TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Some people will be spending the 4th of July on the water but with how toxic algal blooms are this time of year, it leaves people wondering if being on the water is safe.

This time of year, I am inundated with questions about how to clean algae from every conceivable outdoor surface. Let’s start with why algae thrives on our homes in the first place. Algae needs food ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is teaming up with R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha to protect three Providence ponds from toxic algae blooms ...

Microplastics in lakes and ponds can cause algae to grow out of control — depriving fish and other aquatic life of oxygen. That’s according to new research by Purdue University. Tiny organisms like ...