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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August 21-31, 2005

[PCB] Insurers, mills at odds on Fox River cleanup - Aug 31, 2005 PG
[PCB] Two sides fight over river cleanup - Aug 31, 2005 PC
[PCB] Contentious bill pits industries against each other in Fox River cleanup- Aug 31, 2005 WI Radio Network
[PCB] Insurance firms, paper mills fight over Fox River cleanup bill - Aug 31, 2005 Janesville Gazette
[PCB] River Cleanup Debated - Aug 31, 2005 CapTimes
Appleton subsidiary cuts jobs in England - Aug 31, 2005 PC
Cleaner Metro Fuel To Cost More - Aug 31, 2005 CapTimes
State Grant To Protect Lake, Forest Property - Aug 31, 2005 CapTimes
Wind Farm: Wildlife refuge is no place for project - Aug 31, 2005 MJS
Wind Farm: Clean, renewable energy a good result (Scroll down) - Aug 31, 2005 MJS
[PCB] City of New Bedford's Plan to Address Contamination at McCoy Field Approved - Aug 31, 2005 EPA
[PCB] Maitake mushroom fungus degrades PCBs, says UAlbany study - Aug 31, 2005 Hudson Valley News
[PCB] Without Reservations - Aug 31, 2005 San Francisco Bay Guardian
The Coming Avian Flu Pandemic - Aug 31, 2005 AlterNet
The (Still) High Cost of Organic Food - Aug 31, 2005 AlterNet
New Rules Could Allow Power Plants to Pollute More - Aug 31, 2005 Truthout

Residents offer views on future of Great Lakes - Aug 30, 2005 PG
The Nature Conservancy in WI: Gov. Doyle Announces $2.1 Million Stewardship Fund Grant for Northern Wisconsin - Aug 30, 2005 WisPolitics
Editorial: Public intervenor should be restored - Aug 30, 2005 SP
Letter: Doyle conservation agenda a sound one (Scroll down) - Aug 30, 2005 PG
[PCB] In losing lawsuits, looks like DuPont has no one to blame but itself - Aug 30, 2005 Delaware Online
[PCB] Scaup population is steadily diving - Aug 30, 2005 Star-Ledger
[PCB] Olestra's Second Wind - Aug 30, 2005 Foodconsumer
Republicans Accused of Witch-Hunt against Climate Change Scientists - Aug 30, 2005 Truthout
Markets Can't Create Oil: US Needs a Real National Energy Policy - Aug 30, 2005 Truthout

[PCB] Editorials from Wisconsin newspapers re Fox River Cleanup - Aug 29, 2005 Duluth Superior
[PCB] Letter: Fair Claims Act helps cities with river costs - Aug 29, 2005 PC
Forest purchase preserves history - Aug 29, 2005 MJS
Lake work begins - Aug 29, 2005 ON
Front-end loader likely sparked huge tire fire - Aug 29, 2005 CapTimes
Fish Make Shift In Food Chain - Aug 29, 2005 CapTimes
Study: Chronic Wasting Disease Hits More Male Than Female Deer - Aug 29, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Audit: Great Lakes protection falls short - Aug 29, 2005 Detroit News
[PCB] Housatonic stewards haul trash - Aug 29, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Toxins in breast milk in U.S. and Canada - Aug 29, 2005 JapanToday
[Dioxin] Jury Hits DuPont with $14 Million Verdict in Dioxin Cancer Case - Aug 29, 2005 News Inferno
[Dioxin] Scrap heaps worth weight in jobs, money - Aug 29, 2005 Journal Gazette
Destroying the National Parks - Aug 29, 2005 Truthout
Rumsfeld: Military Trumps Environment - Aug 29, 2005 SFGate
Greenhouse Rebellion - Aug 29, 2005 TomPaine
Peak Oil: Be prepared - Aug 29, 2005 Scoop
Asleep at the Energy Switch - Aug 29, 2005 Common Dreams

Flame at landfill expelling methane - Aug 28, 2005 PC
Send us your memories of Fox River, locks - Aug 28, 2005 PG
Timetable for dismantling ELF not in place yet - Aug 28, 2005 MJS
Rare and endangered notion spied in Madison - Aug 28, 2005 WDH
Invasive Plants Threaten Wisconsin - Aug 28, 2005 WSJ
Early geese will be plentiful - Aug 28, 2005 WO
[PCB] Bell Bay power station fired with toxic waste oil - Aug 28, 2005 Mercury
[PCB] GE has worst-laid plans for Hudson PCB dredging - Aug 28, 2005 Saratogian
Bush Touts 'Cooperative Conservation' - Aug 28, 2005 LATimes

