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The following news articles all relate to PCBs, dioxin, rivers, lakes, fishing, water use and quality, and the paper industry. PCB articles are flagged with [PCB] in bold. Sediment-related articles, and other important articles are marked with bold. Over time, some news articles are taken off-line by the host newspaper. 
 
Back to Current Media Aug 16 - 31, 2003

August 1 - 15, 2003

[PCB] Editorial: PCB-cleanup meeting is worth checking out - Aug 15, 2003 PG
Wetlands, runoff drawing attention - Aug 15, 2003 PG
Watershed conference informs city, county officials - Aug 15, 2003 NC
Environmental lawsuit filed against Kohler - Aug 15, 2003 PG
Algoma's Crescent Beach reopens - Aug 15, 2003 NC
DNA evidence, lake fund are key issues for Green - Aug 15, 2003 PG
Americans Still Breathing Dirty Air: New Report Ranks Metro Areas with Worst Air Pollution - Aug 15, 2003 EMS
[PCB] EPA Hudson Dredging - Aug 16, 2003 WTEN
[PCB] Advisory board: Area air laden with PCBs - Aug 15, 2003 Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Highway-wetlands dispute could be clue to EPA nominee's views on environment - Aug 15, 2003 PlanetSave
Water crisis looms due to widespread blackout - Aug 15, 2003 WaterTech
[PCB] $10 million payout near over CHA contamination - Aug 15, 2003 Chicago Sun-Times
Agencies monitor chemicals in food we eat - Aug 15, 2003 Kansas City Star
Examples of food pollutants - Aug 15, 2003 Kansas City Star
[PCB] Fitch Affirms Monsanto's 'A-/F2' Ratings; Rating Outlook Stable - Aug 15, 2003 Business Wire
Bush park visit fuels controversy - Aug 15, 2003 MSNBC
[PCB] Onyx Environmental Services of Sauget could still get contract to incinerate nerve agent - Aug 15, 2003 STLtoday


Water deal likely dead - Aug 14, 2003 NC
Hopes for water deal dwindle - Aug 14, 2003 PG
Town plans ruling appeal - Aug 14, 2003 PC
Ashwaubenon riverfront project faces some hurdles - Aug 14, 2003 PG
AG Lautenschlager: Announces Environmental Lawsuit Against Kohler Company - Aug 14, 2003 - WisPolitics
Algoma's Crescent Beach closes again - Aug 14, 2003 NC
Beach Efforts Praised - Aug 14, 2003 WLUK
Plum Island cleanup is off square one - Aug 14, 2003 DCA
Council helps small business owners - Aug 14, 2003 GMToday
Final cormorant management plan released - Aug 14, 2003 Daily Press
Up north, the hunt is on for muskies - Aug 14, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] State to put $700,000 into metro PCB cleanup - Aug 14, 2003 Detroit Free Press
[PCB] Granholm approves $700,000 for canal cleanup - Aug 14, 2003 Macomb Daily
[PCB] Federal Agency Issues Final Health Report On Anniston PCBs - Aug 14, 2003 NBC13.com
[PCB] EPA, GE agree on PCB cleanup - Aug 14, 2003 Business Review
[PCB] Marietta pressed to support cut in power plant pollution - Aug 14, 2003 Marietta Times
[PCB] Area air laden with PCBs - Aug 14, 2003 Marietta Times
[PCB] Detoxification Nearly Complete For Warren County PCB Landfill - Aug 14, 2003 WRAL.com
[PCB] EPA, GE agree on PCB cleanup - Aug 14, 2003 Business Review
[PCB] Ship Demolition Proposed For Maine Yankee Site - Aug 14, 2003 Boothbay Register
Michigan Rep.: Great Lakes must not be tapped - Aug 14, 2003 WaterTech
From grocery store to test tube: Monitoring the chemicals we eat - Aug 14, 2003 ENN
People are the ultimate predators - Aug 14, 2003 ENN
One last chance to save coral - Aug 14, 2003 MSNBC
Report: People and coral don't mix - Aug 14, 2003 CNN


