News Articles About PCBs and River Issues

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 1-10, 2006

April 21-30, 2006

April 21-30, 2006

From any angle, fishing boosts state businesses - April 30, 2006 PG
Fishing reels in big cash for state's economy - April 30, 2006 PC
Kids’ illnesses raise ‘red flag’: But MMSD rips study that suggests link to discharged sewage - April 30, 2006 MJS
State officials hope fishing season continues tradition of riches - April 30, 2006 MJS
Rare fungal infection spreads in Lincoln County - April 30, 2006 PG
Peregrine falcon chicks await winning names in contest - April 30, 2006 PC
Utility pole in Fox River to be replaced - April 30, 2006 PG
Local landfill puts garbage on the grid: Whitelaw plant expanding ability to turn waste into energy - April 30, 2006 MHT
[PCB] Polar extremes - April 30, 2006 OttawaSun
[PCB] New cod on the block - April 30, 2006 Guardian
[Dioxin] In Miss., DuPont awash in lawsuits - April 30, 2006 DelawareOnline
[Dioxin] Ex-police officer has redeemed himself - April 30, 2006 MiamiHerald

[PCB] Public input on Fox River cleanup needed by May 26 - April 29, 2006 PG
Central Brown County Water Authority Pipeline Update - April 29, 2006 PG
City mulls funding for aquatic center - April 29, 2006 MHT
Kids help home in on young falcons' names - April 29, 2006 PG
He tried a hybrid and saves on gas while getting psychic revenge - April 29, 2006 MJS
Family Horticulture Day Makes Science Fun - April 29, 2006 WSJ
Weekly outdoor notes - April 29, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Orchids & Onions - April 29, 2006 MHT
[PCB] Hearings begin over hotly debated tar ponds cleanup - April 29, 2006 CBC
[PCB] ‘Take incineration off the table' - April 29, 2006 ChronicleHerald

10 states sue EPA [including Wisconsin] over warming, power plants - April 28, 2006 MSNBC
Ten States Sue EPA Over Global Warming - April 28, 2006 Truthout
Celebrate Arbor Day with tree-planting ceremony - April 28, 2006 PG
No Radiation Released In Alert At Nuke Plant - April 28, 2006 WSJ
Activists Block Asphalt Plant In Brooklyn - April 28, 2006 CapTimes
Pier Pressure Wins: But Doyle Will Veto Bill That Altered Deal - April 28, 2006 CapTimes
Wisconsin Realtors Association: Urge Governor to Sign Pier Bill - April 28, 2006 WisPolitics
Editorial: Focus on more incentives for alternative energies - April 28, 2006 PC
[PCB] The Problem with Plastic: Waves of Junk Are Flowing Into Food Chain - April 28, 2006 NRDC
[PCB] MPCA gives Minnesota mixed environmental grade - April 28, 2006 Grand Forks Herald
[Dioxin] Dioxin up in owls downstream - April 28, 2006 Midland Daily News
[Dioxin] Lake authority plays down seafood dioxins risk - April 28, 2006 ABC
President's Call for Fuel Economy Reform Merits a Barrel of Skepticism - April 28, 2006 Common Dreams

Wisconsin joins lawsuit against EPA: Ten states demand regulation of carbon dioxide emissions - April 27, 2006 MJS
AG Lautenschlager: Announces States Sue EPA for Violating Clean Air Act and Refusal to Take Action on Global Warming - April 27, 2006 WisPolitics
Nuke plant alert issued: Kewaunee plant malfunction triggers major response - April 27, 2006 MHT
Kewaunee Nuclear Plant goes on alert - April 27, 2006 PG
Nuclear alert draws inspection - April 27, 2006 MJS
Emergency Alert At State Nuclear Plant - April 27, 2006 WSJ
Manitowoc County air rating a mixed bag - April 27, 2006 MHT
A solar alternative - April 27, 2006 ON
Johnson Controls to hire teen 'stewards' for conservation work - April 27, 2006 MJS
Great Outdoors Almanac - April 27, 2006 PG
Letter: Newspaper ignores Earth Day issues - April 27, 2006 PC
Proposed Coal Plant On Mississippi Would Be Dirty, Costly - April 27, 2006 CapTimes
This season, respect water - April 27, 2006 PG
[PCB] UN Official Urges Action on Pact Banning Hazardous Chemicals - April 27, 2006 NewsBlaze
[PCB] Contaminated factory could be cleaned up by summer - April 27, 2006 Boston Globe
[PCB] 3rd vote OK'd on tennis project - April 27, 2006 NorthJersey
[PCB] Political red tape big reason ships leave California - April 27, 2006 WorldLink
[PCB] Cocaine in the water - April 27, 2006 Planet Chiropractic
[PCB] Hartwell Lake expected to draw record crowds this summer - April 27, 2006 Anderson Independent-Mail
[Dioxin] Keep toxic cleanup standards stringent - April 27, 2006 SeattlePI
Save Family Farms, Save America - April 27, 2006 AlterNet
Landscape architects tend to a green roof - April 27, 2006 MSNBC
Gorbachev Urges G8 to Back Solar Power, Not Oil or Nuclear - April 27, 2006 Truthout

