December 1 - 10, 2003

AG Urged to Investigate Special Interest Access as Violation of Open Meetings Law [EnvDereg] - Dec 10, 2003 CWAC
Clean Wisconsin: Asks if "Jobs Creation Act" violated open records law and denied public access to information [EnvDereg] - Dec 10, 2003 Wheeler Report PDF
Paper executive dishes out ‘tough love’ [EnvDereg] - Dec 10, 2003 PG
Doyle attacks Republicans [EnvDereg] - Dec 10, 2003 MilwJS
Act would be harmful to environment - Dec 10, 2003 Marinette
Changes target region’s ozone pollution - Dec 10, 2003 PG
Referendum on bridge possible - Dec 10, 2003 PC
Masquerade by conservatives undermines U.S. - Dec 10, 2003 NC
Forget the study, go for new power plant - Dec 10, 2003 PC
Rep. Huebsch: Hearing dispels myths, calms fears surrounding nuclear power [Pro-Nuclear] - Dec 10, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Trail provides beautiful scenery - Dec 10, 2003 Lakeshore Chronicle
Letters: Science proves reality of threat global warming creates - Dec 10, 2003 ON
Effort against mine must continue - Dec 10, 2003 Marinette
Dave Zweifel: To see warts, we need WisconsinEye - Dec 10, 2003 CapTimes
Angie Hougas: Protection of human rights should be highest priority - Dec 10, 2003 CapTimes
Ruling splits observers, groups in state, as well as justices - Dec 10, 2003 MilwJS
MMSD dumps 40 million gallons - Dec 10, 2003 MilwJS
Weekly fishing report - Dec 10, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] Base gets 'Dirty Dozen' anti-award - Dec 10, 2003 Weymouth News
[PCB] DEM reaches $250,000 settlement in scrap-metal disposal case - Dec 10, 2003 Projo.com
[PCB] American Ecology Announces Promotions and New Environmental Health and Safety Director - Dec 10, 2003 Business Wire
[PCB] Protesters face arrest in Mumbai - Dec 10, 2003 Gulf News Online
[PCB] Whales Reveal Man's Damaging Impact on Oceans - Dec 10, 2003 Planet Ark
[PCB] UK erred in letting yard scrap US toxic ships - Dec 10, 2003 Business Times
[PCB] EPA, Illinois firm convert sediment to cement - Dec 10, 2003 Waste News
[Dioxin] Dow files motion fighting suit changes - Dec 10, 2003 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] More than 300 join lawsuit against Dow - Dec 10, 2003 Detroit News
[Dioxin] Foxford community to benefit from sports draw - Dec 10, 2003 Western People
[Dioxin] Panel: Refuse-derived fuel should be treated as waste - Dec 10, 2003 Daily Yomiuri
Staff Say EPA Being Politicized As Never Before; Survey Cites Lack of Candor, Fear of Retaliation - Dec 10, 2003 EMS
Groups Urge FDA on Mercury in Fish Advice - Dec 10, 2003 New York Times
FDA under fire for fish advice: Consumer advocates want stronger warning on mercury - Dec 10, 2003 MSNBC
FDA to discuss levels of mercury in fish Advisory panel meets today - Dec 10, 2003 USA Today
Tuna may join mercury advisory - Dec 10, 2003 NewsPress
Report Cites 10 States' Mercury Pollution - Dec 10, 2003 Washington Post
Asthma and Children - Dec 10, 2003 Environment and Human Health
In Reversal, FDA Says It Will Not Regulate Bioengineered Fish - Dec 10, 2003 LATimes
Pesticides: A Potential Danger On Airlines - Dec 10, 2003 KIROTV
Did IBM Know Of Cancer Link? - Dec 10, 2003 CBS News
Seeking Balance: Growth vs. Culture in Amazon - Dec 10, 2003 Truthout
Weather Related Natural Disasters in 2003 Cost the World Billions - Dec 10, 2003 ENN

Group says bill hurts state rivers [EnvDereg] - Dec 9, 2003 PG
Destroying Wetlands [EnvDereg] (Scroll down) - Dec 9, 2003 PC
Doyle: Environmental bill overextended immunity [EnvDereg] - Dec 9, 2003 PG
Two Letters: Economy needs bipartisan nurturing, and Job bill is license to plunder environment [EnvDereg] - Dec 9, 2003 PC
Port eyes site for relocating coal piles - Dec 9, 2003 PG
Water Commission brings back second lake pipeline option - Dec 9. 2003 PG
Diving gaining in popularity in the Great Lakes - Dec 9, 2003 PG
Whooping cranes land in Florida - Dec 9, 2003 PG
Two Rivers water plant on schedule - Dec 9, 2003 MHT
Grant is a big help in fighting lead poisoning - Dec 9, 2003 Sheboygan
