Clevelanders used to cringe every time someone mentioned that the polluted Cuyahoga River caught fire in June 1969. But a new generation is embracing the “Burning River” name.
Elizabeth Miller from Here & Now contributor WCPN in Cleveland reports.
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Elizabeth Miller, contributor for WCPN Ideastream in Cleveland. She tweets @llmiller12.
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