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Michigan’s Rouge River Returns to Health
"We are changing the culture of the whole region...We are telling people it's OK to return to the Rouge River."
- Kurt Heise, director of the Wayne County Department of Environment
Michigan - For years, the Rouge River was among the nation's dirtiest waterways, little more than a dumping ground in the shadow of the massive Ford industrial complex that churned out cars from Model As to Mustangs.
Today, blue herons and fish have returned, reflecting how much the river's health has improved. Public outrage and the federal Clean Water Act helped draw money to the project, making it a model for conducting massive cleanups of filthy watersheds.