Council was responsible for protecting taxpayers on Blue Harbor legal fees - Dec 9, 2003 Sheboygan
Marinette OKs engineer to investigate groundwater - Dec 9, 2003 Marinette
Lake Michigan water pipeline being weighed - Dec 9, 2003 WaterTech
Paper industry cheers new energy tax break [Corporate Welfare] - Dec 9, 2003 PG
Tax relief offered for paper firms [Corporate Welfare] - Dec 9, 2003 PC
Doyle signs tax exemption on fuel, electricity in manufacturing [Corporate Welfare] - Dec 9, 2003 NC
UW report chronicles threat of parasitic worms to amphibians - Dec 9, 2003 WSJ
Public records belong to you, not to officials - Dec 9, 2003 Marshfield News Herald
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Opposition to AB-555 - Relating to construction of nuclear power plants - Dec 9, 2003 WisPolitics
Sierra Club: Coalition opposes nuclear bill - says nuclear power is risky, costly and unneeded - Dec 9, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Clean Wisconsin: Remarks before Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities - Dec 9, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
WMC: Supports ending nuclear power ban - Dec 9, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Ban coal-fired power plants, says UW professor [Pro-nuclear energy] - Dec 9, 2003 WSJ
Most radium cleanup plans are in - Dec 9, 2003 MilwJS
Ed Garvey: Conflicts giving state politics a bad name - Dec 9, 2003 CapTimes
State cranes arrive at their winter home - Dec 9, 2003 PC
Whooping cranes land in Florida - Dec 9, 2003 PG
Two Rivers water plant on schedule - Dec 9, 2003 MHT
Ice Mountain Water seeks delay in pumping ban - Dec 9, 2003 WaterTech
Diving gaining in popularity in the Great Lakes - Dec 9, 2003 PG
[PCB] State Finds Cancer-Causing PCBs In Fish - Dec 9, 2003 NBC 17
[PCB] Brier Creek fish have PCBs - Dec 9, 2003 NewsObserver
[PCB] Defending Trial Lawyers, Sort Of - Dec 9, 2003 CBS News
[PCB] Judge blocks 'ghost fleet' project - Dec 9, 2003 CNN
[PCB] Britain High Court Judge Says He Intends To Cancel License To Scrap U.S "Ghost Fleet" Ships - Dec 9, 2003 WAVY
[PCB] Green group wins 'ghost fleet' rule - Dec 9, 2003 BBC
[PCB] Environmentalists welcome ruling against ghost ship licence - Dec 9, 2003 Guardian
[PCB] Campaigners win court ruling in battle to block US 'ghost fleet' - Dec 9, 2003 Independent
[PCB] Court Ruling Stops Dismantling Of US Navy Ships - Dec 9, 2003 CNSNews
[Dioxin] Dioxin trace found near Saginaw Bay - Dec 9, 2003 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Hundreds join in lawsuit against chemical company - Dec 9, 2003 Michigan Daily
[Dioxin] Montana coal-fired plants pollute with dioxin - Dec 9, 2003 Great Falls Tribune
[Dioxin] Despite the Hype, Bottled Water is Neither Cleaner nor Greener than Tap Water - Dec 9, 2003 Common Dreams
[Dioxin] Despite the hype, bottled water is neither cleaner nor greener than tap water - Dec 9, 2003 ENN
[Dioxin] Call to Ban Burning of Plastic Farm Waste - Dec 9, 2003 Scotsman
[Dioxin] Deputy PM Vu Khoan in US, meets Powell - Dec 9, 2003 Vietnam Economy
New Government Fish Tests Raise Mercury Concerns - Dec 9, 2003 Environmental Working Group
Fewer Polluters Punished Under Bush Administration, Records Show - Dec 9, 2003 Truthout
Enforcement Of Pollution Laws Weakening - Dec 9, 2003 Planetizen
Pollution citations plummet under Bush - Dec 9, 2003 Philadelphia Inquirer
Early Life Environmental Risk Factors for Asthma: Findings from the Children's Health Study - Dec 9, 2003 Protecting Our Health

[PCB] UWGB grad students to release results of Fox River Study (Scroll down) - Dec 8, 2003 NC
Two proposed power projects will impact area - Dec 8, 2003 Shawano Leader
No More Nukes: Coalition Says No to More Nukes, Releases Analysis Showing that Nuclear Power is Risky, Costly, and Unneeded - Dec 8, 2003 WisPolitics
Diamond found in Pozorski - Dec 8, 2003 MHT
Planting seeds of progress [the Progressive Movement] - Dec 8, 2003 ON
