Health officials are warning of an algae-contaminated canal in Alva – the second time in the same place since January – and ...

While areas of red water may appear concerning, Katie Littlewood, Senior Coastal Scientist said marine algal blooms are common at this time of year and generally harmless.

Jules Leon climbed into a Ford pickup truck fitted with a net, a wheeled crate he calls a “moon buggie” and a defective winch. It was March 18 and Leon was on his way to Redondo Beach — for his third ...

Harmful algal blooms continue to threaten coastal ecosystems and seafood safety worldwide. Among the organisms involved, the benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima is a known producer of diarrhetic ...

Representatives of Southwick’s Lake Management Committee submitted a draft to the Select Board last week of how town officials might respond to a report of an algae bloom in the ponds of Congamond ...

A beloved pond on Martha's Vineyard is being choked by toxic algae, but a new piece of technology could help save it. Every year tens of thousands of people flock to Martha's Vineyard for the sun, the ...

Residents have been asked to avoid contact with the region's largest lake after a warning was issued for high levels of ...

Last August, I was standing on Lake Erie’s Ohio shore, shielding my eyes from the sun while talking to a middle-aged guy wearing swimming trunks and a shell necklace. He had to be Toledo’s only surfer ...

The Water Quality Monitoring Program was created in 1986 as way to collaborative effort with SMLA and Ferrum College.