Minergy plans sale of Neenah facility - Aug 27, 2005 PG
Wisconsin trail network growing - Aug 27, 2005 PC
Superior plan for brook trout - Aug 27, 2005 MJS
Dismantling Project Elf Work In Progress - Aug 27, 2005 WSJ
Dismantling Navy project moves slowly - Aug 27, 2005 PC
Lake Superior's Lamprey Numbers Up - Aug 27, 2005 WSJ
Weekly outdoor notes - Aug 27, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Don't Let Lobby Group Derail Beneficial Wind Power Project - Aug 27, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Gaylord's Apostles - Aug 27, 2005 CapTimes
Commentary: How about more buffer between marsh and wind power site? - Aug 27, 2005 MJS
[PCB] After Defense Decision, a Realigned Landscape - Aug 27, 2005 Washington Post
[PCB] Advisers urge EPA to reopen GE pact - Aug 27, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Longtime site cleanup in Attleboro nears end - Aug 27, 2005 Providence Business News
Our Reckless Chemical Dependence - Aug 27, 2005 AlterNet

Ashwaubenon hearings about health of Great Lakes set - Aug 26, 2005 PG
Local residents debate revised DNR manure rules - Aug 26, 2005 PG
Dreaded zebra mussels found in Silver Lake - Aug 26, 2005 ON
Up close: Public intervenor not automatic - Aug 26, 2005 CapTimes
Runoff threatens Arboretum - Aug 26, 2005 WSJ
Safety check skipped for most DNR cars - Aug 26, 2005 PC
Ag secretary sees bright fish farm future - Aug 26, 2005 Ashland Daily Press
Public Intervenor office would serve state well - Aug 26, 2005 RJT
WISPIRG: Public supports shoreland zoning rules - Aug 26, 2005 WR (PDF)
GAO: EPA needs to better ensure Great Lakes water standards - Aug 26, 2005 La Crosse Tribune
Letters re Gas Prices - Aug 26, 2005 MJS
[PCB] PCB barrel dump suspected - Aug 26, 2005 North Adams Transcript
[PCB] Resolution Island cleanup near complete - Aug 26, 2005 Nunatsiaq News
[PCB] Setting Standards for Organic Seafood - Aug 26, 2005 Living on Earth
[PCB] Toxic burden for poor, minorities - Aug 26, 2005 Seattle PI
[PCB/Dioxin] Oregon Breast Milk Contaminated - Aug 26, 2005 KFMB
[PCB/Dioxin] Oregon Women’s Breast Milk Filled With Toxins - Aug 26, 2005 All Headline News

Governor's Northern tour: DNR Secretary to honor Washburn for being first in nation to sign on as eco-municipality - Aug 25, 2005 Bayfield County Journal
What Will Power Lines Mean To You? Experts Answer Some Common Questions - Aug 25, 2005 WSJ
Shoreline zoning debate heats up - Aug 25, 2005 WO
Great Outdoors Almanac - Aug 25, 2005 WO
[PCB] Public Meeting Scheduled in Pittsfield for Sept. 7 - Aug 25, 2005 EPA
[PCB] Excavation of Contaminated Soils Completed at 48 Properties Near Temple Stuart Site in Baldwinville - Aug 25, 2005 EPA
[PCB] USM scientists receive $1.2 million grant for fish study - Aug 25, 2005 SunHerald
[PCB] River fish-eating advisories posted where they're needed - Aug 25, 2005 Bay City Times
[PCB] Lake Champlain is a wonderful resource! - Aug 25, 2005 County Courier
[PCB] Eating fish safely in Massachusetts - Aug 25, 2005 Needham Times
[PCB] Sutton Road cleaned of PCB fluid - Aug 25, 2005 Needham Times
[Dioxin] Credibility of shellfish study attacked - Aug 25, 2005 Hattiesburg
[Dioxin] Dioxin trail described - Aug 25, 2005 Sun Herald
Native wind energy efforts display vision - Aug 25, 2005 Indian County Today
Car Owners in the Driver's Seat - Aug 25, 2005 AlterNet
Rooftop plan for solar power production - Aug 25, 2005 ChinaView

Green Bay residents asked to report large clusters of gypsy moth eggs - Aug 24, 2005 PG
Water pipeline seen as ‘monumental opportunity’ - Aug 24, 2005 MHT
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary offers guided bird walk - Aug 24, 2005 PG
Another audit, more DNR troubles - Aug 24, 2005 MJS
4th Annual Fighting Bob Fest: Saturday, September 10th, 2005 - Aug 24, 2005 WR (PDF)
Door County charts new waters of opportunity - Aug 24, 2005 PG
Befouling of Chicago beaches doubted - Aug 24, 2005 MJS
Waukesha Seeks Water From Lake Michigan - Aug 24, 2005 CapTimes
Conservationists dispute Waukesha water needs - Aug 24, 2005 GMToday
The fishing report - Aug 24, 2005 MJS
Letter: New shoreland zoning rules pose problems (Scroll down) - Aug 24, 2005 PC
Editorial: Oshkosh history shows intervenor office unnecessary - Aug 24, 2005 ON
Editorial: Beware the water [diversion] precedent - Aug 24, 2005 MJS
Opinion The answer is blowin' in the wind - Aug 24, 2005 MJS
[PCB] PCB-tainted pike pulled from menu - Aug 24, 2005 Connecticut Post
[PCB] Few attend dredge meeting - Aug 24, 2005 MSNBC
[PCB] More capacitors found on project site will be removed - Aug 24, 2005 Standard Speaker
[PCB] Companies To Fund Pollution Clean-Up - Aug 24, 2005 NBC 17 News
[PCB] Mail pours in on the fate of giant hangar - Aug 24, 2005 MercuryNews
[PCB] Dredging plans stir new fears - Aug 24, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] GE offers dredging proposal - Aug 24, 2005 Poughkeepsie Journal
[Dioxin] Second lawsuit must await ruling - Aug 24, 2005 Saginaw News
Wave of Marine Species Extinctions Feared - Aug 24, 2005 Truthout
Study Predicts World's Population Will Grow - Aug 24, 2005 Truthout
Invisible Earth: What Google Earth really shows us in stark relief is how many parts of the world are still invisible to people in the United States, where Google generates its Earth - Aug 24, 2005 AlterNet