Otter Street Fishing Club gives 800 kids fishing poles - Dec 8, 2003 ON
Developer wants to get early start on Blue Harbor condos - Dec 8, 2003 Sheboygan
EPA tapped for help with Spies Field cleanup - Dec 8, 2003 Marinette
Whooping cranes arrive in Florida - Dec 8, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] Air quality grows into a priority - Dec 8, 2003 Marietta Times
[PCB] Contamination cleansed from mill pond; work along Black River to continue - Dec 8, 2003 Herald-Palladium
[PCB] Hotel TIF plan would bolster tax revenues - Dec 8, 2003 St. Joseph News-Press
[PCB] Whales Reveal Man's Damaging Impact on Oceans - Dec 8, 2003 Yahoo
[PCB] Whales reveal human impact on seas - Dec 8, 2003 MSNBC
[PCB] Judge Weighs in on U.K. Ship Scrapping - Dec 8, 2003 MaconTelegraph
[PCB] Judge Weighs in on U.K. Ship Scrapping - Dec 8, 2003 New York Times
[Dioxin] More than 300 residents sign on to lawsuit against Dow - Dec 8, 2003 Detroit News
[Dioxin] Report says state’s power plants big polluters - Dec 8, 2003 Montana Forum.com
[Dioxin] State's power plants 11th in cancer-causing byproduct production - Dec 8, 2003 Billings Gazette
[Dioxin] Kaohsiung voters hold referendum against incinerator - Dec 8, 2003 Taipei Times
Mercurial Decisions: Tighter Regulations of Power Plant Mercury Emissions a Must to Protect Babies and Children, Despite Attempts by EPA to Ease Limits - Dec 8, 2003 Environmental Defense
Kerry, Lieberman top environmental scores - Dec 8, 2003 DesMoinesRegister
Dirty Trick on Waterways - Dec 8, 2003 LATimes
US energy bill may spur nuke plant building - Dec 8, 2003 Planet Ark
The Cockroaches are Celebrating: U.S. Leads Way Toward New Nuclear Arms Race - Dec 8, 2003 Common Dreams
Safeguard 'minor' bodies of water - Dec 8, 2003 Atlanta Journal Constitution
In soil, water, food, air - Dec 8, 2003 Star Ledger
Helping companies pays big dividends - Dec 8, 2003 ToledoBlade
Windmills Take Toll on Wildlife - Dec 8, 2003 LATimes
Conservation Leaders Lay Out Top Priorities To Secretary of the Interior - Dec 8, 2003 ENN
Civil Rights, Environmental Leaders Call on Ashcroft to Drop Greenpeace Prosecution; Cite Threat to First Amendment Rights - Dec 8, 2003 Common Dreams
Green Group Issues 'Dustbin Uk' Warning in Ghost Ships Row - Dec 8, 2003 Scotsman
Groundwater conflicts leave dry faucets, heated disputes - Dec 8, 2003 PlanetSave
Puberty too soon - Dec 8, 2003 Daily Herald

[Mining] Powwow celebrates purchase of long-disputed mine site - Dec 7, 2003 NC
[Mining] Tribes celebrate end of mine saga - Dec 7, 2003 PG
Water talks closed to ex-partner - Dec 7, 2003 PG
Annual bird count set Dec. 19 - Dec 7, 2003 PG
Cutting Red Tape Or Undercutting Protection Of The Environment? [EnvDereg] - Dec 7, 2003 WSJ
Dnr Admits Some Oks Took Too Long [EnvDereg] - Dec 7, 2003 WSJ
Permit Delays Not Only Factor In Plant Siting [EnvDereg] - Dec 7, 2003 WSJ
There’s hope for state’s economy [note environ. comment] - Dec 7, 2003 PG
Street talk: Whose ox is gored? [anti-windmills] - Dec 7, 2003 PG
Poor water quality topic of meeting in Chilton - Dec 7, 2003 PC
The Worker: When a ‘recovery’ isn’t much of one at all - Dec 7, 2003 PC
Stern wins Gannett supervisor honor [anti-environment writer] - Dec 7, PC
‘The Meatrix’ makes its point with takeoff of ‘The Matrix’ - Dec 7, 2003 PC
Think-tank farming - Dec 7, 2003 FightingBob
County parks receive state support - Dec 7, 2003 Manitowoc
State money goes to conservation, restoration - Dec 7, 2003 Manitowoc
Trail is another project to receive funding - Dec 7, 2003 Manitowoc
Marina a success in spurring revitalization of city, downtown - Dec 7, 2003 Sheboygan
Ellis, Doyle show politicians how adults can govern state [campaign finance reform] - Dec 7, 2003 ON
Christmas present ideas for the avid outdoorsman - Dec 7, 2003 ON
Outdoors In Brief - Dec 7, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] Del. River PCB study gains notice - Dec 7, 2003 DelawareOnline
[PCB] Repopulation effort targets young eagles - Dec 7, 2003 Anchorage