Alert shuts down Kewaunee nuke plant - April 26, 2006 MHT
C-CARES withdraws lawsuit against DNR - April 26, 2006 MHT
Einstein Project's butterflies are back with friends - April 26, 2006 PG
Deer disease work backslides - April 26, 2006 MJS
Carp barrier may prove vulnerable - April 26, 2006 MJS
Weekly fishing report - April 26, 2006 Green Guide
Letter: Who is expert on wind energy matters? - April 26, 2006 MHT
Letter: Trees need our sympathy, attention - April 26, 2006 PC
[PCB] Minnesota Gets Mixed Environmental Review - April 26, 2006 WCCO
[PCB] A bargain at $288,750? Buyer Beware - April 26, 2006 News Tribune
[PCB] Living with Hill 78 - April 26, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Ocean Pollution Comes in Many Shapes and Sizes - April 26, 2006 Cushing Daily Citizen
[PCB] Environmental racism in Ringwood - April 26, 2006 NorthJersey
[Dioxin] Tire-burning plan gains state approval - April 26, 2006 TimesUnion
[Dioxin] To everything, Chern, Chern, Chern - April 26, 2006 Grist
Judge kills Forest Service limit on appeals - April 26, 2006 MSNBC
Gas Prices: We're to Blame - April 26, 2006 AlterNet
Oilman in Chief - April 26, 2006 Truthout
Hell on Earth: Chernobyl - April 26, 2006 Common Dreams
A Nuclear Waste: UN Condemned for Promoting 'Peaceful' Nuclear Technology - April 26, 2006 Common Dreams

Town water study may suggest backup well - April 25, 2006 PC
Environmentalists start young - April 25, 2006 SP
Investing In Green: Home Savings An Energy Leader - April 25, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Government amok - April 25, 2006 NorthJersey
[PCB] “Solutions for the responsible recycling of ships” - April 25, 2006 Europa
[PCB] Anti-Incineration Activist Receives Highest Environmental Award - April 25, 2006 Common Dreams
[Dioxin] As Gas Prices Climb, Wind Power Wins Over New Fans - April 25, 2006 Common Dreams
[Dioxin] Dioxin legislation opposed - April 25, 2006 Midland Daily News
[Dioxin] EA experiment raises questions over incinerator emissions - April 25, 2006 EDIE

Public meeting set on pipeline proposal - April 24, 2006 PC
Suit filed in energy plan: Use of coal-fired power draws objection - April 24, 2006 MJS
Developer to unlodge log from Fox River - April 24, 2006 PG
Professors to discuss water conservation - April 24, 2006 PG
Waterfront Development An Issue - April 24, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] Landfill cleanup to cost $5.5 million - April 24, 2006 Hudson Valley News
[PCB] Board overseeing superfund site says circulators will spread contamination - April 24, 2006 MetroWestDaily
[PCB] Granholm's pollution cuts will add to state's job woes - April 24, 2006 Detroit News
Dubious Choices - April 24, 2006 NYTimes
Bush Faces Growing Dissent From Republicans on Climate Change - April 24, 2006 Common Dreams
Six 'Green Nobels' to be Awarded Today - April 24, 2006 Common Dreams

[PCB] Dozens help clean up trash in city - April 23, 2006 SP
Ashwaubenon, Bellevue honored for greenery by DNR - April 23, 2006 PG
Pipeline project hits some off guard - April 23, 2006 PC
Keeping the world clean, one community at a time - April 23, 2006 PG
Energy, Environment Top Economic Meeting - April 23, 2006 MJS
Summer science program set at UWFV - April 23, 2006 PC
Oshkosh neighbors pitch in to clean up - April 23, 2006 PCB
Letter: Renewable energy is homeland security - April 23, 2006 MHT
Editorial: Earth Day dialogue would be helpful for whole year - April 23, 2006 MHT
[PCB] Safety didn't come first in hunt for N.J. school sites - April 23, 2006 NorthJersey
[PCB] Landfill cleanup to cost $5.5 million - April 23, 2006 Hudson Valley News
[PCB] Oceans of Waste - April 23, 2006 Seattle Times
[PCB] Spencerport family gets out on the lake even before trout and salmon derby starts - April 23, 2006 Democrat & Chronicle
[Dioxin] Yokota officials: Recycling good for base’s bottom line, too - April 23, 2006 Stars & Stripes

