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Harmful algae blooms threaten drinking water for 11 million people around Lake Erie. When it rains, excess fertilizer and manure from farm fields flow into streams and rivers that feed the lake. This pollution fuels algal blooms that can make water toxic to fish, wildlife, and people.
Visit our campaign page to learn how to stop Lake Erie’s algal blooms. Learn more about Lake Erie algal blooms below.
Press Release
July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019 (Cleveland, OH) – Earlier today, NOAA and its partners released the 2019 Seasonal Forecast of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) for Lake Erie. Researchers forecast a severe algal […]
BLOG
June 13, 2019
Fifty years ago, the oil-coated black waters of the Cuyahoga River caught fire. It wasn’t the first time it had happened. But photos from the fire shocked the world and […]
Press Release
March 13, 2019
Joint Media Statement by Alliance for the Great Lakes, Environmental Law and Policy Center, and Hoosier Environmental Council Hammond, IN (March 13, 2019) – Today, the Environmental Law & Policy […]
BLOG
July 12, 2018
Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual harmful algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie. Every year, agricultural runoff pollution causes harmful algal blooms. This thick, green algae […]
Press Release
July 11, 2018
Chicago, IL (July 11, 2018) – Today Ohio Governor John Kasich signed Executive Order 2018-09K: Taking Steps to Protect Lake Erie. Alliance for the Great Lakes President & CEO Joel […]
Press Release
March 22, 2018
Cleveland (March 22, 2018) – Today the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced the listing of the open waters of western Lake Erie as “impaired” under the Clean Water Act in […]
Press Release
March 7, 2018
Joint media statement from Alliance for the Great Lakes, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, and National Wildlife Federation March 7, 2018 (Toledo, OH) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
Standpoint Series
December 6, 2017
This is the fifth of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. This summer, a layer of green sludge […]
Press Release
October 10, 2017
Joint Press Release from Alliance for the Great Lakes, Freshwater Future, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, and Ohio Environmental Council October 10, 2017 (Chicago) – Environmental and conservation groups today […]
Special Report
October 10, 2017
In June 2015, under pressure from people across the Great Lakes region, the Governors of Ohio and Michigan joined the Premier of Ontario and committed to reducing the amount of […]