About Mindy Cooper

Mindy Cooper is a freelance writer focusing on science and engineering topics. She has a master's in mass communications and can be contacted through her website, http://www.daytonfreelancewriter.org.

Articles By Mindy Cooper

Floating Islands Used to Improve Water Quality at Racine Park

Lakes

Racine County Focuses on Natural Water Filtering

Racine County Parks Department uses DIY floating islands to kickoff Quarry Lake water quality improvement program.

  • Posted July 3, 2018
laboratory

Lakes

Laboratory Focuses on Bloomington Lake

Illinois State University’s Laboratory of Environmental Analysis provides testing for agencies studying Bloomington and Evergreen Lakes

  • Posted May 15, 2018
Choptank

Rivers

Mitigating Nutrient Loading on the Choptank

In Maryland, ShoreRivers is monitoring the water quality of the Choptank River while working with local farmers to support sustainable agricultural methods.

  • Posted May 1, 2018
MWMO

Rivers

Monitoring the Northern Stretch of the Mississippi River

The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization works to gather water quality data on a 14-mile stretch of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.

  • Posted April 2, 2018
Arctic

Earth

University of Utah Study Shows Arctic Clouds Sensitive to Air Pollution

A new University of Utah study shows that Arctic clouds are sensitive to industrial air pollution but not biomass burning.

  • Posted February 23, 2018
SweetSense

Technology

Portland Start-up Takes Part in Coalition to Bring Water to Rural Kenya

SweetSense Inc, provides sensors and data collection platforms to global health initiatives in developing countries.

  • Posted January 25, 2018
Lake Pontchartrain

Lakes

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Keeps Lake Clean

Louisiana nonprofit organization monitors water quality on Lake Pontchartrain.

  • Posted January 11, 2018
Spa Creek

Rivers

Improving Headwaters Near the Chesapeake Bay

Volunteer water monitoring efforts lead to a grant-funded restoration project in Spa Creek, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.

  • Posted December 22, 2017
Gulf of Mexico

Oceans

Gulf of Mexico Battles Expanding Dead Zone in Louisiana

Scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium have been documenting a Gulf of Mexico dead zone for more than thirty years.

  • Posted November 28, 2017
Air quality

Earth

Imperial County Residents Help Tackle Air Monitoring

Health officials and community action groups team up to install low-cost air quality monitors in Imperial County, California.

  • Posted November 20, 2017
Lake Superior Weather

Lakes

Lake Superior Weather Buoy Provides Valuable New Data

Superior Watershed Partnership deployed a new buoy in a remote area near Stannard Rock to provide Lake Superior weather data to locals and researchers.

  • Posted October 20, 2017
S4W-Nepal

Rivers

Nonprofit Kick-Starts Water Data Gathering In Nepal Valley

Nonprofit organization S4W-Nepal uses smartphone technology, citizen scientists, and DIY equipment to gather water data in the Kathmandu Valley.

  • Posted October 13, 2017
coosa river

Rivers

Riverkeeper Initiative Tackles Water Monitoring, Activism And Education

Coosa River Basin Initiative takes the lead as the guardian of Upper Coosa River Basin, protecting wildlife and drinking water.

  • Posted September 29, 2017
utah lake

Lakes

Algae Bloom Spawns New Water Monitoring Program In Utah Lake

Enhanced water quality monitoring in Utah Lake shows three types of cyanobacteria algae blooms inhabiting the lake simultaneously.

  • Posted September 22, 2017
The Bowling Green State University data buoy in the Sandusky Bay near Cedar Point. (Credit: Bowling Green State University)

Lakes

Data Buoys Study Turbid Water Environments In Lake Erie Basin

Scientists from Bowling Green State University use data buoys to study the Sandusky Bay to learn more about Lake Erie Planktothrix blooms and water quality.

  • Posted August 25, 2017