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 11-20, 2005

Dec 21-31, 2005

December 1- 10, 2005

Great Lakes cleanup plans harbor deep differences - Dec 10, 2005 MJS
'Toxic spill' cleanup studied - Dec 10, 2005 PC
DNR seeks feedback on landfill - Dec 10, 2005 PC
Looking to beat cost of heat? Stove, furnace options abound to keep winter bills at bay - Dec 10, 2005 PG
Outdoor notes - Dec 10, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Protecting a resource with an eye on the details - Dec 10, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Ashtabula River to be cleaned - Dec 10, 2005 Plain Dealer
US, Under Fire, Eases Its Stance in Climate Talks - Dec 10, 2005 Truthout

[PCB] Can the Great Lakes be saved? Scientists warn waters near ecological collapse - Dec 9, 2005 Plain Dealer
[PCB] Scientists stress urgency of plans to clean up Great Lakes - Dec 9, 2005 Star Ledger
State reports results of gypsy moth trapping project - Dec 9, 2005 PC
Roadkill deer is dining fit for kings at animal sanctuary - Dec 9, 2005 MJS
Great Lakes Headed for Catastrophic 'Ecological Collapse': Report - Dec 9, 2005 Common Dreams
Letter: Plamann plans would destroy park beauty - Dec 9, 2005 PC
[PCB] Environmental concerns dominate town hall - Dec 9, 2005 Newport News-Times
[PCB] Industrial site cleanup could cost $4.2 million - Dec 9, 2005 Bennington Banner
[PCB] EPA: Dredging project to get bigger - Dec 9, 2005 Post-Star
[PCB] Feds defend GE dredging plan - Dec 9, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] The organic label just won't stick if feds keep this up - Dec 9, 2005 KRT Wire
[PCB] Report on contaminated sites targets Keith, NBHS - Dec 9, 2005 South Coast Today
International Human Rights Day: Protecting Workers Rights Also Safeguards Environments - Dec 9, 2005 Common Dreams
Clinton Says Bush Is 'Flat Wrong' on Kyoto - Dec 9, 2005 Truthout
US Retreats at Climate Change Talks - Dec 9, 2005 Common Dreams
Hot Air: Summit Heads to a Close with No Sign of Progress - Dec 9, 2005 Common Dreams
Water Rights Activists Awarded Alternative Nobel Prize - Dec 9, 2005 Common Dreams
Ecosystem Changes a Threat to Human Health: WHO - Dec 9, 2005 Common Dreams

Big Farm Plant Is Planned: Facility Near Belmont Would Have 20,000 Beef Cattle And Produce Ethanol - Dec 8, 2005 WSJ
Rules On Pier Limits Ok'd - Dec 8, 2005 WSJ
[PCB] Report Shows Toxins Persist in the Great Lakes - Dec 8, 2005 Newhouse News Service
[PCB] Research bolsters link of pesticides to Parkinson's - Dec 8, 2005 Seattle Times
[PCB] Results released on PCB levels - Dec 8, 2005 Capital News 9
Empty Skies: World's Birds at Risk - Dec 8, 2005 ENN
Planetary Doom Prediction by Global Warming Scientist - Dec 8, 2005 Truthout
The Psychology of Global Warming: Alarm-ist Versus Alarm-ing - Dec 8, 2005 Truthout
US Attacked on Its Climate Stance - Dec 8, 2005 Truthout

[PCB] Tenants starting to fill up Boardwalk - Dec 7, 2005 PG
Hunting conflicts growing, DNR says - Dec 7, 2005 MJS
Soil tests spoil land deal for county - Dec 7, 2005 PC
State task force releases manure-handling report - Dec 7, 2005 PG
DATCP: Successful 2005 Gypsy Moth Spray, Trapping and Egg Mass Efforts Have Concluded - Dec 7, 2005 WisPolitics
Weekly fishing report - Dec 7, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Shipbreaking issues include invasive species, chemicals - Dec 7, 2005 Newport News-Times
My Problem With Pesticides - Dec 7, 2005 AlterNet
Climate Change, Economic Change - Dec 7, 2005 TomPaine

Fines flow freely in water war - Dec 6, 2005 PG
Pipeline work hits Denmark - Dec 6, 2005 PG
Contributions Recharge Nuke Plant Sale: Nuke plant sale denied, then approved after campaign contributions flow - Dec 6, 2005 Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Doyle donations preceded sale of nuclear plant - Dec 6, 2005 MJS
Group alleges conflict in power plant's sale: 2 utilities gave thousands to Doyle's campaign during PSC approval process - Dec 6, 2005 MJS
Panel to review DNR amid pier-rules dispute - Dec 6, 2005 PG
Green homes generate savings - Dec 6, 2005 PG
Sewage settlements with state revealed - Dec 6, 2005 MJS
Conservationist Dombeck to Speak Dec 13 on Wild Lands Protection - Dec 6, 2005 WisPolitics
Wisconsin DNR News - Dec 6, 2005 WisPolitics
Wisconsin Wetlands Association: Statement on the Announcement of a Senate Select Committee on DNR Regulatory Reform - Dec 6, 2005 WisPolitics
Editorial: Pier rules are reasonable - Dec 6, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Spitzer: EPA dredging plan lets GE off hook - Dec 6, 2005 Record Online
Organic Christmas Trees? Natural Toys? Find Green Gifts Fast on Debra's List - Dec 6, 2005 ENN
Americans Take Local Road to Kyoto - Dec 6, 2005 Truthout
Biodiesel: The Most Destructive Crop on Earth Is No Solution to the Energy Crisis - Dec 6, 2005 Truthout
How the Wind Could Be Our Best Weapon against Global Warming - Dec 6, 2005 Truthout

