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AgricultureAlgae BloomsClimate ChangeCOVID-19Drinking WaterFatbergsGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOn the Pulse: I’ve Got One Word For You, 2020
-In any effort to sum up the year that was 2020, one word is unavoidable: poop.
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Wipes flushed in toilets cause big waste spill in Michigan small town
-Baby wipes clogged the wastewater system in Beulah in northern Michigan, causing a 10,000-gallon backup.
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COVID-19DetroitFatbergsFeature DetroitIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSlow Legislation: Flushable wipes become an issue in court and in law
-Governments are trying to fight wipes manufacturers through a variety of means and levels of success.
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Fighting Fatbergs
-Fighting Fatbergs SEGMENT 1 | Macomb County, Michigan In 2019, a 19-ton glob of garbage and waste clogged a southeast…
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Epidemic of wipes and masks plagues sewers, storm drains
-Masks and gloves thrown in the street can travel through storm drains in separate systems to lakes and other waterways.
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Great Lakes Learning: Tips for growing a fatberg at home (safely!)
-In this lesson, help kids understand what not to flush down the toilet and do a fun at-home science experiment at the same time.
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COVID-19FatbergsIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyResourceScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinCOVID-19 Caution: Water Resources Commissioner asks people not to flush cleaning products
-Anything that says “Flushable Wipes” is not flushable, commissioner says.
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Don’t Feed the Fatberg: Michigan Science Center launches its new fatberg exhibit
-The exhibit is available for all museum visitors to see starting Thursday, Dec. 5.
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Fatberg Quiz: Which fatberg are you most like?
-In sewers around the world, piles of fat, oil and grease are congealing together to form masses called fatbergs. They’re all a little different in their composition and location. With this quiz, you can see which one might share qualities with you.
