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A remedy for harmful algal blooms? Scientist thinks he's found one
February 14, 2020
"We're going to see cleaner water and we're going to see it at a large scale. It will work" Natalie McMyn Covering the entire 40 acres of Lake Newport was a thick, green mat of algae. Looking across the lake in Youngstown, Ohio, last September, Peter Moeller, a government researcher, wondered if his experimental treatment could heal the lake by removing the toxin-producing cyanobacteria.
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Fighting polarization in algae bloom controversy
February 14, 2020
By Andrew Blok | February 12, 2020 A toxic algal bloom grows in the western basin of Lake Erie near Toledo. Credit: NASA’s Earth Observatory
Read MorePesticides, fertilizers threaten water safety, advocate says
February 14, 2020
By William Kelly Posted Feb 5, 2020 at 4:23 PM Experts visit Palm Beach Monday for locally sponsored discussion on how fertilizers and chemicals used to treat lawns pose a danger to water resources and ecosystems. Florida is home to miles of sprawling beaches and parks that draw millions of tourists each year. But it also is a land of ecological emergencies. Red tide microorganisms and blue-green algae that overflow into rivers, lakes and the ocean endanger marine life while tarnishing the...
Read MoreNew coalition sets sights on patchwork fertilizer ordinances
February 14, 2020
Conflicting ordinances lead to trouble, group says. By Staff Reports on February 4, 2020 A new coalition says Florida’s varying local fertilizer ordinances bear some blame for recent water woes.
Read MoreWE’RE NOT FIXING THIS ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS. ONE DITCH IN INDIANA COULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION.
February 14, 2020
Nathanael Johnson Senior writer Grist This story was published in partnership with Grist and The World.
Read MoreOhio’s toxic algae plan could give other states a blueprint
February 14, 2020
John Seewer, Associated Press Jan 29, 2020 TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Nearly halfway into a 10-year pledge to combat the toxic algae that turns Lake Erie a ghastly shade of green, Ohio has made little progress. Its patchwork of mostly voluntary efforts hasn’t slowed the farm fertilizers that feed algae blooms, leading to contaminated drinking water and dead fish. Ohio’s governor has authorized an ambitious plan that this year will begin offering farmers financial incentives
Read MorePesticide Program Update: EPA Finalizes Glyphosate Mitigation
February 14, 2020
U.S. EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention sent this bulletin at 01/30/2020 10:57 AM EST
Read MoreOpinion: Robert Knight: Stop the senseless destruction of springs
February 14, 2020
Posted Jan 28, 2020 at 2:01 AM It is not in the public’s best interest to dry up or pollute any of Florida’s artesian springs. Healthy springs support a vast and abundant assemblage of charismatic and endangered wildlife, nourish our many rivers and lakes during droughts, and are the sought-after playground for tens of millions of visitors each year.
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