Officials say a lethal type of algae toxin is to blame for the largest fish kill in Maryland this year. Maryland Department of the Environment investigators said Tuesday that up to 200,000 fish were found killed in the Upper Middle ...

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YORKTOWN, Va. — Researchers in Virginia are keeping an eye on red algae blooms in the Chesapeake Bay. The blooms suck oxygen from the water. That makes it difficult for marine life to survive. They are driven by warm water ...

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NORFOLK, Va. — Red algae blooms have returned to Virginia waterways that feed the Chesapeake Bay. The blooms have been active in the lower James, York, Elizabeth and Lafayette rivers for several weeks, Old Dominion University researcher Margaret Mulholland told ...

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Taking stand against algae Maryland will become the first state March 21 to ban felt-soled fishing boots that spread an invasive algae from stream to stream. The ban has consumers scrambling to replace gear and retailers left with boots they can’t ...

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Q: What do you get when a rock crosses with didymo? A: Rock snot. As I learned from covering the algae story in Monday’s paper, scientists came up with this clever nickname for the dribbles of goo that cover river rocks ...

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Maryland will soon enact a ban against felt sole wading boots in March, as some believe them to be responsible for the spread of the invasive "Didymo" alga that threatens the ecosystem of many local rivers.

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Maryland will become the first state to ban the felt-soled fishing boots that an invasive algae uses to travel from stream to stream. But the ban will have consumers scrambling to replace gear and retailers left with boots they can ...

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