Cleveland gets grant to clean up river

Cleveland gets grant to clean up river    The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority said it has been awarded a $425,610 grant by the Environmental Protection Agency to capture and remove floating debris in the North Coast Harbor and the Cuyahoga Ship Channel.
   The port said the grant will allow it to acquire a specialized vessel ' a debris harvester that removes litter and tree refuse from the river using a loading bucket on a hydraulic lift along with a floating boom system and companion barge. Clean-up is expected to begin next spring.