Lake Erie has warmed rapidly over the past month, with surface water temperatures now sitting about four degrees above average for mid-July. While that swift rise is eye-catching, researchers say it’s ...

Wallaceburg's drinking water could eventually flow from Lake Erie instead of the Snye River, if Chatham-Kent council moves forward with a recommendation to close Wallaceburg's water treatment plant.

NOAA and its research partners are forecasting a mild to moderate harmful algal bloom (HAB) in western Lake Erie this summer. This year's bloom is expected to measure 3 on the HAB severity index, with ...

The blooms have become an annual problem in the Great Lakes. DNA studies show what’s growing there and why it’s dangerous.

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 ...

Researchers at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab say they have detected a harmful toxin produced by blue green algae far earlier in the year than ever before in Lake Erie.

The Emerald Channel Water Intake Building is the primary water intake for the City of Buffalo. This engineering marvel uses gravity to pull in more than 120 million gallons of fresh Lake Erie water to ...

Michigan, Ohio and Ontario failed to reduce the total phosphorus entering Lake Erie in 10 years. State officials and environmentalists are butting heads on where to go from here.

File photo: an algae bloom covers Lake Erie near the City of Toledo water intake crib. Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP ...

WATERWORKS TUNNEL DISASTERS occurred 6 times during the construction of water intake tunnels for Cleveland's water system, killing a total of 58 men between 1898-1916. Tunnels into Lake Erie were ...