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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Dec 1-10, 2005

Dec 11-21, 2005

December 21- 31, 2005

Flowage's refill set for spring - Dec 31, 2005 PG
Reservations for park shelters begin Jan. 3 - Dec 31, 2005 PC
UW-Wilderness Society: Partnership Proposed to Carry on Nelson Legacy - Dec 31, 2005 WisPolitics
Fmr. Nelson Staff Members: UW-Wilderness Society partnership proposed to carry on Nelson legacy - Dec 31, 2005 WisPolitics
Notes: Highlights of 2005 - Dec 31, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Feingold Acted In Public's Interest In Voting Against Arctic Drilling - Dec 31, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] PCBs in Pittsfield: Toxic dumps near school, homes cause controversy - Dec 31, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[Dioxin] Scariest building in New York - Dec 31, 2005 New York Daily News

Death in Canada could alter Wisconsin's wolf debate - Dec 30, 2005 KRT Wire
Waukesha recycling firm faces multiple fines: OSHA alleges workers were exposed to lead - Dec 30, 2005 MJS
Letter: More to air quality study than reported - Dec 30, 2005 PC
[PCB] Coal tar also a hazard with old ships - Dec 30, 2005 Newport News Times
[PCB] High levels of chemicals found in fish samples - Dec 30, 2005 Texarkana Gazette
Investment bank takes global warming stand: Goldman Sachs vows to use markets to reduce emissions - Dec 30, 2005 MSNBC
'Best' Green Energy Schemes Named - Dec 30, 2005 Truthout
Climate Shock: We're on Thin Ice - Dec 30, 2005 Truthout
Oil Market Analysts Issue Dire Warnings - Dec 30, 2005 Common Dreams
Review of the Year: Climate Change; Mercury rising, stormy weather - our world is taking a battering - Dec 30, 2005 Common Dreams

Most Valuable Progressives of 2005 [Feingold #1] - Dec 29, 2005 AlterNet
Green Bay water pipeline near completion - Dec 29, 2005 PG
Wisconsin Ag Secretary optimistic on Livestock Siting - Dec 29, 2005 Brownfield
Green heating: Wood-pellet stoves help plant business thrive - Dec 29, 2005 MJS
Bear Creek water ban lifted - Dec 29, 2005 PC
Great Outdoors Almanac - Dec 29, 2005 PG
Outdoors calendar - Dec 29, 2005 PG
John Gard: Protecting pier owners' rights - Dec 29, 2005 MJS
Letter: State shouldn't have to use ethanol - Dec 29, 2005 PC
Letter: State doesn't need a pier police agency (Scroll down) - Dec 29, 2005 MJS
To tell the truth [People's Legislature] - Dec 29, 2005 FightingBob
[PCB] Cause of chemical plant fire may never be known - Dec 29, 2005 Detroit Free Press
[Dioxin] County waste decision tabled - Dec 29, 2005 Statesman Journal
Car Trouble: As millions of Asian citizens jubilantly embrace driving, some experts predict an enviro nightmare - Dec 29, 2005 AlterNet

Great Lakes Barrier Cited As Possibility: Would End Mississippi River Link - Dec 28, 2005 CapTimes
Bear Creek residents warned to boil water - Dec 28, 2005 PC
A high-tech force of nature: New Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin aims to wow 'em, teach 'em - Dec 28, 2005 MJS
The year of wild weather in Wisconsin - Dec 28, 2005 St Paul Pioneer Press
Have an environmentally friendly holiday: Recycle - Dec 28, 2005 MHT
Ruling Affirms Phosphorus Ban - Dec 28, 2005 CapTimes
Court Upholds Phosphorus Ban - Dec 28, 2005 WSJ
A Rain Forest For Frogs: Vilas Creates Unique Habitats For Endangered Creatures - Dec 28, 2005 CapTimes
Fighting For Frogs
Zoo's New Amphibian Exhibit Shows Off Threatened Creatures - Dec 28, 2005 WSJ
UW-Madison: Radiation Studies Key to Nuclear Reactor Life, Recycling Spent Fuel - Dec 28, 2005 WisPolitics
Weekly fishing report - Dec 28, 2005 MJS
Letter: Editorial opposition to arctic drilling difficult to understand (Scroll down) - Dec 28, 2005 PC
Letter: People shouldn't be surprised by wolf attacks (Scroll down) - Dec 28, 2005 MJS
EPA on Ethanol: Environmental Progress & Economic Development Go Hand-in-Hand - Dec 28, 2005 WisPolitics
[PCB] Hanover OKs Colloid for residential use - Dec 28, 2005 Hanover Eagle
[PCB] Public hearing set on Hastings waterfront cleanup - Dec 28, 2005 Journal News
[PCB] Fish labeling informs consumers - Dec 28, 2005 MyDNA
[PCB] Eat To Live: Farmed or wild salmon? - Dec 28, 2005 UPI
[PCB] Injection wells accepting toxins: State says it had little choice but to approve the license; Wayne County residents are not happy - Dec 28, 2005 Detroit News
[Dioxin] Granholm vetoes facility proposal - Dec 28, 2005 Midland Daily News
[Dioxin] Cleanup bill nixed - Dec 28, 2005 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] 'We just want to bring him home' - Dec 28, 2005 NorthJersey
[Dioxin] Two small steps - Dec 28, 2005 NorthJersey
[Dioxin] Hot Flashes - Dec 28, 2005 eMagazine
Groups watching EPA also get agency funds - Dec 28, 2005 MSNBC
A New Breed of Nuclear Reactors? - Dec 28, 2005 Scientific American

