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The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement
By WITTENSTEIN, Barry
- ISBN
- 9781534480834
- Publisher
- S. & S. Paula Wiseman
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Reviewed on April 28, 2023 | Nonfiction - Elementary
K-Gr 4—In 1969, a passing spark ignited the sludge and pollution on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. The river was actually on fire! While this should have been a horrifying event, the same thing had happened 13 times since 1886. Fortunately, Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes, one of the first Black mayors of a major U.S. city, knew something had to change. He and other experts and environmental activists brought attention to disasters like the Cuyahoga River Fire. Their calls for change led to the first Earth Day in 1970 as we...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
