/tags/cuyahoga-river Cuyahoga River en-US Copyright Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2024-10-12/the-cuyahoga-river-was-so-polluted-it-used-to-catch-fire-now-its-making-a-comeback The plight of the river, which empties into Lake Erie at Cleveland, helped inspire the Clean Water Act. Now it attracts kayakers and anglers and could soon be removed from an EPA watchlist. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2024-10-12/the-cuyahoga-river-was-so-polluted-it-used-to-catch-fire-now-its-making-a-comeback Scott Neuman /2024-06-17/blazing-paddles-uses-cuyahoga-river-fire-anniversary-to-highlight-recovery The annual event organized by Cleveland nonprofit Share the River takes place ahead of the anniversary of the 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River, which focused national attention on the pollution impacting the river. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:15:00 GMT /2024-06-17/blazing-paddles-uses-cuyahoga-river-fire-anniversary-to-highlight-recovery Des Torres /2022-01-17/new-ohio-water-treatment-facility-helps-to-protect-cuyahoga-river Akron has brought online a groundbreaking 65-million dollar water treatment facility intended to cut down on the amount of untreated waste ending up in the Cuyahoga River. Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:55:18 GMT /2022-01-17/new-ohio-water-treatment-facility-helps-to-protect-cuyahoga-river Jay Shah, WKSU /news/2019-11-14/fifty-years-after-clean-water-movement-ohio-rivers-are-healthier-but-politics-messier In June 1969, a Time Magazine article garnered national attention when it brought to light the water quality conditions in Ohio: a river had literally… Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:30:00 GMT /news/2019-11-14/fifty-years-after-clean-water-movement-ohio-rivers-are-healthier-but-politics-messier Lucia Walinchus /ideastream/2019-10-04/cuyahoga-river-is-designated-an-official-ohio-water-trail Eight years of work finally paid off Friday with the official designation of the Cuyahoga River as an Ohio Water Trail. The new Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) trail designation means paddlers will have signage, amenities and access points to guide them along the more than 90-mile Cuyahoga River. Fri, 04 Oct 2019 21:25:34 GMT /ideastream/2019-10-04/cuyahoga-river-is-designated-an-official-ohio-water-trail /news/2019-07-17/decades-of-dedication-cleaned-a-poisoned-ashtabula-river Patricia Seymour grew up in Ashtabula in the 1960ss. On bright spring day at the city’s bustling harbor, Seymour recalls a childhood landscape more… Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-07-17/decades-of-dedication-cleaned-a-poisoned-ashtabula-river Jeff St. Clair /news/2019-06-28/no-longer-a-river-of-tumors-lorains-black-river-enjoying-steady-revival The Black River is wide at its mouth, with parallel banks encased by metal bulkheads. It’s an industrial river, but there is wildlife, like a hissing pair… Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-06-28/no-longer-a-river-of-tumors-lorains-black-river-enjoying-steady-revival Jeff St. Clair /news/2019-06-24/how-ohio-is-reclaiming-the-cuyahoga-river-50-years-later Standing on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland’s Industrial Valley, the river looks like chocolate milk surrounded by industry – or the remnants… Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:17:33 GMT /news/2019-06-24/how-ohio-is-reclaiming-the-cuyahoga-river-50-years-later Mark Arehart, Kabir Bhatia /ideastream/2019-06-18/re-visiting-mayor-stokes-cuyahoga-river-pollution-tour-50-years-later On June 23, 1969, a day after the fire on the Cuyahoga River, Mayor Carl Stokes took reporters on a four-stop pollution tour. It would turn out to be the last fire on the river. We retraced the tour 50 years later. Stokes first stopped at the Big Creek Interceptor south of Cleveland. It had been malfunctioning for weeks by the time of the 1969 fire. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:00:00 GMT /ideastream/2019-06-18/re-visiting-mayor-stokes-cuyahoga-river-pollution-tour-50-years-later Elizabeth Miller /ideastream/2019-05-20/the-cuyahoga-river-is-healthier-now-but-stormwater-still-poses-a-threat The Cuyahoga River has come a long way since the fire 50 years ago. But it still faces an environmental threat in the form of stormwater and development. Rainwater rolling off asphalt and rooftops can carry contaminants into the watershed. Local government agencies across Northeast Ohio have laid out rules for developers to limit the harmful effects of stormwater. Mon, 20 May 2019 13:00:00 GMT /ideastream/2019-05-20/the-cuyahoga-river-is-healthier-now-but-stormwater-still-poses-a-threat Nick Castele