Longtime leader of Conservation Congress dies: Group's DNR battles 'legendary' while Bill Murphy was in charge - Dec 27, 2005 CapTimes
Web site aids scrutiny of officials: Ethics Board streamlines public's access to state leaders' financial interests - Dec 27, 2005 PG
Solar Heating Up: Energy Prices, Subsidies Spark Sales Of Solar Systems - Dec 27, 2005 WSJ
Water taps into top stories in Manitowoc - Dec 27, 2005 MHT
Opinion: Skip Ethanol; Hike Mileage - Dec 27, 2005 WSJ
Opinion: No Way Is State The Second-worst - Dec 27, 2005 WSJ
[PCB] State funds sought to seek fish kill cause - Dec 27, 2005 News Leader
[PCB] Hazardous waste site to open near I-94 - Dec 27, 2005 Detroit Free Press
[PCB] Mullet caught in Pensacola Bay system high in PCBs - Dec 27, 2005 Pensacola News Journal
[PCB] Group fights for fish-kill studies: Members want more state funds to research Shenandoah River - Dec 27, 2005 TimesDispatch
[Dioxin] Activists Oppose Plan to Dredge Up Agent Orange Residue in NJ Bay - Dec 27, 2005 New Standard
[Dioxin] Pollution Tests - Dec 27, 2005 Detroit Free Press
Racing Toward Climate Disaster - Dec 27, 2005 Truthout

State Officials' Conflicts Of Interest To Be Flagged - Dec 26, 2005 WSJ
Wisconsin sheds light on conflicts of interests - Dec 26, 2005 Chicago Sun-Times
Just Ask Us: How Are Springs In Lakes Detected? - Dec 26, 2005 WSJ
Smell Of Manure Irks Farm Neighbors: Rural Galesville Farmer Wants To Expand His Dairy Farm To Get Money To Pay For A Solution - Dec 26, 2005 WSJ
Letter: Oil short-sightedness will prove costly to U.S. (Scroll down) - Dec 26, 2005 PC
OpEd: In Long Run, Local Farmers Unlikely To Benefit From Ethanol - Dec 26, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial from Wisconsin newspapers re water study - Dec 26, 2005 Duluth News Tribune
[PCB] More warnings about eating fish - Dec 26, 2005 Gazette Online
[PCB] State funds sought to seek cause of massive fish kill - Dec 26, 2005 Daily Press
[Dioxin] Penobscot River future tied to past - Dec 26, 2005 Bangor Daily News

Nonprofits receive $2 million in foundation grants - Dec 25, 2005 PC
Some deer feeders opt to give up activity for the sake of elk herd - Dec 25, 2005 PC
Outdoors calendar - Dec 25, 2005 PG
Letter: Ethanol mandate not responsible - Dec 25, 2005 MJS
Letter: Make Wisconsin clean, efficient (Scroll down) - Dec 25, 2005 PG
[Dioxin] Trash Burning Can Threaten Human Health - Dec 25, 2005 GLRC
[Dioxin] N.J. blasts changes in emissions reporting - Dec 25, 2005 NorthJersey

