NUMBERS IN THE NEWS $41 million Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is adding more money for a project in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana to cut farm runoff that feeds harmful algae in Lake Erie. An additional $41 million will go to farmers who take steps to reduce pollutants washing away from their fields. The overall project will provide $77 million toward cutting phosphorus runoff in western Lake Erie over three years.