Algae

The spread of toxic algae in Lake Erie has impacted drinking water and become a top priority for Ohio legislators. Governor John Kasich recently signed…

A long season of heavy rains has researchers forecasting a large algal bloom in Lake Erie’s central basin this summer.That’s according to a new study out…

A long season of heavy rains has researchers forecasting a large algal bloom in Lake Erie’s central basin this summer.That’s according to a new study out…

For more than a decade, algal blooms have turned many Ohio waterways into thick, green mush, choking fish and turning the water toxic to humans. Runoff…

Gov. John Kasich found himself in some hot water after saying in a recent speech that he doesn’t believe Lake Erie is impaired, contradicting a…

Billions of dollars have been allocated to restoring the Great Lakes – money spent cleaning up pollution, preventing invasive species and educating the…

Ethan Wells has lived along the Ohio River for almost all of his 32 years. One day last August near his home in Sistersville, an hour south of Wheeling,…

Congresswomen from Ohio and Michigan are urging federal officials to designate western Lake Erie as an impaired waterway because of the harmful algae that…

Commercially available water pitchers with filters can rid drinking water of toxins produced by algae blooms. The research done at Ohio State University...

The tail end of summer can be a big problem for many of Ohio’s lakes. The combination of farmland runoff and high temperatures is ideal for algae growth,…