The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement by Barry Wittenstein
The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement

Barry Wittenstein

The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement

Barry Wittenstein

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But when the river ignited again in June 1969, the national media picked up on the story and added fuel to the fire of the recent environmental movement. A year later, in 1970, President Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency—leading to...

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