Water hearing draws hundreds: Waukesha utility wants ground, surface water regulated equally - Aug 23, 2005 MJS
Green Bay Beef Plant Faces Mad Cow Recall - Aug 23, 2005 CapTimes
Environmentalists oppose giving Waukesha Lake Michigan water - Aug 23, 2005 JournalTimes
Waukesha's Plea For Great Lakes Water Decried - Aug 23, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Wind turbines are OK from far away - Aug 23, 2005 PG
Letter: Nation’s focus can end dependence on oil - Aug 23, 2005 PC
Editorial: We Must Find Saner Ways Than Nukes To Protect Earth - Aug 23, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: With Guts, We Could Protect Our Waters - Aug 23, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Conserve Wisconsin has good ideas but needs cost - Aug 23, 2005 PC
[PCB] No one said it would be cheap - Aug 23, 2005 Pilot-Independent
[PCB] Hudson dredging process outlined - Aug 23, 2005 WNYT
[PCB] Dredged PCBs likely to be taken out of state - Aug 23, 2005 Troy Record
[PCB] Wolman work to begin in Sept - Aug 23, 2005 Morning Sentinel
[PCB] Changes offered for Superfund steel site - Aug 23, 2005 IndyStar
[PCB] How much industry can a river take? - Aug 23, 2005 DelawareOnline
[PCB] Local crabber fights polluted perception - Aug 23, 2005 Times Herald-Record
[Dioxin] Adult onset diabetes increasing - Aug 23, 2005 Disabilities.AtFree
[Dioxin] Expert describes toxin's dark side - Aug 23, 2005 Sun Herald

State fights garbage problem - Aug 22, 2005 PC
Wind turbine opponents air radio ads - Aug 22, 2005 MJS
Stewardship Fund Grant applications now available - Aug 22, 2005 SP
SOUL: Court Overwhelmed by Number of Property Condemnations for Arrowhead-Weston Transmission Line - Aug 22, 2005 WisPolitics
Andrew Hanson: DNR proposal will help reduce liquid manure contamination - Aug 22, 2005 PG
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation: Governor’s “Conserve Wisconsin” Plan Good For Hunters, Anglers and Trappers - Aug 22, 2005 WisPolitics
Trout Unlimited: Governor’s Conservation Initiative Represents a Potential, Rare “Net Gain” for the Environment and the Economy - Aug 22, 2005 WisPolitics
Editorial: Public intervenor is necessary - Aug 22, 2005 MJS
Letter: Water conservation includes protecting wetlands (Scroll down) - Aug 22, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Firm to plan PCB cleanup in St. Clair Shores - Aug 22, 2005 Detroit Free Press
[Dioxin] A Burning Issue for International Dioxin Research Conference - Aug 22, 2005 CNW Group
[Dioxin] Strategies emerge in suit alleging dioxin-cancer link - Aug 22, 2005 Clarion Ledger

Water issues build steam: Meeting will address use of Great Lakes - Aug 21, 2005 MJS
Fish fanciers have options to avoid getting too much mercury - Aug 21, 2005 WO
Public voices concerns over power line project - Aug 21, 2005 PC
Eminent domain: Some want Wisconsin lawmakers to step in - Aug 21, 2005 LaCrosse Tribune
Report: Gender Biases Hold Women Back In Science - Aug 21, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Post details: Pollution of the Bluestone River in Tazewell County - Aug 21, 2005 Tell Tazewell County
[PCB] Dredge plan opponents claim early victories - Aug 21, 2005 TimesLeader
[PCB] Another go-round at landfill - Aug 21, 2005 Times Union
[PCB] Pataki must keep up fight for environment - Aug 21, 2005 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] GE to remove more PCBs - Aug 21, 2005 Rome News-Tribune
[PCB] Fishing: Mercury is the hot topic - Aug 21, 2005 Post-Gazette
[PCB] Hidden disease woes - Aug 21, 2005 TheMercury
[Dioxin] Chemist: DuPont toxins found in area - Aug 21, 2005 Clarion Ledger
[Dioxin] Questions remain about Potrero Hills - Aug 21, 2005 DailyRepublic

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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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