Algal blooms prompt Michigan to designate Lake Erie 'impaired' #DetroitNews

John Flesher Associated Press - TRAVERSE CITY — The state of Michigan is designating its section of Lake Erie as an impaired waterway because of damage to fish and other wildlife caused by harmful algal blooms, officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. The declaration affects only the section of the lake under Michigan's jurisdiction, which is less than 2 percent. But it was required under the federal Clean Water Act after shoreline monitoring and analysis of satellite imagery showed that the western Lake Erie

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