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The Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department is warning a toxin-producing algae has been found at Griffy Lake. A report from the Indiana Clean Lakes Program indicates blue-green algae is present in Griffy Lake. Blue-green algae, a group of bacteria that thrive in warm, still water with plenty sunlight, may release toxins, even after dying. The Parks and Rec Department states …

Senate Enrolled Act 340, which passed in this year’s short session of the Indiana Legislature, would increase the reporting requirements for women seeking an abortion, increase the inspections and standards of health clinics which perform abortions, and level criminal charges against physicians who fail to fully disclose patient complications resulting from an abortion. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, along …

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In 2012 the City of Bloomington drained Griffy Lake to work on drain control. Work finished on Nov. 16, when contractors closed the lake gate and began allowing it to refill. Dave Kittaka, from the local Division of Fish & Wildlife, says that the sluice gate has been leaky for years, and because it’s at the bottom of the lake, …