Cleveland, OH
Celebrating 50 years of the Clean Water Act
CLEVELAND — This yr marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Clear Water Act, and environmentalists got here collectively Tuesday in Cleveland on the banks of the Cuyahoga River to have a good time.
The Cuyahoga River performed an enormous half within the Clear Water Act as a result of previously, it caught fireplace as a result of how polluted it was. Michael Regan, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Safety Company, spoke on the celebration.
“Whenever you come again and speak to neighborhood members and stand and have a river as a backdrop that will spontaneously catch fireplace as a result of it was so polluted, it actually brings the work to a stage of actuality that encourages all of us to struggle simply as arduous for the following 50 years,” he stated.
The Clear Water Act of 1972 established the fundamental laws for air pollution management, wastewater requirements and nationwide standards for water high quality. Regan thinks the nation and Cleveland will solely get higher over the following 50 years.
“I anticipate Cleveland, Ohio, to proceed to steer in fixing a number of the main challenges. Rising contaminants or these endlessly chemical compounds, eradicating our lead pipes, placing applications in place to try this to offer good, high quality, secure, reasonably priced ingesting water to each single particular person on this nation,” he stated.
He reminded individuals why persevering with to put money into the Clear Water Act and investing in reducing air pollution are so vital.
“We now have to place the assets to the options to make sure that we now have good, secure, swimmable, fishable waters, but in addition have good high quality ingesting water,” he stated.
There may be nonetheless work to be completed, however the final 50 years of the Clear Water Act was a significant assist to our nation’s atmosphere.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio high school football scores from the fourth week of the OHSAA playoffs, as provided by The Associated Press.
Regional Finals
Division I
Region 1=
St. Edward 13, Mentor 7
Region 2=
Centerville 23, Huber Hts. Wayne 14
Region 3=
Powell Olentangy Liberty 21, Pickerington N. 9
Region 4=
Cin. Moeller 28, St. Xavier (OH) 23
Division II
Region 5=
Akr. Hoban 21, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 7
Region 6=
Avon 28, Medina Highland 20
Region 7=
Sunbury Big Walnut 14, Massillon Washington 7
Region 8=
Cin. Anderson 28, Cin. La Salle 21
Division III
Region 9=
Youngs. Ursuline 54, Gates Mills Gilmour 0
Region 10=
Tol. Cent. Cath. 45, Parma Padua 7
Region 11=
Bishop Watterson 37, Steubenville 7
Region 12=
London 13, Bellbrook 0
Division IV
Region 13=
Cle. Glenville 12, Perry 6, OT
Region 14=
Sandusky Perkins 28, Ontario 21
Region 15=
Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 48, St Clairsville 7
Region 16=
Cin. Taft 26, Kettering Alter 12
Division V
Region 17=
Canfield S. Range 17, Poland Seminary 16
Region 18=
Liberty Center 34, Milan Edison 6
Region 19=
Ironton 55, Wheelersburg 0
Region 20=
W. Liberty-Salem 21, Lewistown Indian Lake 14
Division VI
Region 21=
Kirtland 41, Dalton 6
Region 22=
Bluffton 24, Hamler Patrick Henry 7
Region 23=
Galion Northmor 37, Cols. Grandview Hts. 6
Region 24=
Coldwater 45, Anna 21
Division VII
Region 25=
Jeromesville Hillsdale 44, Cuyahoga Hts. 14
Region 26=
Columbus Grove 14, Delphos St John’s 0
Region 27=
Danville 40, Beaver Eastern 6
Region 28=
Maria Stein Marion Local 21, Minster 7
Pittsburgh Steelers guard Mason McCormick (66), Pittsburgh Steelers center Zach Frazier (54), Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Isaac Seumalo (73), Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr. (65), and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during a regular season game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in Cleveland, OH. The Browns beat the Steelers 24-19. (Karl Roser / Pittsburgh Steelers)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Fifth Third Bank has hired a new president for its northern Ohio market.
Matt Nipper has been promoted to president of Fifth Third’s northern Ohio region, which includes Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Toledo and Youngstown. He takes the place of Tom Partridge, who is now group regional president at Cincinnati-based Fifth Third (Nasdaq: FITB), which is the 11th-largest U.S.-based consumer bank.
Nipper had been Cleveland market president since he joined Fifth Third in April before taking on the larger role.
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