Water talks could trickle down to separate suburbs - Aug 13, 2003 PG
Water utility: $2.5 million spent on studies - Aug 13, 2003 NC
Water utility spends millions for studies, causing acrimony - Aug 13, 2003 WaterTech
Rules may prove costly for shipping industry - Aug 13, 2003 PC
Lawmakers say DNR's mercury plan is unfair for power plants - Aug 13, 2003 MilwJS
DNR's proposed mercury limits called crucial for environment, but panned for cost - Aug 13, 2003 WisBusiness
Weekly fishing report - Aug 13, 2003 MilwJS
Beach Closures and Advisories Second Highest in a Decade - Aug 13, 2003 NRDC
Midwest Fishing Report - Aug 13, 2003 Chicago Sun Times
Editorial: A new governor for EPA - Aug 13, 2003 MilwJS
Do no harm - Aug 13, 2003 Sunspot.net
Out of Balance - Aug 13, 2003 Washington Post
Why Utah's governor is Bush's pick to head EPA - Aug 13, 2003 Christian Science Monitor
[PCB] Federal agency issues final health report on Anniston PCBs - Aug 13, 2003 TuscaloosaNews
[PCB] Final PCB report evaluates 2,700 residents - Aug 13, 2003 Anniston Star
[PCB] Farmed salmon carries extra PCBs and other stories - Aug 13, 2003 ENN
EPA's Pinocchio nose erodes public trust - Aug 13, 2003 Seattle Times
Inside the FDA’s food safety lab - Aug 13, 2003 MSNBC
Great Lakes caretakers need to be states, not feds - Aug 13, 2003 Beacon Journal
Potentially Harmful Chemical Found in Mothers' Milk At Levels 10 Times Those Found In Europe - Aug 13, 2003 E-Wire


[PCB] Little Lake Butte des Morts trail contract OK’d - Aug 12, 2003 PC
Tests identify unsafe beaches - Aug 12, 2003 (Scroll down) PG
Wisconsin DNR News & Outdoor Report: The Public Trust Doctrine has helped Wisconsin protect waters and wetlands - Aug 12, 2003 WisPolitics
Family fights through 1,355 miles to help fight breast cancer - Aug 12, 2003 PG
Disappearing responsibility - Aug 12, 2003 FightingBob
Ducks Unlimited festival offers lots of outdoors fun - Aug 12, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] PCBs and fish - Aug 12, 2003 Boston.com
Bush picks Utah governor to head EPA - Aug 12, 2003 ENN
A Misdirected Forest Strategy - Aug 12, 2003 New York Times
Copper May Play a Role in Alzheimer's - Aug 12, 2003 Reuters
Study to track 100,000 from before birth - Aug 12, 2003 Mercury News
Environmental consequences of booming fish farming industry unacceptable, says WWF - Aug 12, 2003 World Wildlife Federation
Study: Toxins Still Harming Vietnam - Aug 12, 2003 StarTribune
Global water quality dominates World Water Week discussions - Aug 12, 2003 WaterTech


They swim. They glow. And they could fight terrorism, thanks to Milwaukee scientists - Aug 11, 2003 MilwJS
Editorial: A weak slap on the wrist - Aug 11, 2003 CapTimes
[PCB] More bald eagles signal cleaner lakes - Aug 11, 2003 Detroit Free Press
Rumbling starts on Great Lakes diversion plan - Aug 11, 2003 MLive.com
Betty ‘Appleseed’ goes for a walk - Aug 11, 2003 The Observer
[PCB] How Safe is Salmon - Aug 11, 2003 TIME
[PCB] Scientists study effect of pollution on dolphin population - Aug 11, 2003 DelawareOnline
Destination superstores buy up farmland - Aug 11, 2003 GLRC
Using sewage sludge on crops - Aug 11, 2003 GLRC
US May Slow Cleanup Pace on 522 Toxic Sites - Aug 11, 2003 Reuters
Deutsche Bank Sues Insurers Over Damages - Aug 11, 2003 StarTribune
A Managed Disaster? - Aug 11, 2003 Mother Jones
[PCB] Sharks Help Scientists Study Pacific Nuclear Test Site - Aug 11, 2003 National Geographic
U.S. funding for science is essential - Aug 11, 2003 SeattlePI
Bush Nominates Utah Governor to Lead E.P.A. - Aug 11, 2003 New York Times
Multinationals should face the same rules no matter where they set up shop - Aug 11, 2003 The Guardian
Rural residents fight Toronto sludge - Aug 11, 2003 TheStar.com


