Board Again Sidelines Kasich’s Order on Lake Erie Algae. (2018, November 1). Retrieved November 18, 2018, from https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2018-11-01/lake-eries-algae-bloom-much-less-severe-this-year
The state of Ohio is delaying governor John Kasich’s order to reduce farm fertilizer and manure feeding into Lake Erie to lessen the impact of algae blooms in the area. Kasich wants the commission to allow his agriculture director to declare eight watersheds in distress which would require 7,000 farms to evaluate their land and make changes to their farming practices. Farmers are concerned since they do not know how much this plan would cost.
This is relevant to environmental science since the algae bloom in Lake Erie could affect fishing in that area and the lake also most likely provides irrigation for the rest of the area. If there is algae in the lake it means that the water is contaminated and that the ecosystem of the lake is messed up. Reducing the amount of fertilizer used will prevent increased spread of the algae in the lake.
Lake Eire is a very important resource for the places surrounding it. Without it, some of these places would suffer a lot. This article is interesting because of the legal practices around it and how Kasich is going to be able to reduce the amount of fertilizer going into the lake. It is a necessary task and hopefully, he will end up getting it done.