Notes: Resource waters proposal - Dec 24, 2005 MJS
Koch executives take key Georgia-Pacific jobs - Dec 24, 2005 PC
DNR Sounds Air Quality Alert - Dec 24, 2005 CapTimes
Air Advisory Is Issued For Half Of State - Dec 24, 2005 WSJ
Letter: Delineation of funds needed on energy issue - Dec 24, 2005 MJS

State's Eased Air Rules Don't Comply With U.S. Standards - Dec 23, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: When compromise isn't [on piers] - Dec 23, 2005 MJS
Letter: Pact could go even further to protect Great Lakes water (Scroll down) - Dec 23, 2005 MJS

40 more streams may get Wisconsin protections - Dec 22, 2005 Duluth News Tribune
Kewaunee Nuclear Power plant sale records under state review - Dec 22, 2005 PG
U.S. cites nuclear plant: Kewaunee flood peril was of 'substantial importance to safety' - Dec 22, 2005 MJS
Point Beach gets 20-year license renewal - Dec 22, 2005 MJS
DNR air regulations questioned: EPA says state's relaxed rules would not comply with federal law - Dec 22, 2005 MJS
PSC turns over documents on power plant sale - Dec 22, 2005 St Paul Pioneer Press
Great Outdoors Almanac - Dec 22, 2005 PG
Absurd, deeply offensive, coincidental, appalled, outrageous, ridiculous - Dec 22, 2005 FightingBob
[PCB] POPs legislation introduced by Chambliss, Harkin - Dec 22, 2005 Southwest Farm Press
[PCB] Quarry clean, but river still shows PCBs - Dec 22, 2005 Roanoke.com
[PCB] Dirty waters: Nearly two-thirds of the river miles that Virginia monitors are polluted - Dec 22, 2005 TimesDispatch
[PCB] State-raised brown trout put on advisory list - Dec 22, 2005 Charleston Gazette
[PCB] Fish Contamination - Dec 22, 2005 WTAP
[PCB] Reefing Madness - Dec 22, 2005 Monterey County Weekly
Editorial: Energy lab should be expanded, not cut - Dec 22, 2005 Denver Post

$60,000 fine proposed for nuclear plant - Dec 21, 2005 PG
Board passes small wind energy rule, new county seal - Dec 21, 2005 MHT
Governor appoints DNR board member - Dec 21, 2005 PC
Death in Canada could alter state's wolf debate - Dec 21, 2005 MJS
PSC turns over documents on contacts; AG mum on details - Dec 21, 2005 MJS
New questions raised about Doyle: Governor's team says nothing was wrong with utility-backed fund-raiser - Dec 21, 2005 MJS
Doyle campaign donor probe widening - Dec 21, 2005 CapTimes
Lisbon must restore wetland - Dec 21, 2005 MJS
Wanted: Youngsters Interested In Hunting And Fishing - Dec 21, 2005 CapTimes
Baiting Deer Concerns On Rise - Dec 21, 2005 CapTimes
WPLA: Crucial "Right to Forest" Legislation Signed into Law - Dec 21, 2005 WisPolitics
EPA rethinks sewage dumping - Dec 21, 2005 Racine Journal Times
Weekly fishing report - Dec 21, 2005 MJS
Clean Wisconsin: Improvements to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Legislation Holds Key to Lower Energy Bills - Dec 21, 2005 WisPolitics (PDF)
Editorial: We Must Improve Fuel Efficiency - Dec 21, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: EPA has work to do on drinking water standards - Dec 21, 2005 PC
[PCB] Pealth Advocates & Doctors Rebuke Salmon Trade Group for Giving Misleading Medical Advice to Pregnant Women; Advocates Filing Complaint with FTC - Dec 21, 2005 U S Newswire
[PCB] Cleanup of power plant nears end of first phase - Dec 21, 2005 Greenwich Time
[PCB] U.S. Agencies Welcome Congressional Progress on Chemical Treaty - Dec 21, 2005 All American Patriots
[PCB] Soil with PCBs found at former Sausalito lab - Dec 21, 2005 Marin Independent
[PCB] Retired navy vessels need pricey fix - Dec 21, 2005 CBC Nova Scotia
EPA Proposes New Health-Based Soot Limits on Air Pollution - Dec 21, 2005 ENN
Nuclear Comes Back To the Party - Dec 21, 2005 AlterNet
Loving Nuclear Power - Dec 21, 2005 AlterNet
Senate rejects drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge - Dec 21, 2005 MSNBC

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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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