589 - World Water Day: Fatbergs — The Public Health Menace Beneath Our Feet

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Fatbergs are ‘the bane of utilities’ existence’—they exist because many cities take for granted an essential but largely hidden public health tool: urban sewers. In this episode, <strong>Natalie Exum</strong>, Assistant Scientist in the department of Environmental Health and Engineering, and Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper <strong>Alice Volpitta</strong> of Blue Water Baltimore, a nonprofit that serves as a watchdog for the city’s water systems, about the immovable clogs that threaten public health in cities across the globe—and what we do about it.</p>