CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Service are warning residents about harmful algae ...

Officials are hoping you may not have to worry about toxic blue-green algae in Lake Norman this summer with the help of a four-year treatment plan. The algae, called lyngbya, can clog water ...

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

That’s a testament to there only being algae bloom advisories along Lake Mohave rather than full closures of certain sites. “It’s like saying there’s a bear in the woods,” Rackliffe said ...

Calum Cawley cuts the frozen surface of Lake of the Woods into blocks so that divers can access the water and the algae underneath. (Andrew Budziak) But Calum Cawley say it's worth it. " ...

We are now in the middle of the summer recreational season on Chautauqua Lake, and lake algae and plants are topics of discussion by many. A recent conference organized by Chautauqua Institution ...

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