The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it's making a comeback

The plight of the river, which empties into Lake Erie at Cleveland, helped inspire the Clean Water Act. Now it attracts kayakers and anglers and could soon be removed from an EPA watchlist.

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Nov 01 2024
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The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it's making a comeback — The Cuyahoga River was so poll

About a mile from Clevelands Lake Erie shore, in a stretch of water once among Americas most polluted, a team of conservationists just released a few dozen lake sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River. Each… [+7979 chars]

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