A number of Minnesota cities have reported blue-green algae blooms this summer, causing the temporary closing of some beaches. Blue-green algae is bacteria that can be toxic for both humans and pets. ...

MATTOON — The City Council is scheduled on Tuesday, Aug. 5 to consider approving algaecide spraying contracts for lakes Mattoon and Paradise. The council also will consider renting a temporary water ...

Palmer Lake homeowners face rising algae treatment costs amid significant blooms. Toxic algae is an increasing issue recognized across the U.S. and worldwide. Experts cite nutrient runoff and ...

Port St. Lucie has begun treatments to neutralize a blue-green algae bloom that killed thousands of fish and to improve water quality at the Sawgrass Lakes. The city has reported that 5,860 fish had ...

The glassy waters of Hazelwood Lake, in northern Ontario, shatter as a plankton net crashes through the surface. Nathan Wilson, a doctoral candidate with Lakehead University’s environmental and ...

Algae toxic enough to cause skin rashes and itching are showing up at Lake Wateree, and state regulators are warning swimmers to stay out of areas where the greenish, scummy material is visible in the ...

Martin County Department of Health reports four cases of toxic algae. The four reports are in both northern and southern sections of Lake Okeechobee. Four reports of toxic algae in Lake Okeechobee in ...