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Algae bloom spreads to new areas in Lake Champlain
Editor’s note: This story was first published by the Addison Independent. Phosphorous levels hit a new high last year. Phosphorus loads are measured by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Water...
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Quebec study focuses on illnesses linked to blue-green algae
Editor’s note: This article is by Adam Federman, a freelance writer for VTDigger. A new study published by a team of Canadian scientists warns that exposure to blue-green algae — even in treated...
View ArticleEhlers: What will it take to clean up Lake Champlain?
Editor’s note: This commentary is by James Ehlers, who is the executive director of Lake Champlain International. For how long we will stare into the reflection of a beautiful Lake Champlain before we...
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State to step up testing for toxic blue green algae in Lake Champlain
A blue-green algae bloom in St. Albans Bay. Photo courtesy of Gould Susslin The state’s top environmental enforcement official said more needs to be done to protect Lake Champlain’s drinking water...
View ArticleProtect yourself from cyanobacteria
News Release — Vermont Department of Health June 28, 2017 Media Contact: Vermont Department of Health 802-863-7281 Protect Yourself from Cyanobacteria this Summer Knowing what cyanobacteria looks like...
View ArticleCyanobacteria blooms continuing into the fall
News Release — Vermont Department of Health September 21, 2017 Media Contacts: Vermont Department of Health 802-863-7281 Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Perry Thomas, Lakes & Ponds...
View ArticleAllen & Colby: A dairy revolution
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Will Allen and Michael Colby. Allen is the co-founder of Cedar Circle Farm in East Thetford. Colby is a writer and sugarmaker in Walden. Both are co-founders, along...
View ArticleLake Champlain beaches close
Vermonters eager to find refuge from the heat in Lake Champlain are finding dozens of closed beaches instead, from the Canadian border south to Addison County. In Burlington, officials have said it’s...
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The Deeper Dig: Pollution politics on Lake Champlain
An outbreak of blue-green algae has closed Lake Carmi in northern Vermont. Dozens of beaches up and down Lake Champlain were on high alert this week due to toxic algae blooms. In Franklin County,...
View ArticleEPA awards UVM $598K to explore links among algal blooms, human health,...
News Release — UVM Nov. 1, 2017 Contact: Jeff Wakefield, Jeffrey.Wakefield@uvm.edu, 802-578-8830 The University of Vermont has received a $598,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to...
View ArticleMichael Colby: Lake Carmi finally getting notice
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michael Colby, who is a writer and maple syrup producer living in Walden. the former editor of the Food & Water Journal, and the co-founder, along with Will...
View ArticleANR: Feds may gut funding for Lake Champlain cleanup
The EPA is unlikely to roll back clean water requirements for Lake Champlain. Federal funding, however, may dry up and drive up state costs even further, the Scott administration told lawmakers Monday....
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The Deeper Dig: Who pays for clean water?
Chris Kilian, Julie Moore and David Mears (left to right) at VTDigger’s panel on water quality. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger On Thursday, a VTDigger panel discussion tackled the debate around how...
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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...
View ArticleVermont Department of Health: How to protect yourself from cyanobacteria
News Release — Vermont Department of Health July 5, 2018 Media Contact: Ben Truman 802-951-5153 / 802-863-7281 You Can Know How to Protect Your Family and Pets from Cyanobacteria Learn what “blue-green...
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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...
View ArticleCyanobacteria blooms close Burlington beaches
News Release — Burlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Waterfront August 3, 2018 Contact: Robert Goulding 802-540-0846 FACT SHEET ON CYANOBACTERIA (“BLUE-GREEN” ALGAE) BLOOMS IN BURLINGTON North...
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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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