Jessica Buchberger — In 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught on fire. Massive amounts of waste and oil …
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Jessica Buchberger — In 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught on fire. Massive amounts of waste and oil …
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