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The following articles all relate to water use and quality, and the paper industry.  PCB- and sediment-related articles are marked with bold. Over time, some articles are taken off-line by the host newspaper.  ProQuest articles may be inaccessible through certain Internet Service Providers, for more information see the Appleton Public Library website.)

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April 2002

Editorial: State needs better guidelines for water safety, conservation - April 30, 2002 PG
Gulf still exists between city, suburbs on water price - April 30, 2002 PG
DNR won’t assure venison safety; Deer disease may threaten hunting season - April 30, 2002 PG
Bush Chokes Reactive Chemical Regulations - April 30, 2002 ENS
Bush administration nixes water security request - April 30, 2002 WaterTech
Pentagon battles environmental rules - April 30, 2002 MSNBC
Pentagon Seeks Release From Environment Laws - April 30, 2002 Washington Post
Worries over military plans ebb - April 29, 2002 MilwJS
EPA moves to allow mine dumping in waterways - April 29, 2002 RPA
September 11th Environmental Hypocrisy - April 29, 2002 ENS
Shrinking habitat; Development threatens species that depend on temporary ponds - April 27, 2002 MilwJS
Drastic cuts ordered in N.E. fishing - April 27, 2002 Boston Globe
Letter to Governor McCallum from Ag. Doyle regarding the Metallic Mining Laws - April 26, 2002 WisPolitics
Lawmakers prepare to debate groundwater use - April 26, 2002 MilwJS
EPA proposes relaxed mining rules; Law would allow slag and waste into rivers and streams - April 26, 2002 MSNBC
EPA chief denies conflict-of-interest  allegations - April 26, 2002 MSNBC
Great Lakes region cancer hot spot - April 26, 2002 GoEirie.com
Gas leak forces evacuation - April 25, 2002 PG
Spill causes three-hour evacuation at Oshkosh - April 25, 2002 MilwJS
Corps calls "cease fire' on Lake Michigan military zone - April 25, 2002 MilwJS
U.S. Military Seeks Broad Exemptions from Environmental Laws - April 25, 2002 ENS
River Groups Criticize Senate Action - April 25, 2002 American Rivers
Calhoun courts brace for changes - April 25, 2002 Anniston Star
Ecosystems Depend on Wide Diversity of Species - April 25, 2002 ENS
Owners share riverfront vision - April 24, 2002 PG
Assault on the environment - April 24, 2002 NC
Water-well group opposes proposed drilling ban - April 24, 2002 PG
Industry group lobbies for more well oversight - April 24, 2002 PG
Falk throws support behind Fox River PCB cleanup plan - April 24, 2002 PG
Ashwaubenon will water Lambeau Field - April 24, 2002 NC
Federal mediator aims to resolve Cana Island disputes - April 24, 2002 NC
Proposed 'danger zone' would deter fishing boats - April 24, 2002 MilwJS
Officials take bridge plight to state - April 23, 2002 PG
Authority may chip in on Ledgeview water facility - April 23, 2002 PG
Doyle demands passage of state mining bills - April, 23, 2002 PG
Watchdog quits EPA: Silenced, he says - April 23, 2002 MSNBC
Honor Earth Day by helping clean up - April 22, 2002 PG
‘Every day is Earth Day’ - April 22, 2002 PC
Earth comes first on a daily basis for UWGB senior - April 22, 2002 PG
1969’s Eco U maintains its environmental focus - April 22, 2002 PG
Local Leaders, Groups Sound Earth Day Alarm: Bush, Assembly Republicans Weakening Clean Water Act Protections  for Wisconsin's Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands - April 22, 2002 WisPolitics
Let's Continue Nelson's Legacy by Sustaining Wisconsin's Waters - April 22, 2002 WisPolitics
Doyle backs mining session - April 22, 2002 PC
Bush Admin. "Trampling" Environmental Laws, Green Groups Say - Earth Day Report Documents Sweeping Rollback of Environmental Protections by Federal Agencies April 22, 2002 NRDC
Earth Day 2002: No Time for Craft Fairs - April 22, 2002 ENS
It's Time to Stop Trampling Our Environmental Laws - April 22, 2002 USPIRG
On Earth Day, water policy floods the ecodebate - April 22, 2002 Christian Science Monitor
Court Upholds Controversial Paper Mill Discharge Limits - April 22, 2002 ENS
Satellite quartet to track Earth's most precious resource - April 22, 2002 ENN
Cana Island dispute going to mediator - April 21, 2002 PG
School hosts Eco-Jam - April 21, 2002 NC
Volunteers give Green Bay waterways annual spring cleaning - April 21, 2002 PG
How Green Is The White House? - April 21, 2002 TIME
Oil company forced US to dump climate panel chair - April 21, 2002 ABC News Online
Nuclear reactors’ ‘no-boat’ zones up for review - April 20, 2002 PG
Inching toward a cleaner earth - April 20, 2002 MilwJS
Senators Assail EPA on Ala. PCB Cleanup - April 20, 2002 Washington Post