[PCB] Salmon farms battle to meet expectations - Dec 7, StatesmanJournal
[Dioxin] Soybean fuel additive gaining acceptance - Dec 7, 2003 Mlive
[Dioxin] Report says state's power plants big polluters - Dec 7, 2003 MontanaNews
[Dioxin] A Believer Despite Long Odds - Dec 7, 2003 New York Times
Conservationists Put Earth on Their Wish List - Dec 7, 2003 New York Times
Stealth Merger: Drug Companies and Government Medical Research - Dec 7, 2003 LATimes
Top National Health Officials Often Paid by Makers of Drugs They Monitor - Dec 7, 2003 ABCNews
Michael Leavitt's Baptism - Dec 7, 2003 New York Times

[Mining] Forest County Potawatomi: Statement by Chairman Gus Frank on award from conservation and environmental groups - Dec 6, 2003 Wheeler Report
[Mining] Mining Impact Coalition: State Environmental and Conservation Groups Honor Three Wisconsin Tribes for Efforts on Mining Issues - Dec 6, 2003 WisPolitics
Doyle vetoes bill allowing business to self-audit environmental practices - Dec 6, 2003 NC
Environmental regulations vetoed [EnvDereg] - Dec 6, 2003 PG
Doyle vetoes bill allowing businesses to self-audit - Dec 6, PioneerPress
Work bill targets environment, labor [EnvDereg] - Dec 6, 2003 MilwJS
Bottom line? More jobs needed [EnvDereg] - Dec 6, 2003 MilwJS
A year late, ground broken for DNR center - Dec 6, 2003 PG
Researchers questioning area residents - Dec 6, 2003 PG
Baird Creek boosters plan winter hike - Dec 6, 2003 PG
[PCB] Green Bay Students to unveil Fox River study - Dec 6, 2003 PG
Restaurant opening on site of bridge approach - Dec 6, 2003 PG
3 bring diverse views to paper [note Fox River concern] - Dec 6, 2003 PG
Outdoor Recreation Report [perch hearing] - Dec 6, 2003 DCA
'Lichen day' sights and sounds are overwhelming - Dec 6, 2003 DCA
[PCB] It's Your Call: PCBs - Dec 6, 2003 PC
Passenger train through the Fox Valley is on truly special trip [it's a shame passenger rail is not available] - Dec 6, 2003 PC
Sprawl worries Hortonia farmer - Dec 6, 2003 PC
Farmer has view of Valley growth - Dec 6, 2003 PC
County not meeting ozone rules - Dec 6, 2003 Sheboygan
Great Lakes tempt a thirsty nation - Dec 6, 2003 MilwJS
Pointing fingers in U.P. dike break - Dec 6, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] Solutia's ultimatum is called bid for attention - Dec 6, STLtoday
[PCB] Salmon farm industry struggles to live up to its promise - Dec 6, NorthCountyTimes
[PCB] The Dark Pergola - Dec 6, 2003 BerkshireEagle
[PCB] Valley Mill site named part of 'Dirty Dozen' - Dec 6, Berkshire
[PCB] City out of 3 Coster Shop suits - Dec 6, 2003 KnoxNews
[PCB] Ministry urges better PCB oversight - Dec 6, 2003 Asahi.com

Gov. Doyle: Governor Doyle Vetoes AB 228 [EnvDereg] - Dec 5, 2003 WisPolitics
Sen. Kedzie: Comments on Doyle’s Veto of ‘Green Tier’ [EnvDereg] - Dec 5, 2003 WisPolitics
Montgomery Statement: Doyle Vetoes Bipartisan ‘Green Tier’ Legislation [EnvDereg] - Dec 5, 2003 WisPolitics
DPW: GOP InfightingOver "Jobs Bill" Begins [EnvDereg] - Dec 5, 2003 WisPolitics
We need policy for sustainable energy [scroll down] - Dec 5, 2003 PG
A matter of power, not water - Dec 5, 2003 NC
[Mining] State Environmental and Conservation Groups to Honor 3 WI Tribes for Efforts on Mining Issues - Dec 5, 2003 WisPolitics
[Mining] Two tribes to hold powwow Saturday - Dec 5, 2003 PC
Yacht maker has date with fate - Dec 5, 2003 PG
Bill would help clean up state politics - Dec 5, 2003 PC
Planning in works for new power line - Dec 5, 2003 PC
Public session held on shoreland rules - Dec 5, 2003 PC
Wisconsin seeks information on how Clean Air rules were adopted - Dec 5, NC
State joins clean air rules battle - Dec 5, 2003 PC
Groups target young voters - Dec 5, 2003 PC
EPA proposes stricter rules for area - Dec 5, 2003 MilwJS
EPA announces new rules to combat smog from power plants - Dec 5, NC
A quieter summer at the beach - Dec 5, 2003 DCA
$3 million federal grant to combat lead paint here - Dec 5, 2003 Sheboygan
Mayor Schramm appointed to governor’s business council - Dec 5, Sheboygan
