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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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Aug 11- 20, 2004
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August 1-10, 2004

Group organizes to save park - Aug 10, 2004 SP
Whooping cranes arrive in Wisconsin after detour - Aug 10, 2004 NC
Government feeding on seed issue - Aug 10, 2004 MHT
Nuclear waste settlement may impact state utilities - Aug 10, 2004 MilwJS
Protecting state's power prices - Aug 10, 2004 MilwJS
Task force rips into MMSD for dumping - Aug 10, 2004 MilwJS
DNR News and Outdoor Report (Gypsy moth populations and tree defoliation reduced, others) - Aug 10, 2004 WDNR
[PCB] Decatur takes Charter to court for misconduct - Aug 10, 2004 Decatur Daily
[PCB] Science: Farm-bred salmon contaminated - Aug 10, 1002 Washington Times
[PCB] Less of contaminant found in wild salmon PCB-like chemical at higher levels in farm-grown fish - Aug 10, 2004 SFGate
[PCB] Not all salmon is the same - Aug 10, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times
[PCB] Three more Ghost Fleet ships headed to Texas for dismantling - Aug 10, 2004 DailyPress
[Dioxin] Dow Deep In Denial? - Aug 10, 2004 CSR Wire
[Dioxin] Study finds higher levels of chemical retardants in farmed salmon than wild - Aug 10, 2004 CNews
[Dioxin] Vietnam inaugurates Agent Orange day to draw attention to victims - Aug 10, 2004 CBC News
Author Seeks to Reframe Environmentalism in Post-9/11 - Aug 10, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Federal Court Overturns Bush Administration Policy Weakening The "Dolphin Safe" Label On Tuna Cans - Aug 10, 2004 EMS
Local Officials, Citizen Groups Expose Bush Administration Plans to Exploit America's Forests - Aug 10, 2004 EMS
Unique tire-burning plant in Minnesota town brings promises of jobs and worries - Aug 10, 2004 PlanetSave


No ozone alerts issued so far this year in Wisconsin - Aug 9, 2004 MilwJS
Vietnam trip to tap environmental possibilities - Aug 9, 2004 PC
Designers unveil riverfront condos - Aug 9, 2004 PG
Editorial: City lost more than it saved by choosing park site - Aug 9, 2004 SP
Editorial: Fish kill sends warning - Aug 9, 2004 MilwJS
Opinion: Keep lake invaders out with tighter U.S. limits - Aug 9, 2004 WSJ
[PCB] Not so comic inspiration History lesson A dilemma - Aug 9, 2004 StarNews
[PCB] Troubled waters - Aug 9, 2004 Kentucky Post
Four dead, seven injured in worst-ever accident at Japanese nuclear plant - Aug 9, 2004 PlanetSave


Crescent Beach reopens to swimming - Aug 8, 2004 NC
Officials hail state's efforts at farmland conservation - Aug 8, 2004 MilwJS
Easing a nation's toxic burden - Aug 8, 2004 MilwJS
Voluntary rules may not be enough to prevent another power blackout - Aug 8, 2004 MilwJS
Birds of world event set for Kaukauna library - Aug 8, 2004 PC
Ojibwe Trail one of the state's most challenging bike rides - Aug 8, 2004 MilwJS
Warmer lakes, rivers bring bigger entries - Aug 8, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Outdoors: Little will change in duck hunt - Aug 8, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Outdoors: Every cast counts for soldier - Aug 8, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Letter: City should rescind Sheridan Park vote - Aug 8, 2004 SP
Opinion: PSC needs to insist on energy efficiency effort from WPS - Aug 8, 2004 MilwJS
Opinion: In the Dark - Beaver Dam and other municipalities create "quasi-public" boards to cut deals without the scrutiny of taxpayers and voters - Aug 8, 2004 FightingBob
Editorial: About time pipeline route revealed - Aug 8, 2004 PG
Editorial: Delist bald eagle; help others - Aug 8, 2004 PG
[PCB] Once Only Whispered, Pollution Starts Getting Attention - Aug 8, 2004 Washington Post
[PCB] The water's edge - Aug 8, 2004 TimesUnion
[PCB] Back to Walden Pond - Aug 8, 2004 Daily News
[PCB] Salmon superb source of protein - Aug 8, 2004 Journal Gazette
[PCB] The meat of the problem - Aug 8, 2004 Arizona Republic
[PCB] Govt slaps ban on 5 harmful chemicals - Aug 8, 2004 IPPMedia
[PCB] Opinion: OK the bonds - Aug 8, 2004 News-Miner
[Dioxin] Agent Orange victims ask for justice - Aug 8, 2004 Voice of Vietnam


