FRANKLIN — Going out on Lake Carmi with John Tucci of EverBlue Lakes feels a lot like being on a guided fishing trip. He deftly maneuvers his light gray Louisiana bayou boat into the deeper waters of ...

FRANKLIN, Vt. (WCAX) - Temperatures this week are expected to reach into the 90s, the type of conditions that help trigger toxic blue-green algae blooms in places like Lake Carmi in Franklin County.

A farm sits on a hillside above camps lining the shore of Lake Carmi in Franklin. Seen in August 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger It’s been almost five years since Vermont officials declared ...

Blue-green algae in front of Dick and Cheryl Benton’s home on Lake Carmi earlier this year Credit: Courtesy of Dick Benton The thick layer of toxic blue-green algae that shut down late-summer swimming ...

A routine series of water quality meetings about the Lake Carmi watershed have become strained in recent months, leading a state official to request the presence of game wardens at the latest meeting ...

Farmers in Vermont say they are being unfairly blamed for phosphorus runoff that is causing aggressive algae growth in Lake Carmi. A group of farmers located near the Franklin County lake were at the ...

FRANKLIN, Vt. (WCAX) - Toxic algae blooms flourished again in Lake Carmi this summer, closing beaches and raising questions over whether the state’s multi-year investment to clean up the troubled ...

After years of efforts to improve water quality at Lake Carmi and curb cyanobacteria blooms, the state has approved a permit to try applying alum at the popular boating and camping destination.

An eaglet checks out one of Rick Willever's eagle cameras on Lake Carmi in Franklin. For one family of eagles on Lake Carmi, life on camera is the norm. And like the stars of any reality show, so too ...

Lake Carmi is closed to swimming because of cyanobacteria in the water. The thick green film is a familiar sight, but the lake is getting a makeover. One that will hopefully stop the bacteria from ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont residents living near Lake Carmi are pushing legislators to approve a measure that would restrict phosphorus runoff affecting the lake. WPTZ-TV reports a group of ...