algae

Harmful Algal Blooms have closed four New York beaches as many are looking for relief from the extreme heat that has hit the state.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An obnoxious type of algae known as "rock snot" has been confirmed in a popular trout stream in western New York.

Crab pots are sitting empty on docks, boats are idled and fishermen are anxiously waiting for California authorities to open the lucrative Dungeness crab season.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — TOLEDO, Ohio — The mayor of Toledo, Ohio, has lifted a water ban that left 400,000 Ohio and Michigan residents scrambling for water for drinking, cooking and bathing.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A water ban is entering its third day in northwest Ohio after tests show some toxins still contaminating Lake Erie.