Mysterious Green Foam Spews from Drain in Utah

This month has brought flora troubles to Utah, with a green foam bubbling through a street vent and a poop-fueled algae bloom covering the state's third-largest lake. Residents in Bluffdale, Utah, located about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City, were shocked to find a green, foam-like substance coming out of a roadway drain on Thursday (July 21). Bluffdale city officials were concerned that the mysterious green blob was related to the toxic algae bloom currently affecting the Utah