For decades agricultural waste and manure was dumped into this lake, which has caused issues for the city today.

Every summer there they are again, blue-green algae. Why are they a problem, are they getting worse with climate change and ...

A person has been poisoned by bacteria after swimming in an infested Canterbury lake. Te Whatu Ora last week issued a warning ...

Details have not been fully disclosed, but the LRCA announced the launch of the Shoreline Protection: Cyanobacteria Education and Outreach project on social media. According to the post, the project ...

A person has been poisoned by bacteria after swimming in an infested Canterbury lake. Te Whatu Ora last week issued a warning ...

Agricultural runoff, less wintertime ice cover and strong storms that deposit nutrients into the lake are other possible ...

For years a green film ... SW, the water looked blue and murky, and a sign posted by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department urged visitors to ‘Watch out for toxic algae!’, ...

It’s been dubbed “the new spirulina” — after another blue-green algae that’s been hailed as a superfood by the wellness community.