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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Aug 1- 10, 2004

Aug 11- 20, 2004

August 21-31, 2004

Interim water rules in effect: Revisions exempt some activities from state review [Environmental Deregulation] - Aug 31, 2004 PC
Drawbridges impede future use of Fox locks - Aug 31, 2004 PC
County discusses wind power - Aug 31, 2004 MHT
Peshtigo River Trail a paddler’s bounty - Aug 31, 2004 PG
High Cliff discontinues DNR registrations - Aug 31, 2004 PC
Wild about wildlife: Here’s 5 places you can’t miss - Aug 31, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Slice of Douglas Fir traveling country to send message to preserve ancient growth - Aug 31, 2004 Rhinelander Daily News
Court rules state can question experts in Highway 8 dispute - Aug 31, 2004 Rhinelander Daily News
Neighbors tell Wal-Mart ‘no’ - Aug 31, 2004 SP
Lobbyist numbers soar - Aug 31, 2004 CapTimes
Ed Garvey: Fighting Bob Fest is a must for hell-raising progressives - Aug 31, 2004 CapTimes
[PCB] PCBs Found In Some Lake Washington Fish - Aug 31, 2004 KIROTV
[PCB] Utility clears family's yard of pollution - Aug 31, 2004 Olympian
[PCB] GE suit headed for trial - Aug 31, 2004 Berkshire Eagle
[Dioxin] DNREC seeks comment on watershed assessment - Aug 31, 2004 Cape Gazette
Bush Orders New 'Cooperative' Environmental Policy - Aug 31, 2004 Planet Ark
Battle over toxic metal - Aug 31, 2004 Sacramento Bee
Sonar used before whales hit shore - Aug 31, 2004 MSNBC
First oil wells OK'd for Alaska reserve - Aug 31, 2004 MSNBC
The Man Who Knew Too Much: A BU professor fights to publicize his report claiming there's a link between cancer deaths and IBM plants. But Big Blue is doing all it can to stop him - Aug 31, 2004 Boston Magazine

Local water treatment plant awarded by EPA - Aug 30, 2004 NC
Sewerage District earns 1st place - Aug 30, 2004 PG
Soil cleanup project scheduled in Neenah - Aug 30, 2004 PC
Area group takes creek sampling into own hands - Aug 30, 2004 MHT
Derby not just a fish story - Aug 30, 2004 SP
EPA report: Mercury contamination widespread - Aug 30, 2004 GLRC
Letter: Citizens losing more than a park - Aug 30, 2004 SP
Letter: Bike, hiking path serve two purposes - Aug 30, 2004 PG
Editorial: Sheridan Park Lite won’t mollify us - Aug 30, 2004 SP
[PCB] Amstar Envirochem Announces Breakthrough Chemical Process to Alleviate Worldwide PCB Remediation Problem - Aug 30, 2004 PRNewswire
[PCB] Pownal to post alerts at river - Aug 30, 2004 Bennington Banner
[PCB] Science: US waterways contain polluted fish - Aug 30, 2004 Pakistan Daily Times
[PCB] 'How are we?' survey of Inuit health kicks - Aug 30, 2004 CBC News
[Dioxin] We are not Dow, U-M says - Aug 30, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Not Quite the Beach Boys - Aug 30, 2004 Rediff.com
[Dioxin] Vietnam War Veteran's Son Found to Inherit Effects of Agent Orange - Aug 30, 2004 Korea Times
Fishing Just for Fun Damages Stocks, Study Finds - Aug 30, 2004 Planet Ark
New Book Contradicts Cheney-Bush Denials re Global Warming - Aug 30, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Study Links Human Activity to Global Warming - Aug 30, 2004 Planet Ark
Brazil buys into flex-fuel cars: They run on gas, ethanol or any combination - Aug 30, 2004 MSNBC

Lawrence rethinks pipeline deal - Aug 29, 2004 PG
Discovery Farms work with environment - Aug 29, 2004 MHT
Outdoors: Brook trout quick to bounce back - Aug 29, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Master Angler: Big muskie, walleye lead the entries - Aug 29, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Appleton Post-Crescent seeks reader input, suggestions for changes - Aug 29, 2004 PC
Letter: Sheridan Park vote makes me shudder - Aug 29, 2004 SP
Editorial: Up against the Wal - Aug 29, 2004 NC
Roy Lukes column: Witness the beauty of the sandhill crane - Aug 29, 2004 PG
Sherri Byrand column: Field trip showed the dedication of UW-Sheboygan students, faculty - Aug 29, 2004 SP
Ed Culhane column: Bass Club is Tuesday night fun - Aug 29, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoor
Avi Stern column: Veteran papermaker: Now’s not the time to wear rose-colored glasses - Aug 29, 2004 PC
[PCB] Cleanup must spread beyond river’s banks - Aug 29, 2004 Herald Dispatch
[Dioxin] Residents say paper mill has polluted their dreams - Aug 29, 2004 Lufkin Daily News
[Dioxin] Throw back fish caught in state waters: Pollution causes restrictions on consumption - Aug 29, 2004 DelawareOnline
[Dioxin] Opinion: Clean environment remains essential, despite distractions - Aug 29, 2004 Morning Journal
U.S. Study Contradicts White House's Global Warming Stand: Study concludes that warmer temperatures may have in part be caused by human activities - Aug 29, 2004 Planetizen