Pipeline project likely to involve multiple contractors - Aug 7, 2004 PG
Gypsy moths under attack at Berry Lake - Aug 7, 2004 NC
UW-Extension to host water meeting - Aug 7, 2004 SP
Power poles coming - Aug 7, 2004 DCA
Wisconsin joins probe into illegal turtle sales - Aug 7, 2004 PC
Generating a youth movement: Club introduces children to fishing, outdoors - Aug 7, 2004 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - Aug 7, 2004 MilwJS
U.S. nuclear policies failing - Aug 7, 2004 MilwJS
Ed Culhane column: Fox strictly catch as catch can - Aug 7, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Learning to fish from greatest teachers - Aug 7, 2004 MilwJS
Editorial: Cleaning up government - Aug 7, 2004 MilwJS


Massive project awaits Water Authority - Aug 6, 2004 PG
Brown Co. neighbors: Pipeline is inevitable - Aug 6, 2004 PG
Manitowoc Co. neighbors worry they’re being ignored - Aug 6, 2004 PG
Pipeline route impacts many - Aug 6, 2004 MHT
Kaukauna indoor water park plan hinges on studies - Aug 6, 2004 PG
New group wants 2nd Sheridan Park vote - Aug 6, 2004 SP
DNR: State Natural Resources Board meeting notice and agenda [Will discuss Act 118 - Jobs Creation Act] - Aug 6, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
MMSD: Milwaukee Mayor Barrett to Host Independent Audit Committee Public Meeting - Aug 6, 2004 WisPolitics
MMSD: Milwaukee Mayor Barrett to Host Public Meeting of MMSD Audit Committee - Aug 6, 2004 WisPolitics
DHFS: Potential Salmonella Hazard in Pet Turtles Being Sold in Wisconsin  Aug 6, 2004 WisPolitics
DNR: Workshop teaches "How to" secure DNR lakes, rivers grants - Aug 6, 2004 WNDR
Editorial: Downsizing the fleet - Aug 6, 2004 MilwJS
Letter: Fish Kills; DNR must be up front with taxpayers (Scroll down) - Aug 6, 2004 MilwJS
Letter: Fish Kills; Agricultural community values waterways, too (Scroll down) - Aug 6, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Ghost Fleet Ship From James River Headed To Texas - Aug 6, 2004 WAVY
[PCB] Ghost fleet ship heads to history - Aug 6, 2004 DailyPress
[PCB] Cleanup of dump site is underway at RALC - Aug 6, 2004 MNSun
[PCB] City launches major harbor cleanup - Aug 6, 2004 SouthCoastToday
[PCB/Dioxin] Norton residents speak out on polluted landfill site - Aug 6, 2004 Taunton Gazette
[Dioxin] Research and Markets: Fish & Fish Products Market Report 2004 - Aug 6, 2004 Business Wire
New efforts to combat invasive species - Aug 6, 2004 CNN
Bad summer air may hit more U.S. cities - Aug 6, 2004 CNN
Beach report sees more pollution problems - Aug 6, 2004 MSNBC
Green credit unions do well by doing good - Aug 6, 2004 ENN
Oceans in Need of a Visionary - Aug 6, 2004 Washington Post
Hiroshima mayor chastises U.S. for developing small nukes - Aug 6, 2004 ENN


