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Tag: algal blooms

Posted inWater Quality

Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys

by The Ohio Newsroom June 25, 2026June 24, 2026

University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Advocacy group challenges “new normal” status of Lake Erie’s algal blooms

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 15, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, News

Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?

by Bridge Michigan May 28, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.

by ProPublica May 6, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Can Michigan reduce phosphorus pollution getting into Lake Erie by 40 percent?

by Michigan Public December 19, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Report: MI and OH must spend hundreds of millions more annually to curb toxic blooms in Lake Erie

by Michigan Public February 14, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Budget, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Some Republicans, Democrats, environmentalists, hunters, anglers, and birders all want the same thing: more wetlands

by Michigan Public November 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

New technology provides hope for the Great Lakes’ polluted waters

by Great Lakes Echo November 1, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

by Circle of Blue September 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

by Circle of Blue September 22, 2022November 9, 2025

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    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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