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Below are a list of news articles and other resources to learn more about algal blooms and their causes.

Toledo, Ohio – Wikipedia

Lake Erie Advocates

Harmful Algal Bloom – Wikipedia

Lake Erie’s toxic algae blooms: Why is the water turning green? – National Science Foundation

Great Lakes: Harmful Algal Blooms – NOAA

Harmful Algal Blooms Frequently Asked Questions – Ohio Sea Grant

Harmful Algal Blooms and Nutrient Dynamics – Ohio Sea Grant

Five Years Later: Lessons From the Toledo Water Crisis – Alliance For The Great Lakes

FACTORY FARMS POSE AN ‘EXISTENTIAL THREAT’ FOR RURAL WISCONSIN COMMUNITIES – The Real News Network

FACTORY FARMING IS PUSHING INDEPENDENT FARMERS TO THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION – The Real News Network

IN RURAL AMERICA, BIG AGRICULTURE HAS A BLEAK FUTURE IN STORE FOR ALL OF US – The Real News Network

Record-setting algal bloom in Lake Erie caused by agricultural and meteorological trends consistent with expected future conditions – National Library of Medicine

Toledo Water Crisis: A timeline of what’s happened so far – WTOL

Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most – Great Lakes Now

Judge dismisses lawsuit by groups seeking to clean up Lake Erie – Toledo Blade

Lake Erie Advocates drop from lawsuit, say it doesn’t do enough – WTVG

Proposed 4,800-hog farm brings out dozens to hearing in Bryan – Toledo Blade

Why are CAFOs bad? – Sierra Club Michigan Chapter

In your face. In your streams. In Lake Erie – YouTube

Groundwater Discharge – Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) – Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Devices used to help track algal blooms get all calibrated up and ready to go – Toledo Blade

Editorial: Village wetlands help – Toledo Blade

DeWine’s H2Ohio program rolls along with two more wetland projects near Sandusky Bay – Toledo Blade

Cleveland-Cliffs two weeks away from finishing wetland in East Toledo – Toledo Blade

Leaders to purchase land in Oregon for new reservoir – Toledo Blade

Judge Carr signs order ending landmark Lake Erie case against U.S. EPA – Toledo Blade

Virus infection may be linked to 2014 Toledo water crisis – University of Michigan News

Lake Erie Advocates – Factory Farms – The Journal

Worsening Lake Erie algal bloom defies predictions – Toledo Blade

Algal bloom continues its slow fall retreat, but remains strong along western Lake Erie shoreline – Toledo Blade

Moderate to large algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie due to heavy rain – Toledo Blade

Algal bloom sets new record for arrival time – Toledo Blade