Senate Passes Portman, Brown Resolution Marking 50 Years of Environmental Progress Since Cuyahoga River Fire
July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
Last night, the Senate passed the bipartisan resolution written by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) marking 50 years of environmental progress since the last time the Cuyahoga River caught on fire on June 22, 1969. The Senate resolution describes how the fire spurred important federal environmental action, including passage of the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.
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Last night, the Senate passed the bipartisan resolution written by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) marking 50 years of environmental progress since the last time the Cuyahoga River caught on fire on June 22, 1969. The Senate resolution describes how the fire spurred important federal environmental action, including passage of the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.
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