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Nov 15, 2019 · Watershed pollution in Appalachia, much of which has been caused by coal mining, is an ongoing environmental hazard that mimics the threat steel once posed to big cities on the Ohio. It threatens aquatic life, endangers people taking part in river recreation and — perhaps most critically — creates water unfit for human consumption.
Apr 22, 2019 · Though it initially caught the attention of few Cleveland residents, the Cuyahoga River Fire stoked the rest of the nation’s awareness of the environmental and health threats of river...
Jun 18, 2019 · The day before Christmas Eve 1970, President Nixon signed an executive order creating an entirely new permitting program to regulate water pollution under existing law.
Nov 14, 2019 · A history of early industrialization, combined with legacy stormwater systems and heavy agricultural use, led to the Ohio River being named the “most polluted” river in the United States as recently as 2015. Still, today the river is much cleaner than it was.
Dec 26, 2019 · Watershed pollution in Appalachia, much of which has been caused by coal mining, is an ongoing environmental hazard that mimics the threat steel once posed to big cities on the Ohio.
Jun 18, 2019 · A burning river in Ohio may have changed the course of the environmental movement. It happened 50 years ago, and it led to change. Here's Mark Urycki of member station WCPN.
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May 28, 2024 · Opinion Outlook. Disasters like Ohio’s ‘burning river’ can spark clean-water revolutions. A fire in 1969 caused by industrial pollution shocked the US to its environmental senses. Patti...
