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The algae bloom on Lake Erie has been smaller this season, due largely to the unusually hot and dry weather. Environmental scientists say recent efforts…
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The state’s largest farmer advocacy group is pushing state lawmakers to create a tax incentive to encourage changes to farmland in the name of…
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Ohio will soon require some public water systems -- including some of Ohio's largest -- to monitor and report harmful algae blooms that are in the surface…
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Sandusky is looking to avoid the water problems Toledo experienced two summers ago. With a Lake Erie water intake 40-miles from Toledo’s, the home of…
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Massive blooms of toxic algae are becoming a yearly occurrence in western Lake Erie. The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week doubled its spending on…
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The United States and Canada have agreed to work to reduce the amount of phosphorous that makes its way into Lake Erie by 40 percent by 2025.The two…
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Help is now available for farmers who need a hand cutting down on nutrients that run off of their land and into Lake Erie, which can create harmful algae.…
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The toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie this summer was the most severe it’s been since the federal government began monitoring in 2002. And there were other…
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The budget deal reached in Congress yesterday includes $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. As WKSU’s Kevin Niedermier reports, the…
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U.S. Geological Survey researchers are working to make algae bloom predictions quicker to protect swimmers and boaters on Ohio’s waterways. Testing is…