Water Damage
Season 1 Episode 16 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Farms fuel Lake Erie algal blooms, and high waters and dam failures hit towns hard.
Large-scale dairy and animal farms fuel the annual toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie — are regulation loopholes contributing? Record-high water levels are costing lakefront towns millions of dollars, and the Midland dam breach came after years of warning from regulators.
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Water Damage
Season 1 Episode 16 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Large-scale dairy and animal farms fuel the annual toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie — are regulation loopholes contributing? Record-high water levels are costing lakefront towns millions of dollars, and the Midland dam breach came after years of warning from regulators.
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Clip: S1 Ep16 | 13m 15s | Manure from large-scale dairy and animal farms are fueling Lake Erie’s algal blooms. (13m 15s)
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Clip: S1 Ep16 | 8m 20s | Record-high water levels on the Great Lakes mean big bills for lakefront towns. (8m 20s)
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Clip: S1 Ep16 | 3m 15s | After years of warnings, dam failures caused floods in Midland County, Michigan. (3m 15s)
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