Cuyahoga River Declared Clean

(Cleveland, Ohio) With a reputation for once catching fire, the Cuyahoga River has been the subject of jokes and an often-cited example of industrial pollution since 1969. After years of cleanup efforts, however, the river has now been classified as clean enough for fishing.

Personally, this is great news, but I wonder why the announcement is made in January when it would probably be difficult and generally unwise to try fishing in the river.