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 

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