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With Heavy Spring Rains, Lake Erie Algal Bloom Forecast Gets Worse and Worse
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The latest Lake Erie forecast projects a large buildup of harmful cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, this summer.
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Small Lake Erie Algae Bloom Predicted, But Work Isn’t Done
Researchers hone plans to cut phosphorus and mitigate future blooms.
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Limits Set To Stop Lake Erie Algae Blooms
U.S. and Canada agree to reduce phosphorus levels 40 percent.
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Great Lakes Water Quality Remains in Spotlight in 2015
Safe drinking water tops list of concerns.
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Great Lakes States Take Halting Steps Toward Water Protections
Governments in the nation’s most water-rich region are responding…
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U.S. Clean Water Law Needs New Act for the 21st Century
Seminal water law does not address nation's emerging water pollution challenges.
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The Toledo Water Crisis, One Year Later
Circle of Blue reporter Codi Kozacek summarizes the major steps taken to reduce toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie.
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Binational Lake Erie Phosphorus Targets Proposed to Curb Algae
To limit toxic algae blooms, the United States and Canada will need to reduce nutrient pollution by 40 percent.
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Lake Erie Toxic Algae Bloom Forecast Spikes
After a slow start this spring, nutrient pollution accelerated over the past week in Lake Erie.
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Toxic Algae Blooms Prompt Clean-Up Commitment from Great Lakes Governors
State and provincial leaders act to end danger to Lake Erie, which has suffered from a resurgence of nutrient pollution and toxic algae outbreaks over the past decade.
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Biggest Lakes in the World Under Pressure From Human and Environmental Threats
Across continents and hemispheres, a growing list of human and environmental pressures threaten the world’s largest lakes, inhibiting their ability to supply water, drive economic activity, preserve biodiversity, and sustain communities.