Coho Derby nets $14K for 2 causes - Dec 5, 2003 Sheboygan
Russia, U.S. killing treaty on global warming - Dec 5, 2003 Sheboygan
Fresh fish: New market caters to an old tradition - Dec 5, 2003 Marinette
Perch bag limits may not change - Dec 5, 2003 Marinette
[PCB] County spends $73,000 to fight water pollution - Dec 5, Macomb Daily
[PCB] Light rail dirt removal hits snag - Dec 5, 2003 Courier Post Online
[PCB] Oregon develops plan to reduce 10 chemical risks - Dec 5, KATU
[PCB] Oregon agency proposes 'Toxics Reduction Strategy' - Dec 5, 2003 TheWorldLink
[PCB] Oregon takes aim at 10 toxic dangers - Dec 5, 2003 Oregonian
[PCB] Fish farms struggle to live up to promise - Dec 5, 2003 Canada.com
[PCB] Salmon farm industry struggles to live up to its promise - Dec 5, 2003 ENN
[PCB] City looks at changing hotel bond insurer - Dec 5, 2003 Columbian
[PCB] Baseless story, worse journalism - Dec 5, 2003 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Unhitching a `city on wheels' - Dec 5, 2003 Chicago Tribune
[PCB] UK's First Compostable Packaging Certification Scheme Announced - Dec 5, 2003 EDIE
[PCB] Q'SAI and Kyushu University Find Aojiru Intake may Excrete PCBs and Similar Disruptors - Dec 5, 2003 JCN Network
[Dioxin] Devising united strategy to oppose Herhof’s Belview plant - Dec 5, 2003 Waterford News & Star
[Dioxin] Androscoggin seen as Maine´s most polluted river - Dec 5, 2003 MaineToday
[Dioxin] Texas tops nation in mercury emissions - Dec 5, 2003 Pasadena Citizen Online
[Dioxin] Vietnam, U.S. Discuss Solutions for War-Era Dioxin - Dec 5, 2003 Planet Ark
[Dioxin] Jamaica moving to curb pollution - Dec 5, Jamaica Observer
[Dioxin] The Chemical Industry's Bhopal Legacy - Dec 5, 2003 Pravda
[Dioxin] Sutiyoso Trashed & Burned - Dec 5, 2003 Laksamana.Net
[Dioxin] Switching wood to gas - Dec 5, 2003 MorganHillTimes
Toxic Neighbors: a new report on toxic pollution from power plants - Dec 5, 2003 Clear the Air
EPA air proposals bypass Congress - Dec 5, 2003 MSNBC
Mercury Cut Delay Could Endanger Newborns - Dec 5, 2003 Planet Ark
No Doubts Global Warming Is Real, U.S. Experts Say - Dec 5, Planet Ark
Unstable climate linked to pollution - Dec 5, 2003 DenverPost
Group to go on attack against Bush on environment - Dec 5, 2003 USAToday
EPA Aims to Change Pollution Rules - Dec 5, 2003 Washington Post
The Greatest Threat To America's Environment [is Bush] - Dec 5, Planetizen
Bush Goes It Alone On Pollution - Dec 5, 2003 CBS News
Bush administration mulls ways to pass energy bill - Dec 5, 2003 ENN
Bush Backtracking on Cleaner Air - Dec 5, 2003 Misleader.org

Jobs bill draws heat at meeting [EnvDereg] - Dec 4, 2003 MHT
Speakers question pace of regulatory reform [EnvDereg] - Dec 4, 2003 MarshfieldNews
Law speeds up process for power plants, lines - Dec 4, 2003 PC
Bill trims permit times for utilities - Dec 4, 2003 PG
Timeline may limit Water Authority to six members - Dec 4, 2003 PG
Ashwaubenon request could delay water plans - Dec 4, 2003 NC
GB water negotiations muddied by suburb's departure - Dec 4, WaterTech
[Mining] Two tribes to hold powwow Saturday - Dec 4, 2003 PG
[Mining] Crandon Mine Purchase a Victory for Online Activism - Dec 4, 2003 WisPolitics
Dairy-farm pollution controls requested - Dec 4, 2003 PG
Bush signs bill allowing more cuts in forests to curb wildfire threat - Dec 4, NC
State’s venture capital program begs for auditing - Dec 4, 2003 PC
Can’t count on Republican restraint anymore - Dec 4, 2003 PC
Anglers may have luck with browns - Dec 4, 2003 PC
Madison to host Great Outdoor Games - Dec 4, 2003 PC
Clean Wisconsin: Wisconsin Again at Risk from Nuclear Waste: Citizens Can Take Action Now - Dec 4, 2003 WisPolitics
Doyle: No nuclear power - Dec 4, 2003 LaCrosse Tribune
Citizens’ Utility Board: PSC Accepts CUB’s Arguments on Nuclear Fund - Dec 4, 2003 WisPolitics
AG Lautenschlager: Announces Seven States and District of Columbia Submit FOIA Request for Documents on Clean Air Act Rollback - Dec 4, WisPolitics
