Tag: Lake Erie
Mild to moderate algal blooms predicted for western Lake Erie
GIBRALTAR ISLAND, Ohio — Only a mild to moderate algal bloom is predicted for western Lake Erie this summer, despite heavy April rainfall and an unusually wicked June heat wave.
Feds issue $3.7M in ag grants to Ohio, Michigan groups
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it is dividing $3.7 million in grant money among four groups trying to help fight western Lake Erie algal blooms.
Ohio’s algal-bloom attack plan faces deep budget cuts despite new signs of success
The Ohio legislature has proposed severe cuts to the H2Ohio program, and yet the initiative that works to reduce farm runoff into Lake Erie is showing the first signs that […]
Port Clinton residents invited to help study health impacts of Lake Erie algae toxins
Researchers have launched a first-of-its-kind community health project to find out if people who live, work or recreate on or near a harmful algal bloom are being exposed to airborne […]
Lake Erie algae toxin can accumulate and persist in beach sand
According to a new study, toxins deposited on the shoreline by Lake Erie’s annual summer algae blooms can concentrate on the beach and persist for almost a month. Read the […]