As boaters and other watercraft users prepare to pack up for the season, they're being reminded to properly clean, drain and ...

The Charles River Watershed Association said it marks the river’s first significant bloom in four years.Cyanobacteria, also ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health and Department of Environmental Management said that the public should avoid a ...

Algae bloom has been found in Pontoosuc Lake in Pittsfield. A public health advisory is being issued. It warns against swimming in the water and swallowing the water.

That problem is lyngbya, or blue-green algae that can cause sickness for people and pets who come in contact with it. It only ...

Canandaigua, N.Y. (WHAM)— A local health expert is warning people about a surge of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Canandaigua Lake. The blooms were spotted in the lake Thursday for the ninth day ...

Blue-green algae is toxin-producing cyanobacteria that can be found in shallow lakes, ponds and rivers. Exposure to toxins ...

Blue green algae, also called cyanobacteria, can form blooms in freshwater lakes that can be highly toxic to humans and animals., external Residents were advised to "take appropriate precautions ...

Harmful algae blooms have been reported in three island ponds this week: Hummock Pond (four locations), Capaum Pond and ...

Swimming at the town beach remained off limits for people and pets this week as a late-summer algae bloom thickened and visibility remained unacceptably low. The town’s sanitarian, Jim Garreffi of the ...

Green algae ... small ponds that are surrounded by primarily Forest Preserve land (and therefore not impacted by runoff from human activities) like Whey Pond and Copperas Pond have blooms on ...