Great Lakes

Water-Filter Pitchers Not Equally Effective at Removing MicrocystinsWater-Filter Pitchers Not Equally Effective at Removing Microcystins

Water-Filter Pitchers Not Equally Effective at Removing Microcystins

Photo: Dr. Chaffin in the lab. (Credit: Ohio Sea Grant, Stone Laboratory, https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/news/2018/7a1my/water-quality-safe.) Harmful algal blooms (HABs) and the toxins…

7 years ago
Interview: Ohio’s Representative Nickie AntonioInterview: Ohio’s Representative Nickie Antonio

Interview: Ohio’s Representative Nickie Antonio

MCAF:What is unique about protecting the resources in your district? My district is unique in that it includes an urban…

7 years ago
Trump Just Remade Ocean Policy—Here’s What That MeansTrump Just Remade Ocean Policy—Here’s What That Means

Trump Just Remade Ocean Policy—Here’s What That Means

The spill began with a bang. On August 20, 2010 a jet of natural gas surged to the Deepwater Horizon…

7 years ago
The great siphoning: Drought-stricken areas eye the Great LakesThe great siphoning: Drought-stricken areas eye the Great Lakes

The great siphoning: Drought-stricken areas eye the Great Lakes

Illustration by Rob Dobi for the Star Tribune Outside Two Harbors, Minn., on a cliff overlooking the broad expanse of…

7 years ago
Plan to protect Lake Erie from algae blooms isn’t working, study showsPlan to protect Lake Erie from algae blooms isn’t working, study shows

Plan to protect Lake Erie from algae blooms isn’t working, study shows

Farm runoff provides fertilizer that turbo-charges algae growth in the western Lake Erie basin. Wochit (Photo: Brenda Culler, Ohio Department…

7 years ago