Gov. Doyle: Fiscal Survey of States Shows Dramatic Improvement for Wisconsin - Dec 4, 2003 WisPolitics
Lawmakers studying mercury rules plans - Dec 4, 2003 PG
Natural Resources Board OKs plan for trails - Dec 4, 2003 PG
Program cuts a bane to state manufacturers - Dec 4, 2003 PG
City positions its riverfront for revival - Dec 4, 2003 PC
Key deadline looms for Kaukauna water park financing - Dec 4, 2003 PC
Superfund health assessment released - Dec 4, 2003 Ashland Daily Press
Council rejects Utility Commission changes - Dec 4, 2003 Kewaunee
EPA proposes stricter ozone rules for area - Dec 4, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] The James River Ghost Fleet: An Environmental Hazard - Dec 4, 2003 Green Nature
[PCB] Whales reveal man's damaging impact on oceans - Dec 4, 2003 IOL
[PCB] Report Urges Focus on Chemical Mixtures in Studies of Environmental Contamination - Dec 4, 2003 AScribe
[PCB] Residents Worried by Smell - Dec 4, 2003 WXIA-TV
[PCB] 40 steel drums pulled from country club lake - Dec 4, 2003 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Homeless expelled from tract by river - Dec 4, NewHavenRegister
[PCB] Solutia won't pay $3 million settlement - Dec 4, 2003 STLToday
[PCB] Solutia's struggles could force bankruptcy - Dec 4, 2003 Pensacola
[PCB] Warning of possible bankruptcy, Solutia pulls back on settlement payouts - Dec 4, 2003 TimesDaily
[PCB] Mark Kirk seeks another Congressional term - Dec 4, 2003 Mount Prospect Times
[PCB] Alaskan eagles caught to improve Channel Islands stock - Dec 4, 2003 Ventura County Star
[PCB] Startech Environmental (OTC Bulletin Board: 'STHK') Receives Additional Progress Payment to Modify Plasma Converter for PCB Program in Japan - Dec 4, 2003 Yahoo
[PCB] 'Hazmobile' popular with Bay residents - Dec 4, 2003 MyTown.co.nz
[PCB] DEC comm: Diesel power plant must go - Dec 4, HeraldCommunity
[Dioxin] Report: Florida ranks fourth in nation for total toxic emissions - Dec 4, 2003 First Coast News
[Dioxin] Study Ranks Pa. Third For Releasing Toxins - Dec 4, WGAL
[Dioxin] Concerns cloud pulp mill meeting - Dec 4, Gulf Island Online
[Dioxin] RESCO 'honored' with Dirty Dozen award - Dec 4, 2003 Saugus Advertiser
[Dioxin] Dow to challenge attorney's request - Dec 4, 2003 MLive.com
[Dioxin] Dow failed to solve dioxin problem, state says - Dec 4, Detroit
[Dioxin] State tests dust, blood - Dec 4, 2003 MLive.com
[Dioxin] NRCM takes stock : Environmental organization celebrates successes in Maine - Dec 4, 2003 Times Record
[Dioxin] Attorney wants litigant list bigger - Dec 4, 2003 MLive.com
[Dioxin] DEQ: Dow Chemical has failed to deal appropriately with dioxin problem - Dec 4, 2003 MLive.com
[Dioxin] Taiwan to recycle discarded CDs by middle next year - Dec 4, 2003 Taipei Times
Nestle Decision a Bipartisan Challenge - Dec 4, 2003 Michigan Land Use Institute
E.P.A. Drafts New Rules for Emissions From Power Plants - Dec 4, NYTimes
Bad Start: Environmentalists were right to worry about the new EPA chief - Dec 4, 2003 Mother Jones
Bush EPA Mercury Rule Puts Profits Before Health - Dec 4, 2003 EMS
New Forest-Thinning Policy Drops Safeguard for Wildlife - Dec 4, LATimes
Experts: Economy, environment linked - Dec 4, 2003 Statesman Journal
Plaintiffs quantify chemical exposure to ex-IBM workers - Dec 4, EE Times
'No doubt' global warming is real - Dec 4, 2003 ABCNews Online
There's no doubt global warming is real, say U.S. experts - Dec 4, ENN
Officials permit nuclear waste shipment around South America despite environmentalists' fears - Dec 4, 2003 PlanetSave
America's war on nature - Dec 4, 2003 Independent
Big technology won't solve water problems - Dec 4, 2003 ENN
A Plague of Bioweapons - Dec 4, 2003 AlterNet
Water growing scarce, report says - Dec 4, 2003 Globe and Mail 
Bev Harris on the Perils to Democracy by Electronic Voting - Dec 4, BuzzFlash
Critiques of the Precautionary Principle - Dec 4, 2003 Rachel

[PCB] Editorial: PCB disposal decision too important to rush - Dec 3, ON