[PCB] Fox River needs image cleanup - Aug 10, 2003 PG
Remember we're in water talks together - Aug 10, 2003 PG
It’s time for a mediator in water talks - Aug 10, 2003 PG
Rock Island State Park gets OK for contact station - Aug 10, 2003 PG
Bolands complete trip across five Great Lakes - Aug 10. 2003 PG
Communities get early OK for DNR park grants - Aug 10, 2003 PG
Master Angler Contest: Trophy fish rule tourney - Aug 10, 2003 PG
DNR proposes Sept. 27 duck opener - Aug 10, 2003 PG
Ledgeview gets grant for East River Trail expansion - Aug 10, 2003 NC
Street talk: Water, water...anywhere? - Aug 10, 2003 NC
News of more local jobs going overseas got you nervous? You should be - Aug 10, 2003 PC
Paper Report: State starts to recognize need to help [constant industry propaganda] - Aug 10, 2003 PC
Fun, family and fishing - Aug 10, 2003 PC
Lakeshore hosts events - Aug 10, 2003 Manitowoc
DNR biologist says beetles good way to battle purple loosestrife - Aug 10, 2003 Manitowoc
Fair to host well water screening - Aug 10, 2003 Manitowoc
YMCA takes swimming back outside - Aug 10, 2003 Manitowoc
Runway plan threatens park - Aug 10, 2003 MilwJS
Man lives, eats on the wild side with all-natural foods - Aug 10, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] Toxic materials are found in Michigan governor's home - Aug 10, 2003 Chicago Tribune
[PCB] Appeals court: Tainted land is not useless - Aug 10, 2003 Courier Journal
[PCB] Moving Closer to Regaining a Riverfront - Aug 10, 2003 NYTimes
Woman miscarries, blames water - Aug 10, 2003 Traverse City Record Eagle
Nanoscience zooms in on tiny stuff of tomorrow's reality - Aug 10, 2003 MilwJS
In Nyanza's wake - Aug 10, 2003 MetroWest Daily News
Bad-Health Hell at WTC - Aug 10. 2003 New York Post
Love Canal Resettled; Restoration Is Suspect - Aug 10, 2003 LaTimes


Fee hikes loom for parks, trails - Aug 9, 2003 PG
Area still growing, estimates show - Aug 9, 2003 PG
Water Authority head sounds off at city - Aug 9, 2003 PG
Resort gets ready to make splash - Aug 9, 2003 PG
Let’s re-evaluate property-tax burden [see corporate tax discussion at bottom] - Aug 9, 2003 PG
Water talks resume; sides harden - Aug 9, 2003 NC
No vehicles along waterfront - Aug 9, 2003 DCA
Outdoor Recreation Report - Aug 9, 2003 DCA
Outdoor notes - Aug 9, 2003 MilwJS
County receives terrorism grant - Aug 9, 2003 Manitowoc
Top [WI] 10 lobbying groups for first six months of 2003 - Aug 9, 2003 Duluth News Tribune
Flock could lead to expanded goose hunt - Aug 9, 2003 MilwJS
More than your average fish tales - Aug 9, 2003 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - Aug 9, 2003 MilwJS
Leaders join call for printing cluster - Aug 9, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] What You Must Know Before You Eat Fish - Aug 9, 2003 Mercola.com
[PCB] Three Top Spots for Carolina Stripers [note PCB contamination] - Aug 9, 2003 So.CarolinaGame&Fish
[PCB] Cotton State Crappie Preview [PCBs] - Aug 9, 2003 AlabamaGame&Fish
[PCB] Family Fishing Trips You Can Take Now [PCBs in the Shenandoah] - Aug 9, 2003 VirginiaGame&Fish
[PCB] PCB pollution battle may head back to Kentucky court after appeals ruling - Aug 9, 2003 BowlingGreen
[PCB] Officials taking closer look at Tooele burn test data - Aug 9, 2003 Salt Lake Tribune
[PCB] Community centers continue to help area needy -Aug 9, 2003 Louisiana
[PCB] Kentucky high court reverses award to landowners - Aug 9, 2003 CincinnatiInquirer
[PCB] Anniston incinerator already last of its breed - Aug 9, 2003 Al.com
U.S. Army starts weapons burn - Aug 9, 2003 MSNBC
Incineration begins today - Aug 9, 2003 Anniston Star
Did EPA Mislead Public After 9/11? - Aug 9, 2003 CBSNews
White House Sway Is Seen in E.P.A. Response to 9/11 - Aug 9, 2003 NYTimes
California to Ban Flame-Retardant Chemicals - Aug 9, 2003 MilwJS
California to Ban Chemicals Used as Flame Retardants - Aug 9, 2003 NYTimes
Davis signs first-in-nation ban on flame-retardant chemicals - Aug 9, 2003 HeraldTribune.com


City ready to hear suburbs’ water plan - Aug 8, 2003 PG
Talks leave suburbs uneasy about Water Authority contract - Aug 8, 2003 PG
Family making good on effort to skim all five Great Lakes - Aug 8, 2003 PG
Channel waters held for dredging project - Aug 8, 2003 PC
China may get Mercury positions - Aug 8, 2003 PC
We don’t need to spend any more on roads - Aug 8, 2003 PC
Gang prevention forum to hit Green Bay [prevent their mothers from eating PCB-contaminated fish] - Aug 8, 2003 NC
Algoma can shoot sea gulls - Aug 8, 2003 Kewaunee County News
Trout Fest chairman says all went well - Aug 8, 2003 Kewaunee
Shanty Days showcases Algoma's charm - Aug 8, 2003 Algoma
Ferry owners warned of terrorists - Aug 8, 2003 Manitowoc
Waterfront Festival continues today - Aug 8, 2003 Marinette
Update on city water projects presented - Aug 8, 2003 Marinette
Bill targets repeal of Smart Growth - Aug 8, 2003 Marinette
Eisenzopf wins walleye category again at Fish Fights - Aug 8, 2003 Marinette
DNR discusses new nonpoint pollution standards - Aug 8, 2003 NC
[PCB] 90 fund landfill cleanup - Aug 8, 2003 MLive.com
[PCB] New Study On PCB's And Low Birth Weight Babies - Aug 8, 2003 WXXI
[PCB] Superfund In Super-Trouble - Aug 8, 2003 WXXI
[PCB] Solutia faces another debt downgrade - Aug 8, 2003 St.Louis
[PCB] S&P cuts Monsanto commercial paper rating - Aug 8, 2003 Reuters
[PCB] Tooele facility reviewing test results that show levels of potentially dangerous chemical - Aug 8, 2003 CasperStar-Tribune
[PCB] Houston-area residents concerned about plant - Aug 8, 2003 Winona
[PCB] Commercial Fishing Ban in Place - Aug 8, 2003 WSFA.com
White House Sway Is Seen in E.P.A. Response to 9/11 - Aug 8, 2003 New York Times
Bush Team Makes Federal Lands More Open to Oil, Gas Drilling - Aug 8, 2003 LaTimes
Drilling push ordered on federal land - Aug 8, 2003 MSNBC
Global water quality monitoring effort launched by EPA - Aug 8, 2003 WaterTech
Better Backyard Living Without Chemistry - Aug 8, 2003 ENN
Editorial: Salt of the Earth - Aug 8, 2003 New York Times


