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Ohio researchers working on solutions to combat harmful cyanobacteria blooms on Lake Erie

By • 17 hours ago
An aerial view of algae blooms in Lake Erie.
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It was this time five years ago that the city of Toledo placed a city-wide ban of tap water.

Lawsuit seeks action on Lake Erie bacteria cleanup

By • Feb 9, 2019
A cyanobacterial bloom on Lake Erie in 2013.
Mark Brush / Michigan Radio

Environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit pushing for more action to prevent the toxic bacterial blooms that plague Lake Erie's western basin each summer.

Some cyanobacteria survive the winter in western Lake Erie

By • Nov 21, 2018
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A new study from the University of Michigan shows that blooms of harmful cyanobacteria in Lake Erie are so tough they can survive the winter.

Federal grant set to improve monitoring of algae blooms in Lake Erie

By Hannah Rubenstein • Jul 25, 2018
A cyanobacterial bloom on Lake Erie in 2013.
Mark Brush / Michigan Radio

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell announced Tuesday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is giving a grant of $585,702 to the Great Lakes Observing System. The money will go toward improving the collection and sharing of data on early signs of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie.