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algae blooms

There’s a New Plan and Funding to Clean Up the Muck Plaguing Lake St. Clair

After years of algae decomposing on the small lake’s shoreline, the Army Corps of Engineers has a remedy to stop the stink.

By K.R. Callaway

Algae blooms can produce toxins and harbor other bacteria, making it potentially harmful to people who come into direct contact with the mucky water. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images
An aerial view of a Lake Erie harmful algal bloom in August 2019. Credit: Zachary Haslick/Aerial Associates Photography for NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Efforts to Reduce Toxic Algae in Lake Erie Appear to Be Making Progress. Now They Face State and Federal Cuts

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Staff at the International Bird Rescue in Los Angeles examine a sick brown pelican suffering from domoic acid poisoning. Credit: Ariana-Gastelum, courtesy of the International Bird Rescue

California Toxic Algal Bloom Blamed for Months-long Marine Life Poisoning

By Teresa Tomassoni

Blooms of cyanobacteria, like the one pictured in California’s Lake Elsinore, spiked to record levels in the Finger Lakes of New York this year, endangering swimmers, dogs, birds and public drinking water. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Toxic Blooms in New York’s Finger Lakes Set Record in 2024

By Peter Mantius

Health alert signs warn of a toxic blue-green algae bloom on Lake Jesup in Sanford, Florida. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

New Study Finds Lakes in Minority Communities Across the US Are Less Likely to be Monitored

By Lydia Larsen

The steady increase in harmful algal blooms has spurred residents and officials around Owasco Lake to develop proposed enforceable rules to minimize the phosphorous and nitrogen runoff from farms in their watershed. Credit: New York Department of Environmental Conservation

Algal Blooms Ravaged New York’s Finger Lakes During Final Week of August

By Peter Mantius

An aerial view of a toxic algae bloom at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam on Lake Okeechobee in 2018. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

New Lake Okeechobee Plan Aims for More Water for the Everglades, Less Toxic Algae

By Amy Green

A view of the Dalecarlia Water Treatment Plant and Reservoir operated by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers on the Maryland-D.C. border. Credit: USACE

Aggressive Algae Bloom Clogged Water System, Prompting Boil Water Advisory in D.C. and Parts of Virginia

By Aman Azhar

Algae from Lake Erie washes ashore at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 2014. Credit: Ty Wright/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Climate Change Contributes to Shift in Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

In June 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media in the Everglades in Miami. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)In June 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media in the Everglades in Miami. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

DeSantis Promised in 2018 That if Elected Governor, He Would Clean Up Florida’s Toxic Algae. The Algae Are Still Blooming

By Amy Green

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