[PCB] Proposed PCB site at landfill stinks, town says - Aug 7, 2003 NC
Water talks on again - Aug 7, 2003 NC
Suburbs clear clog in water talks - Aug 7, 2003 PG
Scott Town Board doesn’t take action on pond dispute - Aug 7, 2003 PG
Physicality taking toll on Bolands - Aug 7, 2003 PG
Bolands continue journey across Great Lakes - Aug 7, 2003 PG
Bold design urged for De Pere bridge - Aug 7, 2003 PG
Georgia-Pacific expo puts brands on parade - Aug 7, 2003 PG
Losing pesky lake fly may be costly - Aug 7, 2003 PG
Trophy steelhead catches are up - Aug 7, 2003 PC
Three big chinooks caught in tourney - Aug 7, 2003 PC
Father, son reel in biggest muskies of their lives [going to Canada to fish] - Aug 7, 2003 PC
Suburbs Will Work with Green Bay on Water Solution - Aug 7, 2003 WBAY
Algoma's Crescent Beach reopens to swimming - Aug 7, 2003 NC
Georgia-Pacific dispenses with the old - Aug 7, 2003 NC
DNR monitoring water quality for exotic algae - Aug 7, 2003 NC
Redgranite Quarry future queried - Aug 7, 2003 ON
Fishing action stays hot on lake - Aug 7, 2003 Manitowoc
County needs to pay soil agent - Aug 7, 2003 Marinette
State monitoring lakes for toxic blue-green algae - Aug 7, 2003 MilwJS
DNR testing Wingra, other lakes for potentially toxic algae - Aug 7, 2003 CapTimes
Great Outdoors Almanac - Aug 7, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
Outdoors In Brief - Aug 7, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] Judge okays PCB consent decree - Aug 7, 2003 C&EN
[PCB] MPCA seeking injunction against salvage yard - Aug 7, 2003 Minnesota
[PCB] Army Corps Plays Games On Hamilton Toxic Cleanup - Aug 7, 2003 coastalpost.com
[PCB] Waste pesticides and PCBs to be collected - Aug 7, 2003 Nebraska
[PCB] Round gobies aren't harmless visitors - Aug 7, 2003 Detroit Free Press
The importance of urban forests - Aug 7, 2003 ENN
Study bolsters breast cancer, hormone link [PCBs mimic estrogen hormones and Green Bay has higher breast cancer rates] - Aug 7, 2003 MilwJS
Bush Misuses Science Data, Report Says - Aug 7, 2003 New York Times


Green Bay: Dry up, suburbs - Aug 6, 2003 NC
Water Authority given ultimatum - Aug 6, 2003 PG
Water rate estimates coming Thursday - Aug 6, 2003 PG
Sturgeon Bay mulls shipyard proposal - Aug 6, 2003 PG
Paper Converting Machine Co. layoffs would hit senior workers - Aug 6, 2003 PG
Scott board OKs quarry expansion over residents’objections - Aug 6, 2003 PG
Appleton Papers sales down 8 percent - Aug 6, 2003 Milwaukee Business Journal
Downpours test sewerage facilities - Aug 6, 2003 PC
Collected water may breed greater concern - Aug 6, 2003 PC
Valley power plant in sight - Aug 6, 2003 PC
Wisconsin gains residents from Illinois - Aug 6, 2003 PC
18 treated after inhaling pool fumes - Aug 6, 2003 PC
The most terrible thing ever discovered - Aug 6, 2003 PC
Upper Fox Locks require repairs - Aug 6, 2003 ON
Manure handling expo set for Aug. 20 - Aug 6, 2003 Manitowoc
Rogers Street Days set for weekend in Two Rivers - Aug 6, 2003 Manitowoc
Cancer Care Center work under way [what about cancer prevention?] - Aug 6, 2003 Marinette
Boat rally celebrates 50th anniversary of Cruiser Yachts - Aug 6, 2003 Marinette
Hormone study adds to evidence of danger [PCBs mimic estrogen hormones, and have been linked to heart disease also] - Aug 6, 2003 MilwJS
Fishing report - Aug 6, 2003 MilwJS
Green Bay Council Delivers Water Ultimatum to Suburbs - Aug 6, 2003 WBAY
Businesses contend DNR red tape costs jobs - Aug 6, 2003 CapTimes
Debate: Cut Down More Timber Or Preserve Forests? - Aug 6, 2003 Channel3000
[PCB] Federal judge OKs plan for Anniston PCB cleanup - Aug 6, 2003 AL.com
[PCB] Judge approves plan for cleaning up Alabama PCBs - Aug 6, 2003 ENN
[PCB] Fishing for answers - Aug 6, 2003 ajc.com
Did EPA mislead public on water? - Aug 6, 2003 MSNBC
IG Investigates Whether EPA Misled Public on Water Quality - Aug 6, 2003 Washington Post
Report: EPA may have overstated nation's water quality - Aug 6, 2003 WaterTech
WTC pollution linked to smaller babies - Aug 6, 2003 ChicagoTribune
Trade Center Debris May Have Affected Pregnancies - Aug 6, 2003 Washington Post
Judge Who Ruled on Forests Is Faulted for Energy Holdings - Aug 6, 2003 New York Times
[PCB] Warnings ignored on risk of blocked outfalls - Aug 6, 2003 Australia