Contracts boost Bay Shipbuilding payrolls - Aug 28, 2004 PG
Beach closures more than triple last year’s - Aug 28, 2004 SP
Calumet resident pays in environmental case - Aug 28, 2004 PC
Stinky algae grows back - Aug 28, 2004 DCA
Ducks Unlimited festival kicks off sixth festival - Aug 28, 2004 ON
Town sets rules for public hearing on Wal-Mart site - Aug 28, 2004 SP
Editorial: Protecting our forests - Aug 28, 2004 CapTimes
[PCB] Chemical traces raise concern for orcas - Aug 28, 2004 Salt Lake Tribune
[PCB] Decaying ship begins journey to scrapyard - Aug 28, 2004 TimesDispatch

[PCB] Neighbors comfortable with cleanup: Six weeks of dredging set to begin Sept. 13 - Aug 27, 2004 PC
WPS to combine energy businesses - Aug 27, 2004 MilwJS
Neighbors sniff out arctic fox; woman says she bought it as pet - Aug 27, 2004 NC
Nature hears fall weather creeping in - Aug 27, 2004 MHT
AG Lautenschlager: Announces $76,500 Settlement Agreement with Lefeber for DNR Violations - Aug 27, 2004 WisPolitics
Editorial: Green algae problem follows Milwaukee sewage dumping - Aug 27, 2004 PG
WISPIRG: Wisconsin has opportunity with cranberry nuisance suit - Aug 27, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
[PCB] Toxins Accumulate in Arctic Peoples, Animals, Study Says - Aug 27, 2004 National Geographic
[PCB] Casual fishermen reel in more prized fish than commercial fleets - Aug 27, 2004 NOLA
[PCB] Researchers Urge Stricter Fishing Rules - Aug 27, 2004 Burlington County Times
[PCB] Residents charged up over hydro lot use - Aug 27, 2004 DundasStarNews
[PCB] Another Ship Leaves James River "Ghost Fleet" For Texas Scrapyard - Aug 27, 2004 WAVY
[PCB] The joy of filth - Aug 27, 2004 GlobeandMail
[Dioxin] Report: EPA Proposal Would Allow More Pollution In N.C. - Aug 27, 2004 NBC 17
[Dioxin] Thanks for EPA support, now get numbers to agree - Aug 27, 2004 Bay City Times
[Dioxin] IP agrees to remove more contaminated soil from Minn. site - Aug 27, 2004 Waste News
[Dioxin] Researchers seek input on dioxin study - Aug 27, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] How clean is that air? - Aug 27, 2004 GrandForksHerald
[Dioxin] Dirty water - Aug 27, 2004 Robesonian
[Dioxin] Environmentalists say Clean Air Act not being enforced - Aug 27, 2004 ToledoBlade
[Dioxin] Ohio's air is No. 1 in toxic emissions - Aug 27, 2004 BeaconJournal
[Dioxin] Activists oppose waste-burning plan - Aug 27, 2004 TheStar
Bush environment order riles activists - Aug 27, 2004 MSNBC
One Billion People Still Drink Unsafe Water - UN - Aug 27, 2004 PlanetArk

