The Clean Water Act was enacted, in part, to deter manufacturers from using our national waterways as dumping grounds for industrial waste.  By the late '60s, the pollution in some midwest rivers was so concentrated that they could catch fire. 

Which infamous river caught fire at least 13 times? 

Cuyahoga River Chicago River

Missouri River Ohio River

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