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 11-20, 2006

April 21-30, 2006

April 1- 10, 2006

Door County naturalists plan conference - April 10, 2006 PG
Conservation Congress meetings set today - April 10, 2006 PG
Saving water high on [Waukesha] county agenda - April 10, 2006 MJS
Eagle, likely in courtship mode, winds up caught in tree - April 10, 2006 MJS
State heralds swan's return - April 10, 2006 MJS
Wisconsin and Iowa Lead Major Initiative - April 10, 2006 ENN
Editorial: Iraq Mess Is Literally Making People Sick - April 10, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Report: Nearly 1,600 Indiana Waterways Too Polluted - April 10, 2006 WCPO
[PCB] Researchers: Columbia River Pollutants Mutating the Sturgeon - April 10, 2006 New West Network
[PCB] New guidelines set for South River catfish - April 10, 2006 HometownAnnapolis
[PCB] Green PCB project is urged - April 10, 2006 TimesUnion
[PCB] Senate Panel Dives Into Fish Farm Debate - April 10, ENS
[PCB] Trans-nationals should be held responsible for toxic food and products - UN - Apri l0, 2006 EDIE
[PCB] U.S., China To Partner for Better Global Environment - April 10, 2006 National Blaze
[Dioxin] S.Korea chokes on yellow dust - April 10, 2006 Reuters
Bush Critics Alarmed over Reports of Possible Strike on Iran - April 10, 2006 Common Dreams
Once Upon a Forest - April 10, 2006 AlterNet
Global Warming Threatens Extinctions - April 10, 2006 ENN
Climate Change Shattering Marine Food Chain - April 10, 2006 Truthout

Law adds Wisconsin to wildlife compact - April 9, 2006 PG
Lawmakers Order Audit Of Chronic Wasting Fight - April 9, 2006 WisPolitics
It's shocking: That's how DNR examines walleyes during spawn - April 9, 2006 PG
[PCB] Pollution may be factor in sturgeon decline - April 9, 2006 Spokesman-Review
[PCB] Bayview Hunters Point the Last Frontier and San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) - April 9, 2006 San Francisco
[PCB] Agency head may OK tracking Hudson pollution - April 9, 2006 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Trout season tips to live by - April 9, 2006 Times-Tribune
[PCB] Casper company gets green light in Mexico - April 9, 2006 Jackson Hold Star Tribune
[PCB] Middletown: Waters less turbulent for Dicks Creek - April 9, 2006 Middletown Journal
[PCB] Where have all the boy babies gone? - April 9, 2006 IOL
[PCB] What’s the real price of fish? - April 9, 2006 TimesOnline
[Dioxin] Letter: Governor should hold fast in her decision to clean up dioxin - April 9, 2006 Midland Daily News
[Dioxin] Day care stands in the shadow of a Superfund site - April 9, 2006 Pensacola News Journal
Opportunity, Cubed, for World's Organic Growers - April 9, 2006 Common Dreams

Outdoor notes - April 8, 2006 MJS
Opinion: Conservation land deal: Good for Wisconsin? Agreement will preserve forest for logging and recreation - April 8, 2006 MJS
Opinion: No, deal is a loser for state - April 8, 2006 MJS
[PCB] AK agrees to clean up polluted Dicks Creek - April 8, 2006 Journal News
[PCB] Pollution may be factor in sturgeon decline, studies say - April 8, 2006 OregonLive
[PCB] Scientists: Don't Pollute the Puget Sound - April 8, 2006 CBS News
[PCB] U.S., China To Partner for Better Global Environment - April 8, 2006 Peace Journalism
The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy: The carbohydrate economy could transform agriculture as well as energy, reviving producer co-ops, and giving farmers a hedge against volatile commodity prices - April 8, 2006 Truthout

Conservation Congress meetings set for Monday April 11 - April 7, 2006 PG
Hearings set on power projects between Wausau, Green Bay - April 7, 2006 PG
Program focuses on sturgeon - April 7, 2006 PC
Cities embrace light rail to renew neighborhoods, unclog traffic - April 7, 2006 PG
Editorial: Great Lakes restoration a priority - April 7, 2006 PG
[PCB] Scientists: Don't pollute the Puget Sound - April 7, 2006 Health & Science News
[PCB] Forum: State laws murky on ship recycling - April 7, 2006 WorldLink
[PCB] The Barge Is Living And The River Is Dead - April 7, 2006 Seattlest
[PCB] Lawsuit seeks EPA release of info on Hudson dredging - April 7, 2006 Poughkeepsie Journal
McDonald's Is Super-Sizing Destruction of Amazonia: Greenpeace - April 7, 2006 Truthout
FAS Urges White House to Exclude Nuclear Weapons From National Security Strategy in War on Terrorism - April 7, 2006 Common Dreams

Local firm settles environmental case - April 6, 2006 PC
Business leaders ask city to slow down on storm water utility - April 6, 2006 MHT
PSC says WPS didn't disclose coal plant details: Attorney general to review concerns - April 6, 2006 MJS
Judge Drops Suit Vs. Cranberry Farm - April 6, 2006 CapTimes
Future Madison Clean And Green - April 6, 2006 WSJ
Great Outdoors Almanac - April 6, 2006 PG
Editorial: GOP Out Of Touch In Forest Plan Snub - April 6, 2006 CapTimes
Molly Ivins: Fear And Bush Aside, Earth's Getting Warmer - April 6, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Hinchey pushes real-time monitoring of PCB cleanup of Hudson River - April 6, 2006 Mid Hudson News
[PCB] Company sues over 2004 truck accident - April 6, 2006 Ashland TAB
[PCB] Toxins left at Latex Foam site; Target unfazed - April 6, 2006 Connecticut Post
[PCB] Canadian scientists investigate veggie salmon feeds - April 6, 2006 Fishfarmer Magazine
[PCB] The ugly side of the E-world - April 6, 2006 Cybernoon
[PCB] Albatross study shows regional differences in ocean contamination - April 6, 2006 Innovations Report
Military Spending Gets More of Tax Dollar, Job Training, Environment, Housing, Veterans' Benefits Get Less - April 6, 2006 Common Dreams
Kempthorne Nomination Should Serve as Forum for Review of Bush Administration Environmental Policies, says The Wilderness Society - April 6, 2006 Common Dreams
Against the Grain: For and Against Ethanol - April 6, 2006 AlterNet
Climate Researchers Feeling Heat From White House - April 6, 2006 Truthout
Global Warmers - April 6, 2006 Truthout
Scientists Say Planned Blast a Part of Nuclear Testing - April 6, 2006 Common Dreams

DNR burns 200 acres of invasive grass - April 5, 2006 PG
For bird flu, cats might be canary in coal mine - April 5, 2006 MJS
Baiting Deer Among Hot Topics At Spring Hearings - April 5, 2006 CapTimes
Conservation Congress Plays A Key Role In State - April 5, 2006 CapTimes
Manure contamination, water hazard tour set - April 5, 2006 PG
Weekly fishing report - April 5, 2006 MJS
Letter: Global Warming - Administration wasting efforts on wrong issues (Scroll down) - April 5, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Health of orcas, chinook closely linked: study - April 5, 2006 CTV
[PCB] Chemicals tainting orcas' dinner - April 5, 2006 SeattlePI
[PCB/Dioxin] PA city will not use water from Superfund site - April 5, 2006 WaterTech
[Dioxin] Activist who derailed effort felt a duty to act - April 5, 2006 MaineToday
Arsenic Widespread in Chicken, Testing Finds: Avoidable arsenic commonly added to chicken feed; Arsenic-free chicken available - April 5, 2006 Common Dreams
The Big Melt Coming Faster Than Expected - April 5, 2006 Common Dreams

