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Karen SchaeferKS

Karen Schaefer

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Karen Schaefer is a freelance journalist and independent public radio producer based in northern Ohio. She focuses on environmental issues related to the Great Lakes. Schaefer is a 20-year veteran of public media reporting, including work for NPR, APM, the BBC and the CBC.
Cyanobacteria, or "green slime," is wreaking havoc with Lake Erie's water supplies and fishing industries. The outbreaks are caused largely by runoff of fertilizers and other nutrients from farms, and they're a growing problem in the Great Lakes and aroun
Environment
In the fight against green slime on Lake Erie, farmers try to clean up their act