Pier rules trade-off in works - Dec 5, 2005 PC
Farmer offers reward for manure vandals - Dec 5, 2005 PG
Keeping A Closer Eye On Water: Slowly, Conservation Is Catching On In The Great Lakes Region - Dec 5, 2005 WSJ
Great Lakes Region Works to Save Water - Dec 5, 2005 ENN
Save gas when warming car - Dec 5, 2005 PG
New energy for Wisconsin - Dec 5, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Costly, necessary solutions - Dec 5, 2005 MJS
Opinion: Put Public Back In Public Hearings - Dec 5, 2005 WSJ
Want to join editorial board? - Dec 5, 2005 PC
[PCB] Group to voice complaints over dredging plans at meeting - Dec 5, 2005 Saratogian
[PCB] Chemicals target of state ban - Dec 5, 2005 Olympian
[PCB] Clean air in Europe’s cities - Dec 5, 2005 Europa
[PCB] Centre planned to fight pollution - Dec 5, 2005 Gulf Daily News
Research by Congress Says EPA Studies Favored Bush Air Pollution Plan - Dec 5, 2005 ENN
Climate Official's Work Is Questioned - Dec 5, 2005 Truthout
Following The Path of Service -- to Nature - Dec 5, 2005 AlterNet

Sewer line may scar park views - Dec 4, 2005 PC
River Basin group to hold first meeting - Dec 4, 2005 SP
Omro seawall won't be repaired until next year - Dec 4, 2005 ON
Jean Thompson column: Plamann no place for sewer line - Dec 4, 2005 PC
Editorial: County needs to resolve policy on wind farm projects - Dec 4, 2005 MHT
Editorial: Ethanol mandate will kill jobs in manufacturing - Dec 4, 2005 MJS
Letter: Disposal users should pay more (Scroll down) - Dec 4, 2005 PG
Letter: Great Lakes problems won't just disappear (Scroll down) - Dec 4, 2005 PG
Population prophet - Dec 4, 2005 FightingBob
[PCB] Ford faces its past - Dec 4, 2005 NorthJersey
[PCB] Toxins found at child center - Dec 4, 2005 Statesman Journal
[PCB] PCB pitfalls - Dec 4, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] Company wants to base ship scrapping operation in Yaquina Bay - Dec 4, 2005 OregonLive
[PCB] Newport's dilemma: good jobs vs. big risks - Dec 4, 2005 Oregonian
Protests seek action on global warming - Dec 4, 2005 MSNBC

Group wants to reel back record muskie - Dec 3, 2005 PG
Longtime musky record under scrutiny - Dec 3, 2005 MJS
We need facts, not hype, on ethanol - Dec 3, 2005 MJS
4 Whooping Cranes Late Going South - Dec 3, 2005 CapTimes
Letter to the editor: More study needed on storm water utility - Dec 3, 2005 MHT
Editorial: State's Waterways Deserve Stiffer Laws - Dec 3, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Additional pollution, explosives at arsenal - Dec 3, 2005 Beacon Journal
[PCB] Helping disarm a depot - Dec 3, 2005 Daily Press
[PCB] Testing set for PCBs at city park - Dec 3, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
Grounds for Change - Dec 3, 2005 AlterNet
Protesters From 30 Countries Unite to Fight Global Warming - Dec 3, 2005 Common Dreams

[PCB] Russian delegation to study environment - Dec 2, 2005 PC
Manitowoc River dredging to float megayacht - Dec 2, 2005 PG
Hearing puts heat on oil execs - Dec 2, 2005 PC
Letter to the editor: Storm water utility fees unfair to all - Dec 2, 2005 MHT
[PCB] PCBs, Furans May Factor In Risk Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Dec 2, 2005 Science Daily
[PCB] Affluence, not pollutants, likely behind breast cancer clusters - Dec 2, 2005 Brandon Sun
[PCB] In Utero Chemical Exposure Linked to Obesity - Dec 2, 2005 Living on Earth
[PCB] Polluter Playtime - Dec 2, 2005 TomPaine
[PCB] Food regulator calls for further measures to lower PCBs - Dec 2, 2005 Food & Drink Europe
Thousands of Firms Could Stop Reporting Emissions - Dec 2, 2005 Truthout
Thousands of Firms Could Stop Reporting Emissions - Dec 2, 2005 Common Dreams

Wind farm developer challenges moratorium - Dec 1, 2005 MHT
DNR revises contested dock rules - Dec 1, 2005 MJS
Residents petition against pier - Dec 1, 2005 ON
Oil officials grilled at state hearing - Dec 1, 2005 PC
Oil company execs pumped for answers - Dec 1, 2005 MJS
Keeping it rural - Dec 1, 2005 FightingBob
Great Outdoors Almanac - Dec 1, 2005 PG
Letters: Ethanol - More honest debate about fuels is needed (Scroll down) - Dec 1, 2005 MJS
Letters: Air-quality study has flawed results - Dec 1, 2005 PC
[PCB] PCBs, furans may factor in risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma - Dec 1, 2005 FoodConsumer
[PCB] Fort Peck Fish Hatchery in desperate need of a manager - Dec 1, 2005 Great Falls Tribune
[PCB] Budget draws thanks, and a warning - Dec 1, 2005 TimesUnion
Making Money Greener - Dec 1, 2005 AlterNet
Sustainability: A Necessarily Collaborative Effort - Dec, 2005 GreenBiz
Alarm over dramatic weakening of Gulf Stream - Dec 1, 2005 Guardian
Fears of Big Freeze as Scientists Detect Slower Gulf Stream - Dec 1, 2005 Common Dreams

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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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