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The Coast Guard Cleveland Harbor and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources rescued the man from the water. His condition ...
And while the region’s drinking water is so far safe, acres of spreading green muck float around Toledo’s water intake pipe on Lake Erie yet again.
Advocates and local leaders brought people out to Lake Erie to see first-hand the lack of progress on the blue-green algae problems we still face after 10 years.
The water intake system for the city of Toledo ... In 2025, NOAA detected these toxins in Lake Erie on April 28, earlier than ever before . The 2022 bloom in Lake Erie persisted into November , which ...
Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo shut down its water system Despite warnings, children and adults play in the water at Maumee Bay State Park on Lake Erie near Oregon, ...
A new tool tests Lake Erie algae to protect drinking water As the summer winds down, so does the Harmful Algal Bloom. And leaders with the University of Toledo say it was a productive season of ...
Western Lake Erie's 2014 algae bloom was a wake-up call for drinking water safety specialists. The bloom concentrated around Toledo's drinking water intake system and produced toxins, which got ...
Read these Ohio State experts’ insight on the harmful effects of algal blooms on Lake Erie — from health dangers to high costs for homeowners.
It’s not easy being green. That’s surely the case for our Lake Erie, where green (or blue) clouds blooming in the summer are telltale signs of algae that can and have threatened the lake’s health ...
A boat crash Tuesday on Lake Erie is being investigated by the Marine Unit of the Erie County Sheriff's Office, according to Sheriff John C. Garcia.
Kyle Schuster, chief operator of the Dunkirk Waterworks, points out the pumps that bring Lake Erie water into the plant. Photo by M.J. Stafford The Dunkirk water system is complicated, technologically ...