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What happened on the Cuyahoga River in 1969 that increased public concern about environmental pollution?

Responses:

It was contaminated by pesticides.

It was blocked by a large dam.

It caught fire due to an oil slick.

It was polluted by an oil spill.

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It caught fire due to an oil slick.

(The 1969 Cuyahoga River fire — caused by oil and industrial debris on the water — received wide publicity and helped spur the modern environmental movement and later laws like the Clean Water Act.)