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

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

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, ...

The surface temperature in the western basin of Lake Erie is currently 26 C, and in some places, it’s more than 30 C, ...

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.

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 ...

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%), ...

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.

The weather will give anglers a chance to stay on shore, organize their gear and perhaps spool some fresh fishing line.

June 26 (UPI) --The NOAA on Thursday forecast a mild to moderate harmful algal bloom for western Lake Erie this summer.This year's bloom is expected to measure 3 on the HAB severity index ...

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.