[PCB] Chief of EPA sees Fox River - Aug 26, 2004 NC
[PCB] EPA chief defends environmental plan - Aug 26, 2004 PC
EPA official listens to concerns about cleanup of lakes, rivers - Aug 26, 2004 MHT
Geese won’t have home on this range in Howard - Aug 26, 2004 PG
Meeting focuses on Door County’s algae problem - Aug 26, 2004 PG
Votes on Sheridan will be remembered - Aug 26, 2004 SP
Group ready to fight Wal-Mart - Aug 26, 2004 SP
Safety, speed conflicts collide on inner bay - Aug 26, 2004 DCA
Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival Lands in Oshkosh This Weekend - Aug 26, 2004 PRNewswire
A.G. Lautenschlager: Announces $15,000 Settlement Agreement for Septic Tank Violations - Aug 26, 2004 WisPolitics (PDF)
Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator backs Bush plan to cut mercury pollution - Aug 26, 2004 PG
EPA official listens to concerns about cleanup of lakes, rivers - Aug 26, 2004 MHT
Lakes' restoration agenda defended: EPA chief says study needed before action - Aug 26, 2004 MilwJS
House is a model of efficiency - Aug 26, 2004 WSJ
Veridian concept home offers big energy savings - Aug 26, 2004 CapTimes
Outdoors: Anglers prepare for run - Aug 26, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Outdoors Almanac - Aug 26, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Pat Durkin column: Shoreline protection takes step backward - Aug 26, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Let us all praise big boxes: Ten reasons Wal-Mart is good for America - Aug 26, 2004 FightingBob
Editorial: Technology a key in mercury limits - Aug 26, 2004 PG
Letter: Remember Warner’s vote to scrap Sheridan Park - Aug 26, 2004 SP
[PCB] Pownal neglects to warn of PCBs - Aug 26, 2004 North Adams Transcript
[PCB] Toxic day care to close its doors permanently - Aug 26, 2004 King County Journal
[Dioxin] Fishing Warnings Up Due to Mercury Pollution - EPA - Aug 26, 2004 Planet Ark
[Dioxin] Farmed Salmon: The Science And the Fury - Aug 26, 2004 EllsworthAmerican
[Dioxin] Neighbors ask EPA to fence Superfund site - Aug 26, 2004 Sun Herald
[Dioxin] Web dioxin petition exceeds projections - Aug 26, 2004 VoV
Park Service Admits Budget Deception; Internal Notes Show Efforts By Top Managers to Cook the Books - Aug 26, 2004 EMS

PCB removal ready to start in 2 weeks: Public meeting set for Thursday on Fox cleanup - Aug 25, 2004 PC
[PCB] Opinion: It's tough at the trough - Aug 25, 2004 NC
[PCB/Dioxin] Polluted fish warnings cover one-third of lakes, one-fourth of rivers - Aug 25, 2004 NC
[PCB/Dioxin] 48 states recommend limits on fish consumption: 48 states recommend limits on fish consumption - Aug 25, 2004 PG
Ashwaubenon, Green Bay map out preliminary water route: Pipeline will go under Fox River - Aug 25, 2004 PG
Household hazardous waste program closes - Aug 25, 2004 SP
Marathon County Board OKs power line deal - Aug 25, 2004 MilwJS
Marathon Co. OKs plan for power line - Aug 25, 2004 Stevens Point Journal
Door County adopts updated farming rules: Standards set to protect water quality - Aug 25, 2004 PG
Farm groups protest cranberry run-off suit - Aug 25, 2004 CapTimes
Rep. Mark Miller: Lawmakers need to crawl out of partisan muck - Aug 25, 2004 CapTimes
Weekly Fishing report - Aug 25, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Hoosic River's PCB levels steady since clean-up effort - Aug 25, 2004 North Adams Transcript
[PCB] Briggs urban village location gets environmental checkup - Aug 25, 2004 Olympian
[PCB/Dioxin] Contaminated Fish in Many U.S. Lakes and Rivers - Aug 25, 2004 DrKoop
[PCB/Dioxin] Toxin warnings grow for U.S. fish - Aug 25, 2004 CNN
[PCB/Dioxin] Warnings issued for fish from 1 in 3 American lakes - Aug 25, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times
[Dioxin] EPA sues to gain access to site - Aug 25, 2004 MorningCall
[Dioxin] Letter: No taxpayer dollars for landfill - Aug 25, 2004 Centre Daily Times
[Dioxin] City burns garbage to generate power - Aug 25, 2004 English.eastday
Environmentally Conscious Development - Aug 25, 2004 NYTimes

Mercury contamination growing: EPA says third of lakes and quarter of rivers could be polluted - Aug 24, 2004 MilwJS
Clean Wisconsin: EPA Fish Advisories Now Includes All of Wisconsin’s Rivers - Aug 24, 2004 WisPolitics
Going organic boosts income, requires commitment - Aug 24, 2004 PG
Errant cranes finally find the exit from Michigan - Aug 24, 2004 Detroit Free Press
Lake rookie bags one for the books- Aug 24, 2004 DCA
Ryerson move makes room for marina - Aug 24, 2004 DCA
SOUL still fighting (Scroll down) - Aug 24, 2004 FightingBob
Bill Berry: Vermont inventiveness needed to stop threats like Wal-Mart - Aug 24, 2004 CapTimes
[PCB] 25-year project nears end - Aug 24, 2004 Bay City Times
[PCB] Industries to pay $56 million for northwest Indiana river cleanup - Aug 24, 2004 ENN
[PCB] $5,000 fine against West Linn-Wilsonville a surprise - Aug 24, 2004 Oregonian
[PCB] Bacteria detoxify PCBs at different rates - Aug 24, 2004 Washington Times
[Dioxin] Health board likes energy of its interim director - Aug 24, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] EPA cleanup almost complete - Aug 24, 2004 South Bend Tribune
EarthTalk: How can I attract wildlife to my backyard? - Aug 24, 2004 ENN
New Lawsuits Aim at Bush EPA Action Enabling Millions of Fish Kills - Aug 24, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Northeast lobster decline tied to warming - Aug 24, 2004 MSNBC
Scientists say risk of water wars is rising - Aug 24, 2004 ENN

