OREGON, Ohio — The harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie is showing signs of decline, but officials continue to warn that the water remains toxic and residents should exercise caution. According to ...

Recent data shows Lake Erie making strides in water quality and fishery health from wetland projects and efforts to reduce ...

OREGON, Ohio — An expert at the Lake Erie Center told WTOL 11 although sewage spills can spark local algae growth, bigger threats can fuel lake-wide blooms. While sewage spills into local creeks and ...

Scientists have traced Lake Erie’s deadly saxitoxin to a cyanobacterium called Dolichospermum. During the warm summer months, Lake Erie becomes a prime environment for the rapid growth of ...

It’s been more than a decade since toxic algal blooms caused Lake Erie’s western shore to turn bright green and the residents of Toledo to lose water for four days. Since then, many scientists and ...

Harmful algal blooms are not all the same. That's true even of the blooms within northwest Ohio, where researchers have long known that the strain of cyanobacteria that typically dominates blooms in ...

Hot weather equals harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay. They’re caused when the nutrients from agricultural runoff combine with warmer water. Organisms within the blooms release a ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A "significant" harmful algae bloom is expected to form in western Lake Erie this summer, though it probably won't be as large as some previous formations that posed health ...