Brown County receives harbor improvement grant - Dec 3, 2003 NC
Funding in bill for sustainable ag, and Nutrient Management and Water Quality Research Center, Baird Creek Trail - Dec 3, 2003 NC
Wisconsin to pursue stricter air pollution rules - Dec 3, 2003 NC
New water appointments OK'd - Dec 3, 2003 NC
GB council approves Schmitt’s Water Commission nominees - Dec 3, PG
Ashwaubenon isn’t done with authority - Dec 3, 2003 PG
Gas pipeline’s effect on school site up for discussion today - Dec 3, 2003 PG
Paper Converting, union have new pact - Dec 3, 2003 PG
Firing water panel was clumsy, shortsighted [scroll down] - Dec 3, 2003 PG
Couple confronts county over road reconstruction project - Dec 3, 2003 PC
Cancer center funding secured [how about prevention?] - Dec 3, Marinette
Cleanup of Peshtigo River needed - Dec 3, 2003 Marinette
Loss of plane perk irks some on DNR board - Dec 3, 2003 MilwJS
Gard tries to force Doyle to act on regulatory reform [EnvDereg]  - Dec 3, 2003 PG
Reaction of Trout Unlimited [EnvDereg] - Dec 3, 2003 WheelerRept(PDF)
Reaction of Wis. Paper Council [Env Dereg] - Dec 3,  WheelerRept(PDF)
Ethics complaint filed against Stepp [EnvDereg] - Dec 3, JournalTimes
DPW: Another conflict of interest for Cathy Stepp [EnvDereg] - Dec 3, 2003 (PDF)
Masquerade by conservatives undermines U.S.[EnvDereg] - Dec 3, NC
Legislative Fiscal Bureau: Summary of Assembly Bill 655 and Senate Bill 313 [EnvDereg]  - Dec 3, 2003 LFB
Sen. Kanavas: Statement Regarding Seirra Club Attack on Job Creation Act and Senator Bob Welch - Dec 3, 2003 WisPolitics
Doyle signs bill to hasten state's energy projects - Dec 3, 2003 MilwJS
Governor Signs Energy and Transmission Regulatory Reform Act - Dec 3, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Doyle caves in to the utilities - Dec 3, 2003 FightingBob.com
Meeting will discuss beach monitoring - Dec 3, 2003 PC
Cowles seeks block grant to help replace water pipe to paper mill - Dec 3, PG
[Mining] Martin Schreiber & Associates: Saturday Pow-Wow in Green Bay Will Celebrate Tribes’ Purchase of the Crandon Mine Site - Dec 3, 2003 WisPolitics
Clean Wisconsin: Poll Advises: Across Party Lines, Wisconsin Voters Want Mercury Pollution Dealt With - Dec 3, 2003 WisPolitics
Wisconsin to pursue stricter air pollution rules - Dec 3, 2003 NC
DNR seeks comments on changes to shoreland rules - Dec 3, 2003 PC
Rebound of wolves increases conflicts with hunters, farmers - Dec 3, MilwJS
Weekly fishing report - Dec 3, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] Oconee commission: A vote to dump landfill plan - Dec 3, 2003 OnlineAthens
[PCB] Source of pollution in James River elusive - Dec 3, Wash.Times
[PCB] Dredge Dump Hearing To Be Held At SUNY - Dec 3, 2003 Suffolk Life Newspapers
[PCB] Work begins on downtown hotel site - Dec 3, 2003 Columbian.com
[PCB] Group seeks input about substances in area's air - Dec 3, 2003 Marietta Times
[PCB] Area to get funding to help with PCB cleanup - Dec 3, Saratogian
[PCB] Dredging sites being considered - Dec 3, 2003 JournalNews
[PCB] Agency opens dirt removal bids - Dec 3, 2003 Courier Post Online
[PCB] Scrap yard on road to recovery - Dec 3, 2003 Daily Southtown
[PCB] Fresh row as ghost ship docks - Dec 3, 2003 ic Teesside
[PCB] 4th Controversial 'Ghost Ship' Finally Docks - Dec 3, Scotsman
[Dioxin] Sustainability is key to Environment, Health and Safety at Dow - Dec 3, 2003 Chemistry.org
New EPA head touts plan to improve U.S. air quality - Dec 3, 2003 ENN
EPA Administrator Leavitt outlines action plans - Dec 3, 2003 WaterTech
Clean-up funds too low at 42 US nuke plants - GAO - Dec 3, 2003 Planet Ark
Nuclear waste cleared - Dec 3, 2003 MSNBC
Drilling push hits GOP obstacles - Dec 3, 2003 MSNBC
Bush signs bill to curb wildfire threat - Dec 3, 2003 MSNBC
Right Wing Takes Bad Aim at Science - Dec 3, 2003 Common Dreams
Funding Studies to Suit Need - Dec 3, 2003 LATimes
The Accidental Conservationist - Dec 3, 2003 In These Times
EPA moves to weaken mercury emission rules - Dec 3, 2003 AtlantaJ. 
