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Ry covers water for the Explorer. Before coming to New York, he reported on water and energy for Voice of San Diego.
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By Ry Rivard
January 21, 2020
For a recent story on Lake Champlain, I came across another effect of climate change I hadn’t thought much about: water pollution. Over the years, we’ve begun to brace for obvious things that happen when it warms up -- changes like less snow, something that could have profound and devastating effects on the local ski industry.
By Ry Rivard
January 15, 2020
Bacteria in Champlain—cupped by New York, Vermont and Quebec—are feeding on polluted runoff from around the lake, especially Vermont’s dairyland, and thriving in water that is warming along with the rest of the globe.
By Ry Rivard
January 15, 2020
During his major “state of the state” speech last week, the governor called the bond measure, which voters would see on the ballot this November, “the nation's most aggressive program for significant habitat restoration and flood reduction."
By Ry Rivard
November 1, 2019
Researchers keep finding an increase in the amount of chlorophyll in the lake, a sign of either algae or cyanobacteria. Blooms of either can cover parts of lakes, destroying clarity, and bacteria blooms can even become toxic, sickening people and killing pets.