Blue-green Algae

A new documentary follows a Vermonter who paddled 120 miles along Lake Champlain to explore its beauty, and the challenges impacting the state’s largest watershed. Vermont Public’s Mitch Wertlieb spoke with the paddler and cinematographer behind the documentary, No Other Lake.

It's estimated that there are 60 to 70 Mainers living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. But the true number is unknown. In fact, there's a lot about ALS that's unknown. The Maine legislature is considering a measure that supporters say aims to unlock some of the mystery by creating a state ALS registry.

In the midst of a global pandemic, it’s easy to forget that there are other terrible diseases in the world, ones that we know very little about. Consider…

Scientists say a registry of ALS patients in Vermont would help them study a possible link to blue-green algae. Plus, 11,000 COVID-19 cases, vaccine…

Call it the cyanobacteria summer for Lake Champlain and Burlington’s beaches. The hot, dry weather came early and hung around for months. The heat made…

As warm weather and nutrient pollution trigger algae blooms in Lake Champlain and other water bodies this summer, a new report says there’s a measure of…

Vermont reporters provide a roundup of ongoing local coverage of the coronavirus, cyanobacteria blooms, and more for Friday, July 10.Want VPR's daily news…

The Environmental Protection Agency says Vermont is on track to meet its cleanup goals for Lake Champlain, an assessment one leading environmental…

Laurel Casey counts herself as a casualty of farm pollution.Her small, lakeshore house in Bridport has been damaged by runoff from the farm fields above…

Vermont’s cleanest lakes are showing alarming signs of increasing phosphorus pollution — the nutrient that feeds algae blooms — according to a research…