TOLEDO, Ohio — Researchers with the National Centers for Costal Ocean Science released last week its early season projection for western Lake Erie's harmful algal blooms, which are forecasted to be ...

The state is making an effort to stop harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.

The state cites phosphorus reductions and expanded monitoring as scientists warn bloom severity still hinges on spring runoff ...

This is NOAA's first forecast for the 2026 season.

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 ...

Ohio's plan relies on convincing farmers to make changes to practices they've used for years, such as no longer spreading manure on soaked fields and encouraging them to use the right amount of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Late summer on western Lake Erie means fishing, boating and unsightly algae - at least in recent years. But researchers are forecasting that this season's harmful algae bloom will ...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists predict western Lake Erie will see severe algae blooms this summer. This is a water sample taken from Sandusky Bay in 2014, the year that ...

On a bad algae day in the summer it can take a boat a half hour or more to motor through the thick green mats that accumulate in Lake Erie’s western basin, observes Laura Johnson, director of the ...