[PCB] Town of Holland doesn’t want PCB landfill - Aug 5, 2002 PG
Water deal remains elusive - Aug 5, 2003 PG
De Pere leaders envision bridge as civic art project - Aug 5, 2003 PG
Paper Converting Machine Co. plans layoffs - Aug 5, 2003 PG
Land use planning costs less than sprawl - Aug 5, 2003 PC
Coal tar cleanup on Fox starts with framework - Aug 5, 2003 PC
Former plating company faces $29,000 pollution fine - Aug 5, 2003 PC
Kaukauna Utilities seeks increase in water revenue - Aug 5, 2003 PC
Big success for Wrightstown water ski team - Aug 5, 2003 PC
[PCB] Midwest job flight doesn’t have far to go  between neighbors [see Fox River cleanup discussion] - Aug 5, 2003 PC
City hopes to correct water problem - Aug 5, 2003 Marinette
Fresh look at a power plan - Aug 5, 2003 MilwJS
Layoffs At Paper Converting Machine Company - Aug 5, 2003 WLUK
[PCB] Environmentalists question Sheboygan River cleanup - Aug 5, 2003 Sheboygan-Press
Special Interests Lubricated Political Machinery as State Budget Took Shape - Aug 5, 2003 Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
[PCB] Waukegan gains from harbor PCB cleanup: study - Aug 5, 2003 Illinois
[PCB] Hudson River ecosystems can recover - Aug 5, 2003 JournalNews.com
[PCB] Judge signs decree for cleanup of PCB areas in Alabama - Aug 5, 2003 Anniston
[PCB] Limit how much you eat from local lakes in Indiana - Aug 5, 2003 Herald-ArgusNews
[PCB] Monsanto investors warned of Solutia-related threat - Aug 5, 2003 Reuters
[PCB] Concern mounts over Monsanto exposure - Aug 5, 2003 FT.com
[PCB] Champion of New River leaving post - Aug 5, 2003 Virginia
[PCB] Health news always smells a bit fishy - Aug 5, 2003 Tennessee
[PCB] Dead worms show river cleanup works - Aug 5, 2003 ENN
[PCB] Dead Worms Show River Cleanup Works - US Study - Aug 5, 2003 Reuters
[PCB] Worms die to prove cleanup works- Aug 5, 2003 MSNBC
One in Ten Tree Species at Risk of Extinction - Aug 5, 2003 Yahoo
In Pollution Debates, Bush's Man Seeks Harmony Amid the Storm - Aug 5, 2003 Washington Post
Green tea 'can block cancer' - Aug 5, 2003 BBC
Big purchasers can spark sustainability shift, study says - Aug 5, 2003 ENN
[PCB] Sonic Environmental to acquire Contech PCB Containment Technology Inc. - Aug 5, 2003 CanadaNewswire
[PCB] Australia takes PCB toxic waste from Pacific Island neighbours - Aug 5, 2003 TheWorld Today


