Toxic Algae and the Climate Conundrum - Great Lakes Now - 1013 - Segment 1

Each summer toxic algal blooms grow in Lake Erie and threaten drinking water for communities along the lake. Go along on research boats and into the laboratories with scientists working to predict and prevent these blooms.

This show is part of “From Rust to Resilience: What climate change means for Great Lakes cities,” a collaborative reporting project that includes six members of the Institute for Nonprofit News (Belt Magazine, The Conversation, Ensia, Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television, MinnPost and Side Effects Public Media) as well as WUWM-FM Milwaukee, Indiana Public Broadcasting and The Water Main from American Public Media.

This project is part of the Pulitzer Center's nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to https://pulitzercenter.org/connected-....

This segment won second place in the Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter Excellence in Journalism Awards 2020.

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