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December 2000

Fort redevelopment tops 2000 news coverage - Dec 31, 2000 Anniston Star
ADEM levies $1.85 million in penalties - Dec 28, 2000 Anniston Star
Comment period ends on Fox River compensation plan - Dec 19, 2001 - NC
Small farms may be shortchanged on pollution help - Dec. 18, 2000 NC
DNR official sees less red tape with Bush as president - Dec 14, 2000 - MilwJS
New wetlands rules draw a mixed reaction - Dec. 13, 2000  NC
Don't believe everything you read - Dec 13, 2000 - NC
Residents discuss assessing paper mills for PCB damage - Dec 9, 2000 - PG
Public sounds off on river compensation - Dec 8, 2000 - PC
Public input sought for PCB deal - Dec 7, 2000 - PC
DNR secretary: Feds 'play games' on PCB compensation - Dec 7, 2000 - MilwJS
Just like the Fox, Fort  James-DNR deal stinks - Dec 6, 2000 - NC
PCB cleanup beat winter's onset, officials say - Dec 6, 2000 - PG
PCB hot spot dredging project completed - Dec 6, 2000 - PC
Dredging declared a success - Dec 6, 2000 - NC
Study:  Hmong ignoring fish dangers - Dec. 6, 2000  NC
Just like the Fox, Fort James-DNR deal stinks - Dec. 6, 2000  NC
Dredging, decontamination effort finished ahead of schedule - Dec 6, 2000 - MilwJS
Public can review river clean-up results tonight -Dec 5, 2000 - NC


Newspaper 
Abbreviations

PG 
Green Bay Press Gazette

NC
Green Bay News Chronicle

PC
Appleton Post Crescent

ON
Oshkosh Northwestern

MilwJS
Milwakee Journal Sentinel

 

November 2000

Fort James-DNR settlement settles nothing - Nov 29, 2000 - NC
Georgia Pacific must sell Neenah, Menasha mills to get Fort James - Nov. 23, 2000  NC
Company settles for Fox River damage - Fort James to pay $7 million for habitat, programs - Nov 16, 2000 - PC
Fort James, DNR deal is less expensive than federal plan - Nov 16, 2000 - NC
PCB dredging project completed; Preliminary tests say cleanup reached goal - Nov 11, 2000 - PG

October 2000

State, feds feud over Fox proprosals - Oct 31, 2000 - NC
Governor Thompson Undermines Compensation for PCB Damages - Oct 27, 2000 - CWAC Release
Public will have 45 days to comment on PCB report - Oct 26, 2000 - NC
FRG bill for Fox estimated at $300M - Oct 26, 2000 - PC
Federal agency lists PCB restitution at $176 million to $333 million Compensation amount levied against seven mills hinges on cleanup plan - Oct 26, 2000 - PG
Feds chided for late release of Fox River report - Oct 26, 2000 - NC
You can vote for a cleaner Fox River - Oct 25, 2000
Fox River/Green Bay Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Reports Available online - Oct 24, 2000
Compensation plan for PCBs to be aired - Oct 24, 2000 - PC
Hearing set on PCB cleanup report - Oct 24, 2000 - NC
Compensation sought for users of Fox River, Green Bay - Oct 23, 2000 - PG
Still many questions for EPA on Fox River PCB cleanup - Oct 13, 2000 - NC
City buying land west of  Bay Beach Park for future use - Oct. 10, 2000 NC
Angler's three walleyes weigh record $300,000 - Oct. 9, 2000  NC
Firms in botched PCB dredging are still bickering - Oct 5, 2000 - NC
Undue optimism may have led to PCB dredge disaster - Oct 5, 2000 - NC
Officials say PCB dredging is on schedule near Fort James - Oct 4, 2000 - NC
River sediment removal going swimmingly, officials say - Oct 4, 2000 - MilwJS
PCB dredging on Fox River moves forward - Oct 4, 2000 - PG
Outdoors: Fishermen gather for 'biggest event' - Oct. 1, 2000 NC

August 2000

Still-incomplete study could slow or halt river cleanups - Aug 24, 2000 - NC
Green Bay trying new dredging tool - Aug 13, 2000 - MilwJS
Pulliam plant toxic  emissions are sixth-highest in state - Aug. 6, 2000  NC
Larger, more efficient equipment are to be used, but many residents remain unconvinced - Aug 4, 2000 - NC
Gore, FDR and pollution - Bay Beach has it all - Aug. 2, 2,000 NC

June 2000

Green says proposed bill won't affect cleaning up PCBs from Fox River - 
June 27, 2000 - PC
More funds approved to study Fox River cleanup - June 12, 2000 - NC
Fox River: Researchers study whether dredging poisons fish - June 4, 2000 - MilwJS

May 2000

Work will begin around Labor Day under the new agreement - May 26, 2000 - NC
Release of PCBs higher than thought - May 21, 2000 Associated Press
Plan to clean up Fox River delayed - May 17, 2000 - MilwJS

April 2000

Rep. Mark Green says Superfund listing of the Fox River would be counterproductive - April 27, 2000 - NC

March 2000

Local paper mills hit the airwaves to plead their case - March 21, 2000 - NC
Group: Finish dredge project March 16, 2000 - PC
Papermakers, DNR disagree on results of dredging - March 3, 2000 - MilwJS
DNR, companies disagree on success of PCB dredging - March 3, 2000 - NC
Dredging project slammed by state...March 3, 2000 - PC

January 2000

Army Corps of Engineers may get involved with river dredging - Jan 5, 2000 - NC
Series 2000: Clean-up plan for the Fox River expected in May or June - Jan 1, 2000 - NC

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For additional news media coverage see these CWAC pages: 
Media 2001, Media 2000, Newsletter articles, or CWAC Issue pages.

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