Environmental leaders gather in Cleveland to mark the 50th Anniversary of the passing of the Clean Water Act of 1972 and the city's role in it.
CLEVELAND — Environmental leaders from across the country gathered in Cleveland Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Clean Water Act in 1972.It stated, “Fifty years ago, the Congress passed the Clean Water Act of 1972, revolutionizing America's responsibility to protect and restore the vital waterways that sustain our communities, our economy, and our ecosystems."
The latter a reference to the Cuyahoga River fires that were a regular occurrence in the 1950s and 60s. The last occurred on a Sunday in June of 1969 without much note. A story though less than six weeks later in TIME magazine showed the river ablaze, images that would shock a nation into action. Truth be told, the massive flames they showed with tug boats on fire was not the 1969 fire but rather one 17 years earlier in 1952.
"All federal legislation doesn't always work, the Clean Water Act worked,” said Assistant Secretary of the Army Michael Connor who overseas vital dredging work. He was one of the many environmental leaders gathered from Washington on the river whose fire led to the very creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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