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<title>Blue green algae may have caused fish kill in Lake Champlain </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20404/20120904/blue-green-algae-may-have-caused-fish-kill-in-lake-champlain</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 4, 2012) Blue-green algae blooms in Lake Champlain have intensified with late summer heat. Rouses Point, Missisquoi Bay, and North Beach in Burlington all issued warnings last week, and scientists say the algae blooms may have triggered a fish kill several weeks ago in Missisquoi Bay. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20404/20120904/blue-green-algae-may-have-caused-fish-kill-in-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Blue-green algae blooms in Lake Champlain have intensified with late summer heat. Rouses Point, Missisquoi Bay, and North Beach in Burlington all issued warnings last week, and scientists say the algae blooms may have triggered a fish kill several weeks ago in Missisquoi Bay. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20404/20120904/blue-green-algae-may-have-caused-fish-kill-in-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>environment, weather, fish kill, blue green algae, summer, outdoor recreation, lake champlain, chpv, quebec, canada , [loc:45.0326290 -73.0490040], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Toxic blue green algae plagues Lake Champlain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 5, 2012) Health officials in New York and Vermont say there have already been at least two outbreaks of toxic blue-green algae on Lake Champlain. The first was reported last week near the Crown Point bridge. The second, reported Tuesday, forced closure of the public beaches in Port Henry. There have also been reports of outbreaks near Burlington and Missisquoi Bay.  Brian Mann has details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20093/20120705/toxic-blue-green-algae-plagues-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Health officials in New York and Vermont say there have already been at least two outbreaks of toxic blue-green algae on Lake Champlain. The first was reported last week near the Crown Point bridge. The second, reported Tuesday, forced closure of the public beaches in Port Henry. There have also been reports of outbreaks near Burlington and Missisquoi Bay.  Brian Mann has details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20093/20120705/toxic-blue-green-algae-plagues-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Public hearings in VT, Quebec on phosphorus in Lake Champlain&apos;s Missisquoi Bay</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19768/20120502/public-hearings-in-vt-quebec-on-phosphorus-in-lake-champlain-apos-s-missisquoi-bay</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 2, 2012) Missisquoi Bay is in the northeast corner of Lake Champlain, along the Vermont-Quebec border. The bay has some of the highest phosphorus concentrations in the lake and is frequently plagued by blue/green algae. In 2008, the US government asked the International Joint Commission, a bi-national body that helps manage US and Canadian boundary waters, to assist in reducing phosphorus levels in the bay.   They’ve now completed a study that identifies where the phosphorus is coming from and how it gets to the lake. Two public hearings are underway to discuss the results. Sarah Harris was at last night’s meeting in Saint Armand, Quebec and has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19768/20120502/public-hearings-in-vt-quebec-on-phosphorus-in-lake-champlain-apos-s-missisquoi-bay">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Missisquoi Bay is in the northeast corner of Lake Champlain, along the Vermont-Quebec border. The bay has some of the highest phosphorus concentrations in the lake and is frequently plagued by blue/green algae. In 2008, the US government asked the International Joint Commission, a bi-national body that helps manage US and Canadian boundary waters, to assist in reducing phosphorus levels in the bay.   They’ve now completed a study that identifies where the phosphorus is coming from and how it gets to the lake. Two public hearings are underway to discuss the results. Sarah Harris was at last night’s meeting in Saint Armand, Quebec and has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19768/20120502/public-hearings-in-vt-quebec-on-phosphorus-in-lake-champlain-apos-s-missisquoi-bay">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:13</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, lake champlain, chpv, quebec, canada, water, water quality st armand, phosphorus, blue green algae, agriculture, spring, international joint commission, land management, topstory, [loc:45.0326290 -73.0490040]</itunes:keywords>
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