Senators ask for Anniston health study - April 20, 2002 Anniston Star
EcoISP: Put Your Money Where Your Mouse Is - April 19, 2002 ENS
Dc Circuit Upholds Water Pollution Discharge Limitations For Pulp And Paper Mills - April 19, 2002 USDOJ
ExxonMobil, Bush Administration Succeed in Ousting Top Global Warming Scientist During Heated Geneva Meeting - April 19, 2002 ENN
Conservation Groups Counter Bush Administration Messages - April 19, 2002 ENS
Government turns back on toxic [PCB] mess - April 19, 2002 ENN
Eco-Jam tops area Earth Day events - April 18, 2002 PG
Earth Day founder Nelson says politicians bad for environment - April 18, 2002 WSJ
Officials say PCB contamination may be twice as bad as thought - April 18, 2002 MaComb Daily
Legalization of pollution; Changing one word in the Clean Water Act makes all the difference in America's waterways - April 18, 2002 Working for Change
Earth Day Prompts Call on Bush to Halt Assault on Environment - April 18, 2002 EMS
Power Plant Emissions Blamed for Premature Deaths - April 18, 2002 ENS
River cleanup had role in ESOP - April 17, 2002 PC
Sierra Club seeks help for river cleanup - April 17, 2002 NC
De Pere wants all bridge options on the table - April 17, 2002 NC
Proposed federal PCB deal draws criticism from residents - April 17, 2002 Anniston Star
Papermakers claim success in anti-pollution effort - April 16, 2002 NC
Commonly used pesticide blamed for mutations in frogs - April 16, 2002 ENN
Human waste is seriously affecting the sex lives of male fish - April 16, 2002 Earthwatch
Fishing out the world's oceans Marine scientists worry that little is being done to stop global crisis - April 16, 2002 San Francisco Chronicle
Stricter state water rules sought - April 15, 2002 PG
County golf courses’ water allotment draws fire - April 15, 2002 PG
Conservation urged before crisis occurs - April 15, 2002 PG
10% of water lost before reaching tap - April 15, 2002 PG
Who to contact in Green Bay and on the Central Brown County Water Authority- April 15, 2002 PG
Report: Attendance up at Wildlife Sanctuary - April 15, 2002 NC
Conservation Congress Supports Cyanide Ban; Campaign To Ban Cyanide calls for Special Legislative Session - April 15, 2002 WisPolitics
What’s with the holdup? Laird wanted a quick trial — in early March - April 15, 2002 Anniston Star
Bush Administration Should Make Polluters, Not Taxpayers, Pay For Toxic Waste Clean Up - April 15, 2002 ENN
Radium in groundwater makes Lake Michigan pipeline best bet - April 14, 2002 PG
Private wells vital to businesses’ success - April 14, 2002 PG
Suburbs drawing heavily from Brown Co. aquifer - April 14, 2002 PG
Suburbs’ water pinch worsening with time - April 14, 2002 PG
Experts push for regional cooperation on water problem - April 14, 2002 PG
Families take costly measures against bad water - April 14, 2002 PG
Municipal water pumping totals since 1997 - April 14, 2002 PG
Legal storm brews over PCB issues - April 14, 2002 Anniston Star
Paper, energy union goes global in effort - April 13, 2002 PC
Experts confirm proposed firehouse site in Sister Bay is wetlands - April 12, 2002
New advisory keeps Fox fish  levels - April 12, 2002 PC
Lake fish advisories changed - April 12, 2002 PG
EPA program recognizes efforts to keep water clean - April 12, 2002 WaterTech
Report cites $54 billion in wasteful U.S. government projects - April 12, 2002 ENN
Environmentalists Given 48 Hours to Comment on Energy Plan - April 12, 2002 ENS
Number of lakes affected by walleye bag limits up over last year - April 11, 2002 MilwJS
Ashley Furniture Wetlands Provision - Anatomy of a Special Interest Campaign Contribution Payoff - April 11, 2002 WisPolitics
Environmental report grades states on environmental records - April 11, 2002 MilwJS
Bush Sends Flawed Toxics Treaty  to Senate - April 11, 2002
Infrastructure funding lags by billions - April 11, 2002 WaterTech
Environmentalists Had 48 Hours to Comment to Energy Dept. - April 11, 2002 New York Times
Energy Dept releases more documents on energy plan - April 11, 2002 Reuters
Evidence of toxic mess handed over today to government officials - April 11, 2002 ENN
Environment Canada Police Handed Evidence of Montreal Toxics - April 11, 2002 ENS
New corps river trade study fails to ease controversy - April 10, 2002 MilwJS
War of the world - Our military is the country's largest and least accountable polluter - April 10, 2002 Working for Change
Doyle backs mining bills - April 9, 2002 Leader-Telegram
Fish and wildlife rules debated - April 9, 2002 Cap Times
GE files 'good faith offer' with EPA for plan to clean up Hudson River - April 9, 2002 ENN
U.S. reverses finding of Alaska drilling harm, says paper - April 9, 2002 ENN
