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Dams may slow harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says | Great Lakes Echo

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Like clockwork, Michigan’s Ford Lake and its downstream neighbor, Belleville Lake, turn bright green every summer due to harmful algal blooms.

The lakes, located near Ypsilanti in the southeast part of the state, have struggled for decades with phosphorus pollution that spurs algae growth.

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Sportsmen resume Earth Day clean-up tradition Saturday

It was the dedicated who turned out on cold, grey and wet Saturday morning to pick up garbage along the Sydenham River and out by the old boat launch on the east side of the harbour. Members of the annual Sydenham Sportsmen Association pitched in during the annual Earth Day Clean-up. But due to the […]