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Tag: algae blooms

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Harmful algal blooms appearing on Lake Erie earlier than usual

by Michigan Public July 6, 2023November 8, 2025

NOAA satellite images and a research vessel sampling Lake Erie water both found evidence of harmful algal blooms on July 5, a much earlier date than typical.

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Erie-EPA, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Lake Erie algae in 2022 worse than predicted; it plateaued rather than peaked

by Great Lakes Echo February 1, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, AP, Article, Cleveland, Drinking Water, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet

by The Associated Press October 17, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Detroit River, Drinking Water, Featured, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, PBS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, St. Clair River, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

“The Erie Situation” – and beyond

by GLN Editor September 1, 2022
Posted inAlgae Blooms, AP, Article, Climate Change, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Scientists take rare look under Great Lakes’ frozen surfaces

by The Associated Press March 10, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, AP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Governor: Ohio plan to clean Lake Erie will work, take time

by The Associated Press November 18, 2019
Posted inAlgae Blooms, AP, Article, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Judge allows lawsuit seeking action on Lake Erie algae

by The Associated Press November 14, 2019

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