[PCB] Brown County leaves options open for PCB cleanup - Aug 23, 2004 PG
[PCB] Smaller channel reopens cap issue - Aug 23, 2004 PC
Ducks Unlimited festival marks sixth year in Oshkosh - Aug 23, 2004 ON
Nation's largest organic farmer co-op stays local, despite growth - Aug 23, 2004 NC
State funds promote area economic growth - Aug 23, 2004 Rhinelander Daily News
Group of Trees in Wis. Forced Into the Future - Aug 23, 2004 Washington Post
Great Lakes basin earns grants to fund fish/wildlife restoration - Aug 23, 2004 Dunn County News
State of world's fisheries makes scientists nervous - Aug 23, 2004 MilwJS
Letter: Keep police station downtown - Aug 23, 2004 SP
[PCB] Carnegie Mellon researcher tests tools for protecting Anacostia River ecosystem from PCBs - Aug 23, 2004 EurekAlert
[PCB] Scientists, engineers tackle controlling or eliminating seemingly indestructible PCBs - Aug 23, 2004 Pittsburg Post-Gazette
[PCB] CMU project targets river PCBs - Aug 23, 2004 Pittsburg Tribune-Review
[PCB] PCB breakdown in rivers depends on sediment-specific bacteria - Aug 23, 2004 Innovations Report
[PCB] Agriculture has long history on the Hudson - Aug 23, 2004 Saratogian
[Dioxin] Tire dumps to hit road - Aug 23, 2004 TimesUnion
[Dioxin] Input sought on cleanup of Darby mill site - Aug 23, 2004 Missoulian
[Dioxin] HP's deal to get rid of unwanted PCs has strings - Aug 23, 2004 Stuff
The cost of taking the eagle off the endagered species list - Aug 23, 2004 GLRC
Meat-eaters soak up the world's water - Aug 23, 2004 Guardian
Scientists Say Risk of Water Wars Rising - Agu 23, 2004 Reuters

Group wants Sheridan referendum - Aug 22, 2004 SP
Department of Natural Resources looks for feedback on wolf management plan - Aug 22, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Organic farming continues to grow - Aug 22, 2004 PC
The Paper Report: Figuring out industry’s direction isn’t easy - Aug 22, 2004 PC
Annual Lakefest back after a 1-year hiatus - Aug 22, 2004 SP
Free well water screening available at Manitowoc County Fair - Aug 22, 2004 MHT
Woodland Dunes seeks volunteers - Aug 22, 2004 MHT
Letter: Scrapping park is sad - Aug 22, 2004 SP
Letter: Mayor’s lack of leadership is what voters should recall - Aug 22, 2004 SP
Letter: Leave Sheridan Park alone, and solve courthouse parking woes - Aug 22, 2004 SP
Letter: Let’s cut number of park employees, too - Aug 22, 2004 SP
Letter: Press editorial was hogwash - Aug 22, 2004 SP
Ed Culhane column: On the big lake for big fish - Aug 22, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Our view: River environmental quality should be the top priority - Aug 22, 2004 La Crosse Tribune
[Dioxin] Residents concerned about proposed sludge disposal site- Aug 22, 2004 Bay City Times
[Dioxin] Hydrilla plant: Alien in search of a predator - Aug 22, 2004 TorontoStar
[Dioxin] Those who caused damage must be responsible for compensation: Professor Nguyen Trong Nhan - Aug 22, 2004 VoVNews

The lure of linage: Family history draws area angler to Jones Island - Aug 21, 2004 MilwJS
Culling may be allowed in tourneys - Aug 21, 2004 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - Aug 21, 2004 MilwJS
Opinion Power line agreement protects all area residents - Aug 21, 2004 SPJ
Letter: Environment not safe from Bush - Aug 21, 2004 PC
[PCB] Solutia, Monsanto reach agreement on cleanups - Aug 21, 2004 STLtoday
[PCB] Eight companies to fund $56 million Grand Calumet River restoration - Aug 21, 2004 SouthBendTribune
[PCB] Gary river pollution suit settled - Aug 21, 2004 Journal Gazette
[PCB] Letter: Eliminate the use of Teflon - Aug 21, 2004 Boston
[Dioxin] Day-care violations probably will take weeks to resolve - Aug 21, 2004 Seattle Times
[Dioxin] Agent Orange fund makes suit appeal - Aug 21, 2004 VietnamNews

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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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