CNN Rescuing the River A CNN Heroes Special December 8, 2014 05:02:00
Fishing, always something to do. it's calming. it's freedom. it's made me who i am. it means everything. >> he al >> it also supports more than 1400 species of water life and americans depend on it for their drinking water. as he got older he grew increasingly concerned. >> i was a commercial shell diver, i worked on boats and barges. thousands of barrels, tires, refrigerators, washing machines, driers, people just accepted it as a dirty river. it disgusted me. i decided, nobody else going to do anything about it? i will. >> so in 1997, he got to work. >> i pretty much just was just by myself,...