Town of Scott to address pond gripes - Aug 4, 2003 PG
Weather can’t stop family’s lakes tour - Aug 4, 2003 PG
Town of Scott to address pond gripes - Aug 4, 2003 PG
[PCB] Brown County town may get $64 million to store river sludge - Aug 4, 2003 NC
Drinking water defense lab opens in city scarred by tainted water - Aug 4, 2003 NC
[PCB] Dredging to affect Town of Menasha residents - Aug 4, 2003 PC
Drinking water defense facility opens in state - Aug 4, 2004 PC
Valley treads lots of water - Aug 4, 2003 PC
Gypsy moth invasion persists [potential pesticide threat] - Aug 4, 2003 PC
Waterfront Fest kicks off Thursday - Aug 4, 2003 Marinette
[PCB] Fox River Sludge Could Go to Holland - Aug 4, 2003 WBAY
[PCB] Fox River clean-up to begin - Aug 4, 2003 WGBA/MSNBC
After Flood, Homeowners Want a Drainage System - Aug 4, 2003 WBAY
US drinking water defense facility opens - Aug 4, 2003 WaterTech
[PCB] St. Clair Shores Group Searches For PCB Answers - Aug 4, 2003 ClickonDetroit.com
[PCB] Group seeks clues in PCBs mystery; county to clean contaminated canals - Aug 4, 2003 Macomb Daily
[PCB] GM to clean up contaminated soil at Indiana site - Aug 4, 2003 WasteNews.com
[PCB] Public's input invited on Superfund site cleanup - Aug 4, 2003 Greenville
[PCB] Hazardous waste exports of Finnish industry increasing - Aug 4, 2003 HSBusiness&Finance
[PCB] Toxic [PCB] waste project approved (Australia)  - Aug 4, 2003 The Age
[dioxin] Dioxin from Agent Orange Still at 1971 Levels - Aug 4, 2003 EMS
Love Canal’s Long Shadow 25 Years Later - Aug 4, 2003 MSNBC
New Approaches to Safeguarding the earth: An environmental version of the Hippocratic oath - Aug 4, 2003


Beach contamination data give mixed results - Aug 3, 2003 PG
Ongoing water saga has residents boiling - Aug 3, 2003 PG
Patience rewarded in Master Angler contest - Aug 3, 2003 PG
[PCB] Xue Lor column: Fox River cleanup is overdue - Aug 3, 2003 PG
[PCB] Great Cartoon: PCBs in the Fox River - Aug 3, 2003 PG
[PCB] PCB storage could pay off for Holland - Aug 3, 2003 PG
[PCB] State Budget exempts Fox River sludge from tipping fee - Aug 3, 2003 PG
Tribe takes pride in its waters - Aug 3, 2003 PG
Deadline set in Long Lake muskie fight - Aug 3, 2003 PG
Bill Wright keeps tabs on county’s community gardens - Aug 3, 2003 PG
Water negotiations must get back on track - Aug 3, 2003 PG
It’s dangerous to tamper with aquifer - Aug 3, 2003 PG
[PCB] Champs and chumps (includes Fox cleanup) - Aug 3, 2003 NC
E. coli plagues Manitowoc beaches while levels decrease elsewhere - Aug 3, 2003 NC
[PCB] Final disposal of PCB sludge a new problem - Aug 3, 2003 PC
E. coli outbreaks mystify officials - Aug 3, 2003 PC
E. coli testing leads to more closed beaches - Aug 3, 2003 PC
The global economy takes no prisoners - Aug 3, 2003 PC
Dog days of summer don’t stop area anglers from pulling in trophy fish - Aug 3, 2003 PC
Appleton Coated’s local investment is a breath of fresh air - Aug 3, 2003 PC
Lake Winnebago leaders partner for tourism dollars - Aug 3, 2003 ON
The first fishing trip is always an interesting one - Aug 3, 2003 ON
County beaches swimming in E. coli bacteria - Aug 3, 2003 Manitowoc
MCLA president offers hint, warnings about Silver Lake area - Aug 3, 2003 Manitowoc
Tall Ship Theater coming to Manitowoc riverfront - Aug 3, 2003 Manitowoc
Clinic helps Latinos take control of diabetes [warn them against eating fish, PCBs may worsen diabetes risk] - Aug 3, 2003 MilwJS
Ineffectiveness of cancer drugs baffling [how about prevention then?] - Aug 3, 2003 MilwJS
Beach Blast set for Aug. 17 - Aug 3, 2003 Two Rivers
Wood carver earns blue ribbon - Aug 3, 2003 Two Rivers
Rogers Street Days (fish, kayaking, etc.) - Aug 3, 2003 Two Rivers
[PCB] N.Y. firm hopes to improve PCB dredging process - Aug 3, 2003 Saratogian
[PCB] Brockport PCB Contamination Might Be More Extensive - Aug 3, 2003 WOKR RochesterNY
[PCB] In Pennsylvania, disclosure of toxins stops at the house lot - Aug 3, 2003 Philadelphia
[PCB] U.S. DANGER FLEET IS BANNED - Aug 3, 2003 Glasgow, Scotland
Arsenic's fatal legacy grows worldwide - Aug 3, 2002 New Scientist


