Finding a solution to algae pollution in Lake Erie and elsewhere is rather like the moon shot of water quality. It carries less glamour and drama than the decade-long Apollo program, perhaps, but it will require similar effort, ingenuity and patience.
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s lawmakers aren’t likely to wait long next year before taking another shot at tackling the cyanobacteria problem in Lake Erie. Continue reading
By U.S. Sen. Rob Portman
R-Ohio
Sen. Rob Portman
This past week, I hosted one of our monthly telephone town hall meetings with thousands of Ohioans from all walks of life and also had an employee town hall in northeast Ohio with factory workers, administrative staff, and executives.
There were lots of points of view but also a common thread to much of what I heard. Ohioans are tired of gridlock in Washington, and they want Congress to get things done that help them and their families.
I agree with them, and that’s why I’ve worked again this past year with folks on both sides of the aisle to accomplish important things for the people of Ohio, even in a very partisan atmosphere. Continue reading
Posted by Lisa Borre
A blue-green algae bloom on Shelburne Pond in late July. (Photo by Lisa Borre.)
While visiting Vermont in late July, I took a day to catch up with colleagues who are studying lakes. University of Vermont (UVM) Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory director Jason Stockwell arranged for me to go out on a sampling run with two interns. Our destination was Shelburne Pond, a shallow lake located about ten miles south of Burlington. Continue reading
After striking an agreement with environmentalists and farmers, lawmakers in Columbus were close to passing new protections to attack the harmful algal bloom problem in Lake Erie. Continue reading
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TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allocating $3.1 million from a Great Lakes cleanup fund for efforts to reduce harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie that hit water supplies in Michigan and Ohio. Continue reading
CHICAGO – U.S Environmental Protection Agency announced the award of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funds totaling over $3.1 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to target harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Continue reading
A Lake Erie algal bloom captured by MERIS in Oct. 2011. Credit: European Space Agency.
SAN FRANCISCO—Of the many weather-related factors that contribute to harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie, a new study has identified one as most important: the wind. Continue reading
The extensive algal blooms that covered the western and central basins of Lake Erie in 2001 led the International Joint Commission to study the problem and make recommendations for a solution.
By Chad Selweski, The Macomb Daily
Ongoing federal efforts to restore the Great Lakes’ water quality and natural habitat received initial approval on Capitol Hill this week for annual allocations of $300 million.
Pure Lake Erie 