/tags/algae-bloom Algae Bloom en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:12:01 GMT /energy-environment/2024-06-03/austin-texas-lady-bird-lake-town-lake-dangerous-blue-green-algae For the fourth year in a row, city contractors will apply a treatment to Lady Bird Lake to try to fight the growth of toxic cyanobacteria. The modified clay targets the phosphorus that the algae feed on. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:12:01 GMT /energy-environment/2024-06-03/austin-texas-lady-bird-lake-town-lake-dangerous-blue-green-algae Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2021-09-16/cdc-warns-about-health-risks-of-more-algae-blooms-but-data-on-algae-in-austin-lakes-is-still-scarce A new report documented hundreds of ER visits related to toxic algae, but found few cases in the region that includes Texas. It also didn't specify whether the kind of algae now prevalent in Central Texas was involved. Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:35:24 GMT /energy-environment/2021-09-16/cdc-warns-about-health-risks-of-more-algae-blooms-but-data-on-algae-in-austin-lakes-is-still-scarce Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2020-07-10/dog-owners-take-note-toxic-algae-early-warning-system-is-in-the-works The heat of summer is here and that means toxic blue green algae may return to Austin lakes and creeks. Last year, at least five dogs died after swimming� Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:42:10 GMT /energy-environment/2020-07-10/dog-owners-take-note-toxic-algae-early-warning-system-is-in-the-works Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2019-10-16/low-levels-of-toxic-algae-still-being-detected-in-lady-bird-lake Low levels of toxic blue-green algae are still present in Lady Bird Lake. According to the Watershed Protection Department, which takes samples from the� Wed, 16 Oct 2019 23:18:00 GMT /energy-environment/2019-10-16/low-levels-of-toxic-algae-still-being-detected-in-lady-bird-lake DaLyah Jones /austin/2019-09-25/second-wave-of-blue-green-algae-crops-up-at-red-bud-isle Blooms of blue-green algae on Lady Bird Lake persist, city officials said Wednesday.After a brief decline in the neurotoxin-laden algae at Red Bud Isle,� Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:26:49 GMT /austin/2019-09-25/second-wave-of-blue-green-algae-crops-up-at-red-bud-isle Andrew Weber /energy-environment/2019-09-02/the-toxic-algae-in-lady-bird-lake-is-popping-up-all-over-the-country The City of Austin says toxic blue-green algae will likely stay in Lady Bird Lake until the weather cools off this fall. So far, it’s been blamed for the� Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2019-09-02/the-toxic-algae-in-lady-bird-lake-is-popping-up-all-over-the-country Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2019-08-27/lady-bird-lakes-dog-killing-algae-isnt-spreading-but-climate-change-could-one-day-make-it-worse Toxic bacteria continue to pose a threat in Lady Bird Lake, according to recent city water testing. Austin's Watershed Protection Department says it's� Tue, 27 Aug 2019 20:38:46 GMT /energy-environment/2019-08-27/lady-bird-lakes-dog-killing-algae-isnt-spreading-but-climate-change-could-one-day-make-it-worse Mose Buchele /austin/2019-08-16/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-toxic-algae-blooms-on-lady-bird-lake A toxic algae bloom at Lady Bird Lake is believed to be responsible for the deaths of a handful of dogs in the last three weeks. The algae, at least� Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:17:21 GMT /austin/2019-08-16/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-toxic-algae-blooms-on-lady-bird-lake Andrew Weber /austin/2019-08-14/austin-says-the-toxic-algae-bloom-in-lady-bird-lake-is-getting-worse The City of Austin says it has found potentially dangerous blue-green algae blooms at Auditorium Shores and Barton Creek downstream from Barton Springs� Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:12:54 GMT /austin/2019-08-14/austin-says-the-toxic-algae-bloom-in-lady-bird-lake-is-getting-worse Andrew Weber