Cuyahoga River

The Cuyahoga River is located in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cuyahoga River was once known as one of the most filthiest river in the United States. This river was being polluted so much during the early 1900's, because this was a time when the country was going threw the Industrial Revolution. The river was so dirty and filled with oil and other pollutants, that fires would brake out on the river, not one but multiple fires, on the river it self. Many of the fires were not payed attention to, but one in particular, during 1969, really sparked a change in people, to stop polluting these rivers. To prevent thing like thee river fires from happening, an act called, Clean Water Act did this just thing. It prevented people and factories from being able to put a too much pollutants into nearby bodies of water. Twenty years after, the rivers of the United States were twice as cleaner. I believe because of this bill, it shows how our country is becoming more aware of what they do the our Earth.