‘Lake in crisis’ targeted with new legislation

Lake Carmi was closed for months because of toxic algae blooms caused by pollution from local dairy farms. Photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDigger
Lake Carmi is facing a “crisis” due to pollution from the surrounding dairy farms, according to a bill discussed at the Statehouse this week that would call for emergency action from the state.
Residents living around the state’s fourth largest lake say pollution is not only making it unusable and unattractive — having been turned gree