'Runaway' pollution, climate change, threaten U.S. lakes and rivers
50 years after the Clean Water Act and amid climate change's impact across the U.S., America faces new pollution problems in its lakes and rivers.
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50 years after the Clean Water Act and amid climate change's impact across the U.S., America faces new pollution problems in its lakes and rivers.
The sixth annual conference on reducing the use of road salt was held today in Lake George. Strategies to protect the environment and save municipalities money were on display.
After the Queen of American Lakes experienced its first recorded harmful algal blooms last fall, advocates for Lake George are calling on New York state
By Susan Arbetter City of Albany PUBLISHED 6:20 PM ET Jun. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:20 PM EDT Jun. 03, 2021 SHARE There is no mandatory septic system inspection or any state testing or monitoring for the 6,000 septic systems along the Lake George basin. While Lake George, known as the “Queen of American Lakes,” is still quite healthy, last fall the community got a taste of the problems that could plague the lake — and its tourism economy â...
The lake’s two most prominent protection groups announced Thursday they will merge, citing growing threats to the lake’s water quality.