U.S. Proposes Easing Rules on Emissions of Mercury - Dec 3, NYTimes
Mercury regulations under review: White House seeks to ease Clinton-era rules on some toxics - Dec 3, 2003 MSNBC
A year of extremes provides evidence of global warming - Dec 3, Independent
The Chemical Industry's Bhopal Legacy - Dec 3, 2003 AlterNet

[PCB] Panel wants PCBs cooked, not buried - Dec 2, 2003 PC
[PCB] Residents file petition over PCBs - Dec 2, 2003 ON
Schmitt adds 2 to water panel list - Dec 2, 2003 PG
Hobart to leave Water Authority - Dec 2, 2003 PG
Residents share positive outlook - Dec 2, 2003 PG
Tougher watchdogs needed in Madison - Dec 2, 2003 Sheboygan
Ashwaubenon, Hobart out of water deal - Dec 2, 2003 NC
Green Bay suburbs leave water deal high and dry - Dec 2, 2003 WaterTech
DNR to go its own way on air pollution - Dec 2, 2003 MilwJS
GOP jobs bill will hurt environment [EnvDereg] - Dec 2, 2003 PG
Rep. Montgomery: Green Tier Legislation Sent to Governor [EnvDereg] - Dec 2, 2003 WisPolitics (PDF)
Republicans cancel plans to call lawmakers into session [EnvDereg] - Dec 2, 2003 NC
Sierra Club TV Ads Call on Legislature to Reject Welch Dirty Water Bill [EnvDereg] - Dec 2, 2003 WisPolitics
Welch: Demands 'Independent' Group Pull Ad [EnvDereg] - Dec 2, 2003 WisPolitics
Welch Defends Jobs Creation Act: 'The advertisement is a lie. Period.' [EnvDereg] - Dec 2, 2003 WisPolitics
Feingold Campaign Requests that Sierra Club Withdraw TV Ads - Dec 2, 2003 WisPolitics (PDF)
Feingold Campaign Letter to Sierra Club - Dec 2, 2003 WisPolitics (PDF)
Future of state jobs gets attention - Dec 2, 2003 PC
Wisconsin success stories are organic - Dec 2, 2003 DCA
Carferry to benefit from tourism grant - Dec 2, 2003 MHT
Kyoto treaty's final gasp? - Dec 2, 2003 MilwJS
DNR Weekly News and Outdoor Report - Dec 2, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
[PCB] Decision due on Oconee landfill - Dec 2, 2003 OnlineAthens
[PCB] Water district may allow removal of dam on Twelve Mile River - Dec 2, 2003 GreenvilleOnline
[PCB] Pickens group wants Twelve Mile River restored - Dec 2, 2003 GreenvilleOnline
[PCB] Pollutants threaten Kearny's 'little Everglades' - Dec 2, 2003 Star Ledger
[PCB] Navy Cleans up Oahu - Dec 2, 2003 Navy Newsstand
[PCB] Bad Light Delays 'Ghost Ship' Docking - Dec 2, 2003 Scotsman
[PCB] MP in ships access row - Dec 2, 2003 ic Teesside
[Dioxin] State calls dioxin threat to wildlife - Dec 2, 2003 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Blackout led to sewage spills - Dec 2, 2003 Detroit News
[Dioxin] Chicken incinerator proposal meets little resistance - Dec 2, 2003 Delmarva.com
[Dioxin] Asia-Pacific conference highlights pollutant control (Scroll down) Dec 2, 2003 VOVNews
EPA mercury limits wouldn't meet Clean Air standards - Dec 2, 2003 Scripps Howard News Service
Is Your Hometown Safe from Chemical Disaster? - Dec 2, 2003 Environmental Defense
Hack the Vote - Dec 2, 2003 New York Times
Civil Disobedience On Trial - Dec 2, 2003 TomPaine
Why Target Greenpeace? - Dec 2, 2003 TomPaine
Green Architecture: Trend Or Hype? - Dec 2, 2003 Planetizen

[PCB] Sen. Ellis & Rep. Kaufert: Call on DNR to Side with Vinland Residents - Dec 1, 2003 WisPolitics
Protect jobs as well as environment [EnvDereg]  - Dec 1, 2003 Marshfield News Herald
Jobs: State will pay for not taking issue seriously [EnvDereg] - Dec 1, 2003 MilwJS
Wisconsin leads the nation in sustainable agriculture - Dec 1, 2003 NC
Retraining work force essential - Dec 1, 2003 PG
Wanted: a smarter work force - Dec 1, 2003 PG
Wetting down the coal piles [scroll down] - Dec 1, 2003 PG
[PCB] Pollutants halt Caldor site work - Dec 1, 2003 Advocate
[PCB] Pickens County group pushes for Twelve Mile River to be restored - Dec 1, 2003 GreenvilleOnline
[PCB] Alaska eaglets California-bound - Dec 1, 2003 JuneauEmpire
[PCB] British Greet Navy Rustbuckets With a Volley of Venom - Dec 1, 2003 New York Times
[PCB] Hazardous chemicals and pesticides trade to become law: Rotterdam Convention will enter into force on 24 February 2004 - Dec 1, 2003 Accra Daily Mail
[Dioxin] Viet Nam share experiences in analysis and control of pollutants - Dec 1, 2003 VNAgency
Wetlands in danger - Dec 1, 2003 Sun Herald
Contamination downstream from a Dow Chemical plant in Michigan is harming wildlife reproduction in the area - Dec 1, 2003 DEQ
Special Counsel Withholds Norton’s Probe into Whistleblower Allegations - Dec 1, 2003 EMS
Major plains aquifer may be running dry - Dec 1, 2003 WaterTech
Analysis: Endangered Species Act turns 30 - Dec 1, 2003 UPI
Pollution affecting Indian cops' manhood - Dec 1, 2003 Washington Times

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• 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

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