40 Years After Fire, Cuyahoga Much Cleaner

Friday, June 19, 2009
Topics: Environment
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The 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River was not the largest river fire. It wasn't the first, but it's by far the most famous. This Monday marks the fire's 40th anniversary. To get a picture of the progress that's been made in these four decades, consider that at the time of the fire the river was nearly dead. Today there are dozens of fish species including some that are sensitive to pollution. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman recently sat down with Jim White, the executive director of the Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization to get an idea of how far the river has come.