While sturgeon mate, volunteers guard against poachers - April 22, 2006 MJS
Torn-up streets take toll as pipeline is placed - April 22, 2006 PG
Barge-mounted crane will be used to fix power pole in river - April 22, 2006 PG
Renewables Only Sane Answer To Depletion Of Energy Sources - April 22, 2006 CapTimes
Keep Nelson's Work Alive - April 22, 2006 CapTimes
Guest commentary: Two Rivers group wants beach groomed - April 22, 2006 MHT
We Must Protect Trails From Power Lines - April 22, 2006 CapTimes
Earth Day Brings Signs Of Cooperation, Progress - April 22, 2006 WSJ
Local Actions Impact Air Pollution - April 22, 2006 WSJ
Weekly outdoor notes - April 22, 2006 MJS
[Dioxin] What a wonderful World - April 22, 2006 Myrtle Beach Online
[Dioxin] Dioxin seafood contamination fears - April 22, 2006 ABC
Bush promotes fuel cells on Earth Day - April 22, 2006 MSNBC
Talk or Action at World Water Forum? Clean water should be a basic human right, but it wasn't necessarily treated that way at the recent World Water Forum - April 22, 2006 AlterNet

Attorney general unveils environmental-protection bill - April 21, 2006 PG
Earth Day events in this area - April 21, 2006 PG
UW-Manitowoc will host Earth Day events - April 21, 2006 MHT
Bill Meant To Cut Garbage From Out Of State Dies - April 21, 2006 WSJ
Meetings set on natural gas pipeline project - April 21, 2006 MJS
Commuters ditch driving for a day in favor of feet, buses - April 21, 2006 PG
Gypsy moth spraying slated for May, June - April 21, 2006 MHT
A message to Milwaukee on Earth Day - April 21, 2006 MJS
Help environment and economy - April 21, 2006 MJS
Think (and Act) Green - April 21, 2006 WSJ
You don't have to hug a tree to value one - April 21, 2006 MJS
Good For The Earth: Area Businesses Try To Protect The Environment - April 21, 2006 WSJ
Earth Day: An Area Farm Group Explores The Connections Between Food And The Environment - April 21, 2006 WSJ
'no Quick Fix' To Clean Up Lakes, Report Finds - April 21, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: Environmental challenge continues - April 21, 2006 PG
Tough Times At Wisconsin Paper Mills - April 21, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] A toxic life: We're polluted from head to toe and though scientists can now measure minute amounts of chemicals in our bodies, no one knows the long-term health effects - April 21, 2006 Toronto Star
[PCB] Still much to do to preserve the planet - April 21, 2006 Kalamazoo Gazette
[PCB] Water to be tested for PCBs at Brick residents' behest - April 21, 2006 Asbury Park Press
[PCB] More time asked in nuke cleanup - April 21, 2006 Republican
[PCB] GE revises its goals to clean up PCB waste - April 21, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] DEQ orders cleanup of New Iberia site eyed for water tank - April 21, 2006 2theadvocate
[PCB] Twelve Governments Protest Norway's Increased Whaling Quota - April 21, 2006 ENS
[Dioxin] Salmon fish farms pollute wild fish - April 21, 2006 FoodConsumer
Ready to rethink toilet paper for Earth Day? - April 21, 2006 MSNBC
Hybrid Solutions - April 21, 2006 TomPaine
Earth Day Celebrations Come in All Shapes and Sizes - April 21, 2006 ENN
Victoria's Dirty Little Secret - April 21, 2006 AlterNet
Biotechnology: Still Fueling Controversy - April 21, 2006 AlterNet
Driving Toward Energy Independence - April 21, 2006 AlterNet
Tim Flannery on 'The Weather Makers'- April 21, 2006 AlterNet
Celebrating Our Eco-Heroes - April 21, 2006 AlterNet
When Home is a Blighted Land: Tales from Chernobyl - April 21, 2006 Common Dreams

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Link to More Articles

The Green Bay Press Gazette's Fox River Cleanup Page

The Appleton Post Crescent's PCB Page (incomplete)

The BadgerLinks --- ProQuest Newspaper Search Engine (accessible through Appleton Public Library) ---may not work for everyone

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

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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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