Beaches at Lake Hopatcong stayed open because elevated algal samples did not come from near swimming areas
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State officials, environmentalists say proper solution demands a regional approach
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Professor says climate change allows bacteria to continue growing through mild winters, and rebloom with vigor in hot summers
Algal blooms, or cyanobacteria, can be found in lakes throughout New Jersey.
COVID-19 isn’t the only reason why swimmers should keep their distance this summer at some New Jersey lakes. The pea-soup-like harmful algal blooms, also known ...
The Department of Environmental Protection wants to get ahead of the algal bloom spread in New Jersey bodies of water by offering a new rating ...
The algae turned lake water into a thick, pea soup-like pool, leading to swimming advisories and major losses for the tourism industry.
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The state’s top Democratic lawmaker came to the waterway that’s been closed to swimming all summer.
More than 300 residents took part in a Lake Mohawk public forum where a panel of experts spoke about the importance of aquatic ecology, lake ...
State officials say the beaches met testing requirements for two consecutive sampling rounds.
A harmful algal bloom has been detected at the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell Township.
Swimmers can safely wade into another part of the state's largest lake without fear of blue-green algae.
Harmful algal blooms have prompted the state Department of Environmental Protection to post advisories against swimming this summer.
The state Department of Environmental Protection is advising residents to avoid swimming or coming in contact with the water in Greenwood Lake.
Green water means less green at cash registers and, for now, the state DEP can just keep testing the water.
That dangerous rash-inducing cyanobacteria that closed Lake Hopatcong last week remains.
State officials are urging residents to avoid swimming in or coming in contact with Lake Hopatcong after cyanobacteria blooms were confirmed this week by aerial ...