City, suburbs won’t budge on water-talks impasse - Aug 2, 2003 PG
Brown County gets $240K to fight terrorism - Aug 2, 2003 PG
Volunteers may help solve Door beach problems - Aug 2, 2003 PG
David Nennig has been challenged to increase bus ridership - Aug 2, 2003 NC
Waterfront restaurant is JJ's next dream - Aug 2, 2003 DCA
Outdoor Recreation Report - Aug 2, 2003 DCA
Cancer risk higher for area Indians [could the contaminated fish be contributing?] - Aug 2, 2003 PC
Wednesday’s storm made month wetter than usual - Aug 2, 2003 PC
Area residents named to forestry council [all forest industry reps?]- Aug 2, 2003 PC
Radon effects something home buyers, owners should be aware of - Aug 2, 2003 PC
Publicity more damaging than Election Board fines - Aug 2, 2003 PC
Pier nears completion - Aug 2, 2003 Manitowoc
Editorial: Energy policy: Start over - Aug 2, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] How Waukegan harbor PCB cleanup could raise your home's value - Aug 2, 2003 DailyHerald.com


A half-hour won't change a thing - Aug 1, 2003 NC
Doyle signs corporate tax [cut] bill - Aug 1, 2003 PG
City will shut down its oldest pool this month - Aug 1, 2003 PG
State cracks down on runoff pollution - Aug 1, 2003 PG
Point Beach Nuclear Plant inspected - Aug 1, 2003 PG
DNR discusses new nonpoint pollution standards - Aug 1, 2003 NC
Nuclear plant faces strict scrutiny from federal authority - Aug 1, 2003 NC
Construction of waterfront park underway - Aug 1, 2003 Kewaunee
Wisconsin has to get tough on zebra mussels - Aug 1, 2003 PC
Land use planning must not be revoked - Aug 1, 2003 ON
Law gives businesses a break - Aug 1, 2003 Manitowoc
Point Beach Nuclear Plant inspected - Aug 1, 2003 Manitowoc
Grand Banks yachts arrive - Aug 1, 2003 Manitowoc
Young sturgeon on the rebound - Aug 1, 2003 Marinette
County seeks volunteers in fight against purple loosestrife - Aug 1, 2003 Marinette
Tainted waters halt Point Beach swimming - Aug 1, 2003 MilwJS
Agencies caution against 3 coal plants - Aug 1, 2003 MilwJS
Study finds high cancer death rate among Indians in Minnesota [and Wisconsin] - Aug 1, 2003 StarTribune
Environmental Exposure and Racial Disparities - Aug, 2003 Environmental Justice and Health Union
[PCB] GM agrees to clean up PCB contamination in Bedford - Aug 1, 2003 mLive.com
[PCB] S&P cuts credit ratings on Solutia [PCB source, formerly Monsanto] - Aug 1, 2003 (St. Louis)
[PCB] Public may be warned about Hoosic River PCBs - Aug 1, 2003 BenningtonBanner
[PCB] Monsanto doubles quarterly income on seed sales [see final paragraphs about PCB liability] - Aug 1, 2003 PlanetArk
[PCB] Governor's home a real fixer-upper - Aug 1, 2003 Detroit Free Press
Eco-farming should be nurtured - Aug 1, 2003 DenverPost
Cleanup Slowdown: How Under-Funding The Superfund Program Harms Communities Across America  - Aug, 2002 USPIRG
[PCB] Environmentalists investigate waste dump - Aug 1, 2003 Cheshire UK

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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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