/news/tags/toxic-algae-blooms toxic algae blooms en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:50:42 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-07-01/noaa-predicts-smaller-than-average-algal-bloom-in-lake-erie-this-summer This year’s bloom is forecasted to measure 3.5 on the severity index compared to 6 last year. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:50:42 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-07-01/noaa-predicts-smaller-than-average-algal-bloom-in-lake-erie-this-summer Braedon Olsen /news/environment-energy/2019-11-15/farmers-environmental-groups-voice-support-for-h2ohio-plan Ohio farmers say they’re on board with the state’s plans to slow down agricultural runoff into Lake Erie. And they’re joining environmental activists and… Fri, 15 Nov 2019 21:12:40 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-11-15/farmers-environmental-groups-voice-support-for-h2ohio-plan Karen Kasler /news/community/2018-11-21/morning-headlines-ohio-voter-purge-resumes-fudge-drops-house-speaker-bid Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, November 21:Ohio voter purge to continue;CDC warns to throw out romaine lettuce;Gas prices to remain steady… Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:28:34 GMT /news/community/2018-11-21/morning-headlines-ohio-voter-purge-resumes-fudge-drops-house-speaker-bid Amanda Rabinowitz /news/community/2018-09-10/morning-headlines-second-ohio-state-fair-accident-victim-dies-chippewa-lake-toxic-algae-advisory Here are your morning headlines for Monday, September 10:Second victim dies following 2017 Ohio State Fair ride accident;Chippewa Lake under algae bloom… Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:03:08 GMT /news/community/2018-09-10/morning-headlines-second-ohio-state-fair-accident-victim-dies-chippewa-lake-toxic-algae-advisory Amanda Rabinowitz /news/environment-energy/2018-06-19/ohio-epa-chief-says-it-may-be-time-to-regulate-farm-run-off More than $20 million could soon be pumped into projects that help keep Lake Erie clean. Most of that money would help fund equipment that limits nutrient… Wed, 20 Jun 2018 03:36:45 GMT /news/environment-energy/2018-06-19/ohio-epa-chief-says-it-may-be-time-to-regulate-farm-run-off Andy Chow /news/environment-energy/2018-04-18/ohio-epa-says-itll-work-with-farmers-environmentalists-on-new-laws-to-protect-lake-erie The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is asking the General Assembly to expand the power of state regulators over a specific source of water pollution… Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:25:36 GMT /news/environment-energy/2018-04-18/ohio-epa-says-itll-work-with-farmers-environmentalists-on-new-laws-to-protect-lake-erie /news/environment-energy/2017-05-30/a-lot-of-spring-rain-likely-means-a-lot-of-algae-blooms-in-lake-erie-this-summer The more rain we have in the spring, the bigger the Lake Erie algae bloom in the summer. And it’s been a wet spring. Algae blooms in western Lake Erie are… Tue, 30 May 2017 20:00:01 GMT /news/environment-energy/2017-05-30/a-lot-of-spring-rain-likely-means-a-lot-of-algae-blooms-in-lake-erie-this-summer Elizabeth Miller /news/environment-energy/2017-04-18/proposed-cuts-to-the-u-s-epa-could-threaten-great-lakes-recovery President Donald Trump is proposing massive cuts to the U.S. EPA.The Chicago-Sun Times recently reported that those cuts would include eliminating the… Wed, 19 Apr 2017 01:41:32 GMT /news/environment-energy/2017-04-18/proposed-cuts-to-the-u-s-epa-could-threaten-great-lakes-recovery Jeff St. Clair /news/environment-energy/2016-12-21/environmentalists-threaten-to-sue-the-u-s-epa-over-great-lakes-water-quality Seven conservation groups from the Great Lakes region are threatening to sue the U.S. EPA, saying it has failed to enforce the Clean Water Act in Ohio.The… Wed, 21 Dec 2016 07:06:09 GMT /news/environment-energy/2016-12-21/environmentalists-threaten-to-sue-the-u-s-epa-over-great-lakes-water-quality /news/environment-energy/2016-11-21/store-bought-water-filters-can-stop-algae-toxins Commercially available water pitchers with filters can rid drinking water of toxins produced by algae blooms. The research done at Ohio State University’s… Tue, 22 Nov 2016 02:38:33 GMT /news/environment-energy/2016-11-21/store-bought-water-filters-can-stop-algae-toxins