phosphorus

Since the 1990s, cyanobacterial blooms have become increasingly common each summer in western Lake Erie. The blooms are cause by an overabundance of nutrients, namely phosphorus, that spills into the lake off farms.

Phosphorus pollution feeds cyanobacterial blooms in the western basin of Lake Erie. Ohio submitted a plan to reduce phosphorus runoff, but many believe it will fail.

The State of Ohio has until June 30 to set restrictions. If it doesn't, the U.S. EPA is required to do it.

Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) are forecasting the…

Since the late 1980s, four of the five Great Lakes have played host to an increasing number of invasive mussels. First came zebra mussels, followed…

Scientists have concluded it's going to be more difficult than they initially thought to reduce phosphorus loads into Lake Erie by 40%.That's the target…

The state of Michigan just put out an early plan for improving Lake Erie's water quality. And already, it's getting a lot of criticism for lacking…

Michigan has a draft plan ready for public comment on how it will help keep phosphorus out of Lake Erie.All Great Lakes states will come up with their own…

Wayne County's wastewater treatment plant will soon have to reduce the amount of phosphorus it dumps into the Detroit River.It's part of the state's plan…

A report on fish farming in the Great Lakes suggests Michigan should move carefully if it allows the industry to start up.State officials asked a panel of…