ability to […]
Rotarians and others get firsthand look at agricultural research site created to help Lake Erie
DEFIANCE — One day after a federal agency issued its 2025 algal bloom forecast for western Lake Erie, cropland tours were offered at a 50-acre Defiance County research site where a slow-release commercial fertilizer The Andersons has designed to improve yields while reducing algae-forming runoff is being tested.
Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
By Gregory J. Dick, University of Michigan
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Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on June 26, 2025, and they expect a mild to moderate season.