Cleveland owes much of its progress in reversing the devastating pollution and environmental neglect to determined and inspired individuals. Journalists like Betty Klaric drew attention to the practices of industry and the state of our natural resources in her reporting for the Cleveland Press. Columnists and writers like Roldo Bartimole took aim at industry and in their opinion pieces. Politicians and city leaders, too, took up the cause of sustainability, pushing for legislation and enforcement of policies to better protect our region's resources.