More people reporting harmful algal blooms on Wisconsin lakes

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More people reporting harmful algal blooms on Wisconsin lakes

Reports of algal blooms and related illnesses have surpassed last year’s total on Wisconsin lakes, and state environmental and health regulators say more could emerge this fall. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had received 195 reports of blooms as of Sept. 9, exceeding the 178 reports received last year. The agency confirmed around 72% were cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae blooms, according to Gina LaLiberte, the DNR’s harmfu…