Rising water temperatures are creating unusual “bathtub conditions” in western Lake Erie this summer, raising concerns for ...

Alliance for the Great Lakes calls for use of enforceable regulations to prevent toxic algal blooms. Michigan agency says the ...

From winter to summer, Lake Erie's water temperature has soared in the blink of an eye, essentially creating bathtub ...

Western Lake Erie's harmful algal blooms are caused by a bacteria called cyanobacteria, which contains chlorophyll and is similar to algae. Those bacteria, specifically microcystis, ...

On Thursday, a Lake Erie cruise ship - known as Goodtime I - became grounded on a reef in western Lake Erie near South Bass Island. Several WTOL 11 viewers asked if it's true that Lake Erie has reefs.

The analysis of Western Lake Erie lake basin health includes 11 indicators in three categories, water quality, algal blooms, and fish. The water quality score was poor (28%), ...

TOLEDO, Ohio --Ohio is designating -- for the first time -- the entire western end of Lake Erie as an impaired waterway because of the toxic algae that has fouled drinking water and closed beaches ...

Toxic cyanobacteria from a harmful algal bloom (HAB) turn western Lake Erie water green at the Maumee Bay State Park beach in Oregon, Ohio on Aug. 7, 2019.

Toxic cyanobacteria from a harmful algal bloom (HAB) turn western Lake Erie water green at the Maumee Bay State Park beach in Oregon, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2019.

Western Lake Erie is an ideal environment for the bacteria to thrive: It’s about 30 feet deep, the shallowest part of the shallowest Great Lake, and it heats up faster when temperatures are warm.

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Gov. Mike DeWine joined anglers, conservationists and public officials on Wednesday to celebrate the 45th annual Governor’s Fish Ohio Day, highlighting the Lake Erie's economic and recreational ...