The Big-Ag-Fueled Algae Bloom That Won't Leave Toledo's Water Supply Alone
| Wed Aug. 5, 2015 6:05 AM EDT
A vast Lake Erie algae bloom returns, captured by a NASA satelite on July 28. The citizens of Toledo, Ohio, have embarked upon their new summer ritual: stocking up on bottled water. For the second straight year, an enormous algae bloom has settled upon Lake Erie, generating nasty toxins right where the city of 400,000 draws its tap water. Read the entire story here.
The creation of new laws, committees, workgroups... are just a smoke-screen, or shall I say algae-screen.. The Clean Water Act has been the Law of the Land for over 30 years but as long as politicians and special interest groups are dictating to Civil Service Employees and Environmental Professionals who will be subject to enforcement or lack thereof, expect things to get much worse...
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