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Clean Water Act at 50 Faces Gains and Gaps in Fruitful Progress
The 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act highlights progress since the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire. The river has healed with 70-plus fish species and recreation, yet runoff, wetlands fights, and enforcement gaps remain. EPA plans and court battles shape future protections as officials cite partnerships and funding to curb pollution.
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Cleveland
Steve Gove
Cuyahoga River
Cuyahoga
California
Santa Barbara
Lake Erie
Akron
Kurt Princh
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Michael Regan
Associated Press
Congress
Biden Administration
Oday Salim
University of Michigan
Salim
Eric Schaeffer
Environmental Integrity Project
Schaeffer
Regan
Erie
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Chesapeake Bay
Stan Meiburg
Center For Energy, Environment and Sustainability
Wake Forest University
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Idaho
Jon Devine
Natural Resources Defense Council
National Association of Homebuilders
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tom Ward
Warren County
North Carolina
Crystal M.C. Davis
Carl Stokes
U.S
Louis Stokes
Davis
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