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