Lake Carmi cleanup targets tributary pond

An outbreak of blue-green algae has closed Lake Carmi in northern Vermont. File photoThe state’s Agriculture Agency this week finished removing phosphorus-laden sludge from a pond in the Lake Carmi watershed and said the move would slightly but meaningfully improve the lake’s condition.
Lake Carmi is in the throes of a toxic bacterial bloom, caused by excessive phosphorus from nearby farms, that has turned much of the water green and unsafe for recreation.
Nearby residents have grown