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Wisconsin author calls for farm regulation to save Vermont’s great lake
A satellite photo taken in the fall shows cyanobacteria in Lake Erie. The same bacteria closed beaches on Lake Champlain last summer and closed Lake Carmi entirely for months. National Oceanic and...
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Cyanobacteria blooms toxic to lakes and, now, the climate
Lake Carmi was closed for three months in late 2017 because of toxic cyanobacteria blooms. File photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDigger Cyanobacteria blooms — responsible for what is becoming an annual return...
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State unveils Lake Carmi crisis plan
An outbreak of blue-green bacteria closed Lake Carmi last summer. The state has unveiled its crisis response plan for the troubled waters of Lake Carmi in Franklin County, as required by S.260, the...
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Blue-green algae closes swimming pond in Saxtons River
The Saxons River Recreation Area’s swimming pond is closed because of cyanobacteria in the water. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer Editor’s note: This story by Susan Smallheer was...
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Early season blue-green algal bloom alerts at a new high
The lake in front of Jack Bliss’s house on Maquam Shore, which he described as “thick pea green.” Courtesy photo Jack Bliss saw the water on Lake Champlain two weeks ago turn the dirtiest he’s ever...
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Link explored between blue-green algae and ALS
A Burlington beach closed in July after blue-green algae was spotted. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger This article by Scooter MacMillan was published by The Shelburne News on Aug. 22, 2019. In early...
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Scientists seek clues to cyanobacteria blooms in DNA samples
Peter Stangel, an environmental analyst the VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation, collects a water sample from Lake Champlain as scientists from the DEC and the U.S. Geological Survey gather data...
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Lake Carmi ‘crisis’ cleanup slow going
A farm sits on a hillside above camps lining the shore of Lake Carmi In Franklin. Seen on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger State environmental regulators say the $1 million...
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Landowners frustrated by wetlands rules
The LaPlatte River Marsh in Shelburne. Photo courtesy of Vermont Natural Resources Council Earl Morrison wanted to install a 500 kw solar array to offset electricity costs at his feed mill in Barnet....
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With cyanobacteria blooms into fall, is Vermont doing enough to protect...
Three Burlington beaches were closed Friday after blue-green algae was spotted. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger After yet another summer with headline-grabbing cyanobacteria blooms in Vermont, the...
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Official blames news reports for 10% drop in Lake Champlain park visits
Secretary of Natural Resources Julie Moore asks for questions from the audience during a preliminary legislative briefing in Montpelier on December 4. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger While this year...
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As Burlington beaches fill up, cyanobacteria blooms continue to emerge
Two Burlington beaches were closed after blue-green algae was spotted. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger BURLINGTON — As crowds have begun flocking to Burlington beaches amid coronavirus cabin fever and...
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Cyanobacteria blooms close all of Burlington’s public beaches
A sign wants swimmers to stay out of the water Monday at Burlington’s Blanchard Beach on Lake Champlain. Photo by Clare Cuddy All of Burlington’s Lake Champlain swimming areas are closed due to the...
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Burlington beaches reopen after closure caused by cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, bloom at Killarney Beach, just south of Leddy Beach, in Burlington on Tuesday, July 13. Photo courtesy of Mindy Morales Burlington beaches reopened...
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Burlington’s beaches are closed … again
Beachgoers head toward Leddy Beach Thursday afternoon despite a sign warning people to stay out of the water. Photo by Clare Cuddy After a less than 48-hour reprieve, multiple cyanobacteria blooms...
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Scientists look to fight cyanobacteria on Lake Morey, Fairlee before it...
Kellie Merrell, right, drops a sediment core sampler into Lake Morey in Fairlee, Vt., as her fellow Vermont Agency of Natural Resources scientist Leslie Matthews waits in the water to help her...
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Swanton to apply for grant to help address nuisance plants in Maquam Bay
A swath of rotting plants is visible along the shore of Maquam Bay in Swanton on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. Photo by Shaun Robinson/VTDigger Swanton town officials will apply for a state grant that could...
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Fairlee pauses building around Lake Morey
Environmental scientist Leslie Matthews, of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, checks the level of a sample of water from Lake Morey in Fairlee, Vt., on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, that will be...
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Thanks to climate change, toxic bacterial blooms stick around for the fall
A sign indicates that Blanchard Beach at Oakledge in Burlington was closed on Friday. July 23, 2021, because of the presence of dangerous levels of cyanobacteria. File photo by Clare Cuddy Toxic...
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‘Pay for performance’ program aims to pay farmers for pollution reduction
Cyanobacteria is visible in a water sample from Killarney Beach in Burlington on July 13. Photo courtesy of Mindy Morales Farmers who are working to reduce phosphorus pollution from their fields into...
View ArticleKennedy McCarthy: Local farmers, cyanobacteria and government gridlock
This commentary is by Kennedy McCarthy, who is studying environmental science at the University of Vermont. Lake Champlain, once Burlington’s premiere recreational attraction and a cultural and...
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As a busy summer approaches, challenges remain at Lake Carmi
A farm sits on a hillside above camps lining the shore of Lake Carmi in Franklin. Seen in August 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger It’s been almost five years since Vermont officials declared...
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Updated Lake Champlain cleanup plan focuses on climate change, environmental...
A sign wants swimmers to stay out of the water Monday at Burlington's Blanchard Beach on Lake Champlain in July 2021. Photo by Clare Cuddy GRAND ISLE — The Lake Champlain Basin Program on Friday...
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Burlington beaches reopen after cyanobacteria closures
A warning posted by the Burlington Parks Recreation and Waterfront Department to visitors at Oakledge Cove in 2017. Several beaches were closed Sunday afternoon and reopened Monday afternoon. File...
View ArticleEyal Harel: We must heal Lake Champlain
This commentary is written by Eyal Harel, a clean water advocate and CEO of BlueGreen Water Technologies, a global water-tech company whose mission is to restore, safeguard and optimize the health of...
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Fairlee board votes to add town-level septic regulation
A bloom of green algae can be seen under the surface of the water near a lake house on Lake Morey in Fairlee on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. Though it does not produce toxins, environmental scientist...
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2 Burlington beaches reopen after cyanobacteria prompted city-wide closures
Due to the presence of harmful cyanobacteria, Burlington officials closed all of the city’s Lake Champlain beaches for 24 hours, starting Sunday morning. After another round of testing, they reopened...
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Officials warn of pollution as floodwaters reach Lake Champlain
A wide array of pollutants will end up in Lake Champlain following the catastrophic flooding of July 2023. File photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger As rivers carry floodwaters downstream in western Vermont,...
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Vermont was seen as a climate haven. This summer has complicated that image.
Zack Porter at the intersection of Main Street and State Street in Montpelier on Wednesday, July 18, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger In 2018, Zack Porter moved from Missoula, Montana, to...
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In St. Albans Town, questions over who should pay for a cleaner Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain’s St. Albans Bay as seen from the shore of St. Albans Town on May 15, 2023. The town is required to complete a host of stormwater infrastructure projects by 2036 aimed at improving the...
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