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Tag: toxic algae

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Commercial Fishing, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Marine Blooms of Harmful Algae Increasing in Europe, Much of the Americas

by Circle of Blue June 16, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Culture, Drinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Water Quality

Tapped Out: Power, justice and water in the West

by GLN Editor May 24, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

U of M team makes discovery about Lake Erie dead zone

by Michigan Public March 11, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Climate, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Too few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie. Should they be forced?

by Bridge Michigan March 9, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Asian Carp, Climate, Culture, Drinking Water, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Public Concern: Climate change, runoff and chemicals at the forefront of people’s worries about the Great Lakes

by Natasha Blakely December 10, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Field Tiles: Continued use and improvement of drainage systems pose problems for Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now December 9, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Climate, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

“Saving the Great Lakes”: National Geographic December issue explores the lakes and their struggles

by Natasha Blakely November 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Overlooked: Small streams can have a big impact on Great Lakes water quality

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 4, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

One Michigan county tells the story of a nation plagued by water pollution

by Circle of Blue September 25, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Total Maximum Daily Load: Court case looks to push for Ohio EPA nutrients limit for Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now September 9, 2020November 9, 2025

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