[PCB] Fox River change rejected: Decision on shipping channel may affect cleanup - Aug 5, 2004 PG
[PCB] County seeks payment for PCBs - Aug 5, 2004 PC
[PCB] County seeks reimbursment for PCB landfill costs - Aug 5, 2004 ON
New numbers give boost to Water Authority - Aug 5, 2004 PG
Water deal may be worth more than estimated - Aug 5, 2004 WaterTech
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights leads record pace of lobbying spending [Jobs Creation Act #2]- Aug 5, 2004 WSJ
Special interests spending millions in Madison - Aug 5, 2004 MilwJS
International Paper puts area mills up for sale - Aug 5, 2004 PG
International Paper looking at De Pere mill's future - Aug 5, 2004 NC
Economic changes open door for IP sale - Aug 5, 2004 PC
International Paper evaluates state plants  - Aug 5, 2004 CapTimes
New group wants 2nd Sheridan Park vote - Aug 5, 2004 SP
Pollution, added tests boost beach closings 58% - Aug 5, 2004 MilwJS
Muskie tourney time arrives - Aug 5, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Catch more perch when temps rise - Aug 5, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Is the Mississippi near breaking point? - Aug 5, 2004 MSNBC
Outdoors in brief - Aug 5, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Outdoors Almanac - Aug 5, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Editorial: Time to tap lake for fund-raising potential - Oct 5, 2004 ON
Editorial: Right action on dumping - Aug 5, 2004 MilwJS
Editorial: Legislative corruption - Aug 5, 2004 CapTimes
Pat Durkin column: Sometimes, exotics grow on people - Aug 5, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Opinion: No good business goes unpunished - Aug 5, 2004 WSJ
[PCB] Baby eagles test safety of environment - Aug 5, 2004 Alameda Times-Star
[PCB] State finds violation at Gendron junkyard - Aug 5, 2004 SalemObserver
[PCB] Environmental Refugees - Aug 5, 2004 Vive le Canada
[Dioxin] The dangers of garbage burning - Aug 5 (Aug 8), 2004 Health 24
[Dioxin] Panel urges ban on incinerators - Aug 5, 2004 Evanston Review
Fire Hazard: Bush Leaves Nuclear Plants at Risk - Aug 5, 2004 The Progressive
Dissenting Scientist Fired by Administration's Fish and Wildlife Service - Aug 5, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Building the 'world's most environmentally responsible high-rise office building' - Aug 5, 2004 ENN
Report: Water is severely undervalued - Aug 5, 2004 WaterTech


Public rips shoreline protection rules: Proposal hamstrings state DNR, some say - Aug 4, 2004 PG
DNR hearing allows for citizen input: Aug. 9 is deadline for comments on Job Creation Act - Aug 4, 2004 NC
Job Creation Act still draws fire - Aug 4, 2004 CapTimes
Mills employing 1,000 are scrutinized - Aug 4, 2004 MilwJS
De Pere cuts frills, OKs bridge - Aug 4, 2004 PG
Calpine increases Kaukauna power plant project; selling power to WPS - Aug 4, 2004 NC
DNR proposes rules that would let landfills get larger - Aug 4, 2004 MilwJS
MMSD Schedules Q&A Session - Aug 4, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Army to end Badger Ammo maintenance contract - Aug 4, 2004 WisBusiness
Rob Zaleski: Doing her part to save the North  - Aug 4, 2004 CapTimes
Weekly fishing report - Aug 4, 2004 MilwJS
Opinion: Water deal good for all in county - Aug 4, 2004 MHT
Opinion: Why our water deal worked - Aug 4, 2004 MHT
Letter: Environmental issues are important - Aug 4, 2004 MHT
[PCB] Something’s Fishy About New NIST Food Standard - Aug 4, 2004 Science Daily
[PCB] One hundred in Lewistown can undergo PCB testing - Aug 4, 2004 Great Falls Tribune
[PCB] State Tracking Source of Lake Pollution - Aug 4, 2004 WHSV
[PCB] Testing Lake Anna's waters - Aug 4, 2004 Fredericksburg
[Dioxin] Health Tip: The Dangers of Garbage Burning - Aug 4, 2004 Health Central
[Dioxin] Two County Board members tout the many uses of hemp - Aug 4, 2004 MidWeek News
[Dioxin] Incinerator may face shutdown by October - Aug 4, 2004 Chicago Tribune
Dangerous mercury levels reported in fish nationwide - Aug 4, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times


Cause of high E. coli levels at Crescent Beach unknown - Aug 3, 2004 NC
Beach fires raise alarm - Aug 3, 2004 DCA
Sheridan Park site picked - Aug 3, 2004 SP
Utility boosts capacity at Valley power plant - Aug 3, 2004 PC
Calpine Enters Into New, 10-Year, 235-MW Contract with Wisconsin Public Service - Aug 3, 2004 PRNewswire
PSC: Weston 4 Public Hearing Scheduled For August 10th - Aug 3, 2004 WisPolitics
DNR asks Justice Department to sue Milwaukee sewerage district - Aug 3, 2004 NC
MMSD: Reaction to DNR Referral to Department of Justice - Aug 3, 2004 WisPolitics
Lawmakers release proposal to broadcast their deliberations - Aug 3, 2004 PC
Proposals re-whet Waukesha's thirst for Lake Michigan water - Aug 3, 2004 OnMilwaukee
Land Use That Spreads Disease - Aug 3, 2004 Planetizen
EPA Study Finds Mercury in Every Fish Sample from America's Lakes - Aug 3, 2004 EMS
Pete Bach column: We used to get drunk consuming it; now it fuels our vehicles - Aug 3, 2004 PC
[PCB] Anniston PCBs cleanup resumes - Aug 3, 2004 MSNBC
[PCB] Health officials to meet over PCB contamination  - Aug 3, 2004 Great Falls Tribune
Bush Administration Punts on Cutting Toxic Mercury Emissions - Aug 3, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Editorial: Reeling In the Fishermen - Aug 3, 2004 LATimes


