NEWS: Coming off Ohio’s last-place ranking in 2013, we have 3 predictions for this year’s national beaches report.

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• June 24th, 2014
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Last year, a national report ranked Lake Erie beaches last in water quality. Where will they finish this summer? We could find out this week. Cleveland’s lakefront has made a significant step forward since Cleveland Metroparks assumed control of its beaches last year. But challenges to its recreational water...

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VIDEO: James Earl Jones describes the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire [#Cuyahoga45]

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• June 19th, 2014
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In this clip from a 1978 documentary, Cuyahoga, James Earl Jones’ booming voice tells the tale of the famous 1969 Cuyahoga River fire that turned national attention on the state of our environment and inspired action in Northeast Ohio and far beyond.

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WEIRD: Calif. mayor resigns after caught on video flinging dog poop on neighbor’s lawn

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• June 18th, 2014
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Mud-slinging is common in politics, but this slinging cost a mayor his job. A California mayor recently resigned after being caught on camera flinging a bad of his dog’s feces on his neighbor’s lawn. According to Newschannel 5 and Newsy: The Los Angeles Times reports about 100 people attended...

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WEIRD: Making sense of the smells of wastewater treatment [#cwc5K]

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• June 13th, 2014
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If you thought the smell of victory was unique, you’ve never visited a wastewater treatment plant. Our Southerly Wastewater Treatment Center is hosting the Clean Water Classic 5K run/walk for charity this Saturday, so all of our guests will have a chance to smell both. It has raised some...

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HISTORY: How a dying river saved our lives.

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• June 12th, 2014
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Two men wearing life jackets on a small boat on Lake Erie, 1976. Both the boat and the men are covered in oil polluting Lake Erie. Image courtesy of Cleveland State University Library Division of Special Collections. When the oozing Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969, consider that it...

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LOOK: What a 5K course through a wastewater treatment plant looks like. #cwc5K

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• June 9th, 2014
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If you’ve ever wondered… what the inside of a 288-acre wastewater treatment plant looks like, or what the five-kilometer course will be like for our Clean Water Classic 5K charity run/walk this weekend, or where you can listen to Bonnie Tyler’s Holding out for a hero to pump you...

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VIDEO: “Stinks, too.”

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• June 7th, 2014
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Anthony Body has been with us for several months and he recently went on a wastewater treatment plant tour with his co-workers. He grabbed his phone when he got to the bar screens, large racks that catch all kinds of floating debris that sewers carry into our treatment plant....

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VIDEO: Whether you watch “Glee” or not, the irony here has got to make you laugh.

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• May 31st, 2014
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You never know what will make it through the sewers and into one of our three treatment plants. And every wastewater plant operator has a story to tell. When we asked Southerly Wastewater Plant Operator in Training Christen Wood what was the weirdest thing she’s seen, here’s what she...

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NEWS: Could Ohio legislation help heal Lake Erie? A good step, but long journey ahead. #sb150

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• May 23rd, 2014
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Hazardous algal bloom on Lake Erie, 2011. cleveland.com file photo. If a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, think of Ohio Senate Bill 150 as a first step. A cleveland.com story May 19 reported Ohio Governor John Kasich is preparing to sign a bill that could...

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NEWS: Back to the beach, Memorial Day weekend means daily water tests resume to keep beachgoers safe

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• May 22nd, 2014
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Local beaches will be active this summer, and not just with local swimmers. Starting Memorial Day weekend, Sewer District water-quality investigators will be testing beach water every day to keep you informed if you’re planning a day by the lake. This week, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District resumed...

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