I should have sent this out yesterday...but still thought today people might find it fun. Perhaps you're lucky, as yesterday I would have tried to pass it off as real.
Enjoy. http://blog.ucsusa.org/epa-cleveland-to-set-cuyahoga-river-on-fire-to-celebrate-clean-water-act In a misguided attempt to raise awareness about the importance of the Clean Water Act, the EPA and the city of Cleveland plan to set the river on fire-again-this coming Tuesday. 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the passage of the law, which was largely inspired by the famous June 22, 1969 fire on Cleveland's Cuyahoga River. UCS Senior Hydrologist Catherine O'Leary slammed the plan. "Numerous studies show that the highest concentration of organisms in a river system is at or near the surface," she said. "The damage to the aquatic ecosystem would take several years to repair." [...] Michael Halpern Union of Concerned Scientists
