The algae control funding board will instead update the $20,000 grant for vegetation management and wait to look into a Kitsap Lake cyanobacteria management plan in the future, Seebacher said.

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a powerful new method to detect harmful blue-green algae in ...

A toxin called microsystin is particularly common. Algae blooms in Lake Erie, as seen from outer space on Sept. 26, 2013. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory ...

People concerned about possible toxic algae blooms in freshwater in Whatcom County can call the health department at 360-778-6000. This story was originally published August 21, 2015 at 9:01 PM.

A harmful algae bloom is when colonies of algae grow out of control and can produce toxins harmful to people, animals and the environment. You can find algae blooms in freshwater, saltwater or ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- If you're planning on swimming in California waterways over Labor Day weekend, be sure to steer clear of the dozens of waterways compromised by toxic algae blooms.