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Summer’s First Algae Blooms Highlight Need for Stormwater Utilities, Advocates Say
June 22, 2020
JON HURDLE | JUNE 22, 2020 | ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, WATER Department of Environmental Protection reports ‘HABs’ in Warren, Mercer counties, prompting fears of lake closures for the second straight year
Read MoreEnjoy your own (healthy) lawn this summer
June 22, 2020
by Jennifer Hartzell Many of us have had our summer plans upended by the coronavirus pandemic and are going to be enjoying our own yards more than ever. Having a healthy lawn is not only important for the health of you and your family, but for the health of wildlife and Lake Erie. Weed-free, lush, green lawns. Many people strive for this; I tell my kids not to play on them and while walking I actively avoid lawns that have the little “chemical lawn application” sign posted. Why?
Read MoreCampbell Vaughn: For healthy lawn, take time to mow right
June 22, 2020
By Campbell Vaughn Columnist Posted Jun 19, 2020 at 10:00 AM We have had good moisture so far this growing season and the heat is on the way. This weather has the grass moving upward fast. While many of us consider mowing the lawn to be an unwelcome aspect of home ownership, good mowing equals a nice lawn. Your lawn is one of the most highly visible portions of your landscape and mowing it correctly has a tremendous impact on its health and vigor.
Read MoreManitowoc residents asked to limit use of fertilizers, herbicides on lawns
June 22, 2020
Alisa M. Schafer, Manitowoc Herald Times ReporterPublished 2:53 p.m. CT June 17, 2020 MANITOWOC - The city of Manitowoc has reminded residents to use fertilizers and herbicides sparingly on and around their yards. "Chemicals and weed killers are not needed for a healthy lawn, and they're one of the main reasons we have green algae in our lakes and streams," a press release released Wednesday by the city said.
Read MoreCan Lawn Care Be Environmentally Friendly?
June 19, 2020
Earth911 - June 16, 2020 A beautiful grass lawn is good for the environment, right? Not necessarily, and the lawn care company who does yard work can make a big difference to a positive answer for this question. While grass, like other plants, captures carbon dioxide (CO2), certain lawn care practices can cancel out the environmental benefits of growing grass. For example, the use of chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, as well as gas-powered yard equipment and high water...
Read MoreGROW: Pesticides in residential areas
June 19, 2020
By David Hillock - June 14, 2020 It’s no secret a well-maintained landscape can add value to your property, help prevent erosion, conserve water, supply oxygen, muffle sound and increase aesthetic and recreational values. However, a landscape that does all of that requires intensive care such as watering, fertilizing, mowing and pest control. Protecting the environment also requires care because some pesticides, specifically insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, may be washed from the lawn...
Read MoreGulf fishers brace for a “dead zone” the size of Connecticut and Delaware
June 19, 2020
Earth Observatory / NASA The annual event is caused by farm runoff upstream. Between that and ever-increasing floods, some worry the Gulf’s shellfish industry will never recover.
Read MoreFertilizer ordinances across Southwest Florida hope to curb nutrient pollution, stop algae blooms
June 19, 2020
Karl Schneider and Patrick Riley, Fort Myers News-Press Published 7:00 a.m. ET June 4, 2020 Rainy season is underway in Southwest Florida and with it comes an effort from local governments to curb excess nutrients in the area’s waters. Lee and Collier counties, as well as the cities that lay within, have implemented fertilizer ordinances in hopes of curbing harmful algal blooms
Read MoreAlgal blooms found in Perdido Bay that can cause skin irritation to swimmers
June 11, 2020
Kevin Robinson, Pensacola News Journal Published 3:27 p.m. CT June 3, 2020 | Updated 5:36 p.m. CT June 3, 2020
Read MoreGenetically Modified Mosquitoes Are Coming to the U.S.
June 11, 2020
Release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a team of scientists believe more studies are needed first, encouraging a public registry for GM organisms. Updated Jun. 05, 2020 4:00AM ET / Published Jun. 05, 2020 3:45AM ET
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