Moderate Algae Bloom Forecast For Lake Erie This Summer

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Lake Erie’s annual blob of pea-green algae is expected to be smaller this summer than a year ago following a relatively dry spring, but that doesn’t necessarily reflect significant improvement toward reducing the nutrient pollution that causes it, scientists said Thursday.
A forecast released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the algae bloom on the shallowest of the Great Lakes will reach 4.5 on its severity index &mdash