[PCB] Cleanup to target 'hot spots' of PCBs - April 4, 2006 St Paul Pioneer Press
Free well testing continues in Morrison - April 4, 2006 PG
Proposed state bill would alter control of '06 deer hunt - April 4, 2006 PC
Storm water proposal draws criticism - April 4, 2006 MHT
Love Of Nature And Kids United In Ranger Mac's Radio Program - April 4, 2006 CapTimes
What Are The Facts About Ethanol Production? - April 4, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] AK Steel agrees to settle pollution lawsuit by cleaning up streams - April 4, 2006 PlanetSave
[PCB] Summit's Licensing Agreement With BioGenesis Key Enabler in Nigerian Environmental Cleanup Project April 4, 2006 Yahoo
[PCB] Company sues over 2004 truck accident - April 4, 2006 MetroWestDailyNews
[PCB/Dioxin] Sushi - the raw truth - April 4, 2006 Daily Mail
[Dioxin] Granholm signs bill to strengthen ban on open water dumping - April 4, 2006 MLive
EPA Plan Could Let Many Plants Skirt Strictest Cuts in Air Pollutants - April 4, 2006 ENN
Groups Say Tests Show Contamination Near New Orleans - April 4, 2006 Common Dreams
Global Warming: What, Me Worry? - April 4, 2006 AlterNet

[PCB] Officials focus on cleanup of PCB 'hot spot' on Fox River - April 3, 2006 Janesville Gazette
Storm water utility hearing set Tuesday - April 3, 2006 MHT
New store gets a grip on 'green' Soil-test kits help homeowners determine proper fertilization - April 3, 2006 PG
Peruvian talks about safe-water project - April 3, 2006 PG
Get out there: Watch the watershed wildlife - April 3, 2006 PG
[PCB] Not-So-Silent Spring - April 3, 2006 Slate
[PCB] GE eager to test method to seal lake - April 3, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[Dioxin] Toxic dust cleaned from Cass Lake homes - April 3, 2006 MPR
EPA plan could let plants skirt pollutant limits: Staying below threshold would let polluters avoid most stringent controls - April 3, 2006 MSNBC
Bush's EPA Slips Another One By - April 3, 2006 TomPaine
The Hard Green Revolution - April 3, 2006 AlterNet
What to do about warming? Experts weigh in - April 3, 2006 MSNBC
Is It Too Late to Stop Global Warming? - April 3, 2006 Common Dreams
Sustainable Seafood Casts a Wider Net - April 3, 2006 Common Dreams

[PCB] Tumors on walleye not from PCBs, experts say - April 2, 2006 PG
[PCB] Heat's on PCB hot spots in Fox River - April 2, 2006 PG
DNR seeks action against dairies: State will review alleged manure spills at 2 Manitowoc Co. farms - April 2, 2006 PG
Like to stay up late? Guard sturgeon - April 2, 2006 PG
[PCB/Dioxin] Pollution: Where have all the baby boys gone? - April 2, 2006 Independent
[Dioxin] Taking Care of Business: Diapers Go Green - April 2, 2006 MongoBay

DOJ to review manure cases: DNR refers pair of local cases involving alleged manure spills - April 1, 2006 MHT
Statewide election: DNR puts various proposals up for vote - April 1, 2006 MJS
What you can do right now to slow down global warming - April 1, 2006 MJS
Outdoors notes - April 1, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Officials expect good harvest as crab season opens - April 1, 2006 Capital
[PCB] Early catch nets charges - April 1, 2006 DelawareOnline
[PCB] Monarch of molluscs - April 1, 2006 London Free Press
Water, Water Everywhere, But Hardly a Drop to Drink? - April 1, 2006 Common Dreams
Uncle Sam's Scientists Busy Building Insect Army - April 1, 2006 Common Dreams
Biodiversity: Environmentalists, Indigenous People Disappointed by COP8 - April 1, 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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