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The Cuyahoga River Fire
In June 1969 the heavily polluted Cuyahoga River, in Ohio in the USA, caught fire. It became a national embarrassment and inspired new laws to protect the environment. Hear from one of the local officials who had to try to clean it up.
(Photo: The Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, Ohio)
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Sat 2 Jul 2016
14:50GMT
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- Tue 28 Jun 2016 07:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
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