DNR notifies southeast Wisconsin communities of enforcement action for sewer overflows - Aug 2, 2004 WDNR
DNR calls for legal action in MMSD dumps - Aug 2, 2004 MilwJS
DNR asks Justice Department to sue Milwaukee sewerage district - Aug 2, 2004 Duluth News Tribune
DNR blames massive fish kills on farm manure - Aug 2, 2004 NC
DNR blames massive fish kills on farm manure - Aug 2, 2004 PC
BioBlitz leaves hard-to-find spider exposed - Aug 2, 2004 NC
Whys and wherefores of the water wars - Aug 2, 2004 NC
Elaborate De Pere bridge goes to vote on Tuesday - Aug 2, 2004 PG
Free well water testing at county fair (Scroll down) - Aug 2, 2004 MHT
Opinion: Let wind blow into energy mix - Aug 2, 2004 WSJ
Michael Neuman: Global warming statistics should spur all of us to do our fair share - Aug 2, 2004 CapTimes
Dave Zweifel: AG challenging secrecy in government - Aug 2, 2004 CapTimes
Diane Milligan: Quasi-public isn't private - Aug 2, 2004 CapTimes
[PCB] US scientists develop fish quality reference standard - Aug 2, 2004 FoodNavigator
[PCB] Link Between Firefighters Training, Cancer to be Studied - Aug 2, 2004 ABC 7 News
[PCB] Mohawk drifting toward period of change - Aug 2, 2004 TimesUnion
[PCB] Native American Tribes Vow to Clean Up Yukon River - Aug 2, 2004 National Geographic
[Dioxin] Grant touts fishing - Aug 2, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Dredging technique improved - Aug 2, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] On plastic water bottles - Aug 2, 2004 Grist
Farm runoff growing as Midwest water threat - Aug 2, 2004 WaterTech
Are power plants crying wolf over lawsuit? - Aug 2, 2004 Sacramento Bee
Corps Violate Its Own Rules On Mississippi Study - Aug 2, 2004 EMS
Nature Besieged - Aug 2, 2004 NYTimes
"Culture Of Fear" At Interior; Agency-wide Survey Shows Wide Expectation of Retaliation & Unfairness - Aug 2, 2004 EMS
No green medals for Athens Games - Aug 2, 2004 MSNBC


Hearing set on rules for building along waterways - Aug 1, 2004 PG
BioBlitz uncovers species in Baird Creek - Aug 1, 2004 PG
Conservation groups flunk lawmakers - Aug 1, 2004 PG
Officials compare water contracts - Aug 1, 2004 PG
DNR plan will save prairie habitats - Aug 1, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Bergstrom, K-C donate $300,000 to Riverwalk - Aug 1, 2004 PC
Master Angler contestants bring in big muskies - Aug 1, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
The hazards of country living: Development can disrupt ecosystems, spread disease - Aug 1, 2004 MilwJS
Editorial: Heed state energy goals - Aug 1, 2004 MilwJS
Editorial: Wildlife groups, EPA drift apart - Aug 1, 2004 PG
Roy Lukes column: Immerse yourself in showy hollyhocks - Aug 1, 2004 PG
The Paper Report: It’s time to leverage strengths as paper industry regroups - Aug 1, 2004 PC
[PCB] Clean-water goal spurs swim down Hudson River - Aug 1, 2004 IndyStar
[Dioxin] Afloat with possibility - Aug 1, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] A Toxic Ghost Town - Aug 1, 2004 (Republished from 1989) Atlantic Monthly
C-8-type chemicals found in humans - Aug 1, 2004 Delaware Online
Seas turn to acid as they absorb global pollution - Aug 1, 2004 IndependentUK

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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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