C-SPAN: David Stradling on the Cuyahoga River fire of 1969

David Stradling, a professor of history at the University of Cincinnati and co-author of "Where the River Burned: Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland," talked to C-SPAN Sunday about the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire that helped lead to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Stradling, who co-wrote the 2015 book with his brother Richard Stradling, a journalist, discusses the June 22, 1969, fire, which gained international attention during the one-hour program. The subsequent outcry led to major legislative wins, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, and the creation of the EPA.

Watch the program here.

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