Drought conditions this summer have led to an increase in cyanobacterial blooms across the state.
'In 2026 alone, the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality sampled 40 lakes to assess the occurrence of toxic cyanobacteria,' says Tate Libunao, environmental scientist at the NDDEQ.
While the NDDEQ’s monitoring is limited to lakes and reservoirs, there have been numerous blooms on ponds used …