Dwindling water supplies are the world's biggest challenge - April 9, 2002 ENN
Cleanup starts of tainted soil at WPS site - April 8, 2002 PC
Wild Warbler Weekend scheduled for May 17-19 - April 8, 2002 PG
Conservation group holds  legislators forum - April 8, 2002 PC
President's Great Lakes plan too weak? - April 8, 2002 GLRC
Bush appoints controversial IJC chairman - April 8, 2002 GLRC
Greenpeace accuses U.S. of trying to undo 30 years of efforts to clean the environment - April 7, 2002 The Star
Public comment sought on proposed PCB consent decree - April 6, 2002 Anniston Star
Sturgeon Bay seeks safety, minimal downtime for bridge - April 5, 2002 PG
New Michigan law prohibits new drilling under Great Lakes - April 5, 2002 MilwJS
Clean lakes, smart politics - April 5, 2002 Chicago Tribune
Big Oil still lubes energy policy - April 5, 2002 ENN
Families find it easy to go green - April 4, 2002 PC
Two-lane bridge for De Pere is ‘an option,’ DOT says - April 4, 2002 PG
Chvala offered a trade on mine issue, Meyer says - April 4, 2002 MilwJS
Residents, officials debate new environmental  health program - April 4, 2002 Anniston Star
Environmental group says White House was pressured to change climate panel chief - April 4, 2002 ENN
EPA plans storm water meeting and hearing - April 3, 2002 NC
Free speech should be just that - April 3, 2002 NC
'No' vote leaves bridge options open - April 3, 2002 NC
Hansen hopes to save Green Bay's Wisconsin Public Television Station - April 3, 2002 PG
Politics sullied job, ex-DNR chief says - April 3, 2002 WSJ
Breast Cancer Care Worse for Poor - April 3, 2002 MilwJS
EPA unveils Great Lakes cleanup - April 3, 2002 MSNBC
Study to evaluate county's health - April 3, 2002 Anniston Star
Bush Administration Target of Earth Day 2002 Campaign - April 3, 2002 ENS
Confidential Papers Show Exxon Hand in White House Move to Oust Top Scientist from International Global Warming Panel - April 3, 2002 NRDC
Flood-taming U.S. agency a threat to rivers, says report - April 3, 2002 ENN
Links between air pollution, human health clarified - April 3, 2002 ENN
Great Lakes cleanup plan calls for cooperation - April 3, 2002 WaterTech
To all Mom's, your kids need you to take care of your health - April 2, PG
Take part in our expanded recreational sports coverage - April 2, 2002 PG
It's time to pitch a tent and put a canoe in the water - April 2, 2002 PG
Outdoor sports bug can be contagious - April 2, 2002 PG
Kress picked for Free Enterprise Award - April 2, 2002 NC
American Tissue land deal linked to water service - April 2, 2002 PC
River, bay levels to rise, but dredging still sought - April 2, 2002 Oconto Co. Reporter
Feingold speaks on finance reform during Oshkosh visit  - April 2, 2002 ON
Largemouth Bass Virus Infecting Fish In 17 States - April 2, 2002 UniSci
EPA plans to make Great Lakes greater: Targets include invasive species, PCBs and harbors - April 2, 2002 MilwJS
Laird asked to recuse himself - April 2, 2002 Anniston Star
Diverted, Polluted, Dammed: America's Rivers in Jeopardy - April 2, 2002 ENS
Most endangered rivers of 2002 announced - April 2, 2002 American Rivers
Most U.S. Coastal Waters Polluted - April 2, 2002 ENS
Green Power Purchases Growing by Leaps and Bounds - April 2, 2002 ENS
Eye on Lobbying program gets award - April 1, 2002 PG
Websites pool health information for area residents - April 1, 2002 PG
Federal Campaign Reform a first step - April 1, 2002 PG
April Fools: Concrete river solves bridge problems - April 1, 2002 PG
Feingold predicts finance reform can withstand court challenge - April 1, 2002 NC
Outdoor Recreation Report - April 1, 2002 DCA
Door County area for sale thought important for whitefish spawning - April 1, 2002 PC
Smart Growth signup extended - April 1, 2002 PC
Clean water is focus of forum in Waupaca - April 1, 2002 PC
Senate Democrats look to put Smart Growth law back on track - April 1, 2002 MilwJS
Farmers to grow more gene-altered crops - April 1, 2002 MilwJS

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Abbreviations

PG 
Green Bay Press Gazette

NC
Green Bay News Chronicle

PC
Appleton Post Crescent

ON
Oshkosh Northwestern

MilwJS
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

DCA
Door County Advocate

OCE
Oconty County Reporter

SP
Sheboygan Press

WDH
Wausau Daily Herald

Pesh
Peshtigo Times

Eagle
Marinette Eagle Star

EPA
Environmental Protection
Agency

DNR
Wisconsin Dept. of
Natural Resources

USFWS
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service (Dept. of Interior)

ENN
Environmental 
News Network

ENS
Environmental 
News Service

EMS
Environmental
Media Service
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