/tags/fertilizer fertilizer en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:26:00 GMT /ideastream/2019-11-13/environmentalists-hopeful-judge-will-set-new-limits-on-lake-erie-pollutants Advocates of stricter fertilizer rules for Ohio’s farms are hopeful an upcoming court decision will better protect Lake Erie from future algae blooms. After a lengthy and detailed denial from a federal judge in Toledo on a request to dismiss a case regarding pollution discharges into Lake Erie, the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) is cautiously optimistic it will get a ruling forcing the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to institute a total maximum daily load (TMLD) for industrial farms. Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:26:00 GMT /ideastream/2019-11-13/environmentalists-hopeful-judge-will-set-new-limits-on-lake-erie-pollutants Glenn Forbes /news/2017-03-27/ohio-trains-farmers-to-help-lake-erie-but-is-it-working The buildup of nutrients in western Lake Erie can trigger algae growth – and contaminate drinking water in nearby cities. That happened as recently as… Mon, 27 Mar 2017 11:52:20 GMT /news/2017-03-27/ohio-trains-farmers-to-help-lake-erie-but-is-it-working Elizabeth Miller