/tags/algae Algae en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:11:52 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-04-06/the-health-of-ohios-lakes-and-waterways The spread of toxic algae in Lake Erie has impacted drinking water and become a top priority for Ohio legislators. Governor John Kasich recently signed… Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:11:52 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-04-06/the-health-of-ohios-lakes-and-waterways /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-08-02/algal-blooms-and-water-pollution A long season of heavy rains has researchers forecasting a large algal bloom in Lake Erie’s central basin this summer.That’s according to a new study out… Fri, 02 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-08-02/algal-blooms-and-water-pollution /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-07-16/algal-blooms-and-water-pollution A long season of heavy rains has researchers forecasting a large algal bloom in Lake Erie’s central basin this summer.That’s according to a new study out… Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:05:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-07-16/algal-blooms-and-water-pollution /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-07-26/live-from-the-ohio-state-fair-agriculture-and-algal-pollution-in-ohios-lakes For more than a decade, algal blooms have turned many Ohio waterways into thick, green mush, choking fish and turning the water toxic to humans. Runoff… Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-07-26/live-from-the-ohio-state-fair-agriculture-and-algal-pollution-in-ohios-lakes /news/2018-05-16/kasich-says-comments-on-lake-erie-taken-out-of-context Gov. John Kasich found himself in some hot water after saying in a recent speech that he doesn’t believe Lake Erie is impaired, contradicting a… Wed, 16 May 2018 11:40:43 GMT /news/2018-05-16/kasich-says-comments-on-lake-erie-taken-out-of-context Karen Kasler /news/2017-11-03/new-website-tracks-restoration-efforts-on-great-lakes Billions of dollars have been allocated to restoring the Great Lakes – money spent cleaning up pollution, preventing invasive species and educating the… Fri, 03 Nov 2017 11:42:51 GMT /news/2017-11-03/new-website-tracks-restoration-efforts-on-great-lakes Elizabeth Miller /news/2016-12-22/its-not-just-lake-erie-the-ohio-river-has-a-major-algae-problem-too Ethan Wells has lived along the Ohio River for almost all of his 32 years. One day last August near his home in Sistersville, an hour south of Wheeling,… Thu, 22 Dec 2016 13:09:39 GMT /news/2016-12-22/its-not-just-lake-erie-the-ohio-river-has-a-major-algae-problem-too Kara Lofton /news/2016-12-05/ohio-michigan-congresswomen-ask-u-s-epa-to-act-on-lake-erie Congresswomen from Ohio and Michigan are urging federal officials to designate western Lake Erie as an impaired waterway because of the harmful algae that… Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:24:20 GMT /news/2016-12-05/ohio-michigan-congresswomen-ask-u-s-epa-to-act-on-lake-erie Debbie Holmes /news/2016-11-21/store-bought-water-filters-can-stop-algae-toxins Commercially available water pitchers with filters can rid drinking water of toxins produced by algae blooms. The research done at Ohio State University... Tue, 22 Nov 2016 02:38:33 GMT /news/2016-11-21/store-bought-water-filters-can-stop-algae-toxins Kevin Niedermier, Kevin Niedermier /news/2016-09-12/late-summer-brings-renewed-worries-about-algae The tail end of summer can be a big problem for many of Ohio’s lakes. The combination of farmland runoff and high temperatures is ideal for algae growth,… Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:38:44 GMT /news/2016-09-12/late-summer-brings-renewed-worries-about-algae Andy Chow - Ohio Public Radio