Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District intern Cole Plassman provides insight into the issue of harmful algal ...

Most, including Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, shy away from regulation in favor of promoting programs that pay farmers to voluntarily rein in pollution. Ontario’s plan for Lake Erie also emphasizes ...

As explained later in this article, Ohio has spent a lot and done a lot, but it is not yet certain whether it has had successful results in reducing the nitrogen and phosphorus pollution that causes ...

Mark Oprea is a staff writer at Scene. For the past seven years, he's covered Cleveland as a freelance journalist, and has contributed to TIME, NPR, the Pacific Standard and the Cleveland Magazine. He ...

True-color satellite image of Lake Erie used to estimate extent of harmful algal blooms for modeling. Image Source: NASA/MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) TOLEDO, Ohio (CN) — The ...

Following power plant closures and EPA intervention, Detroit and Downriver are seeing lower levels of SO2 pollution. One ...

Lake Erie is already partially frozen over, but the National Weather Service office in Cleveland says it will be at least 50% to 90% frozen over by next week. Why is this good news? Once the lake ...

For those that are concerned about the future of Lake Erie, and the Great Lakes, pertaining to the federal policy priorities of agricultural pollution, you are invited to tune into a webinar ...

About 3 million people rely on drinking water from Lake Erie’s central basin. Cornely said the issue of nutrient runoff from fertilizers is a complex one and more research is needed to reduce such ...

State of the Great Lakes report highlights efforts to improve water quality and ecosystem health in the Detroit River. Focus ...