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, 2006

Dec 11- 20, 2006

December 21-31, 2006

[PCB] Editorial: 2006 Agenda Update - Dec 31, 2006 PC
Mute swans not protected: Federal court agrees that non-native species can be killed; swan lovers hope to save them - Dec 31, 2006 MJS
Going Green For Addition: The Homeowners Followed Green Built Home Standards And Avoided Volatile Organic Compounds In Materials - Dec 31, 2006 WSJ
Lake Region Working Together: Bayfield Becomes Fourth Eco-municipality Around Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay - Dec 31, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] The bears are in trouble, but they’re not on thin ice - Dec 31, 2006 TimesOnline

Boating-skills course offered at wildlife sanctuary - Dec 30, 2006 PG
Organic Foods Co-op Wants Clarification On Clone Ruling - Dec 30, 2006 CapTimes
A full tank of cast - Dec 30, 2006 MJS
Weekly outdoor notes - Dec 30, 2006 MJS
Commentary: Legislation provides an enduring natural gift to all Americans - Dec 30, 2006 MJS
Commentary: Conserving state's natural heritage made strides in 2006 - Dec 30, 2006 MJS

[PCB] Renard Island solution under our feet? - Dec 29, 2006 WBAY-TV
Federal court to hear turbine case: Owners sue Calumet County to overturn ordinance - Dec 29, 2006 MJS
County dairy settles case with state: Maple Leaf to pay $60,000 - Dec 29, 2006 MHT
Owner Can Build On Wetland: The DNR Has Dropped A Case Against A Kewaunee County Property Owner - Dec 29, 2006 CapTimes
Nevergreens? State's Signature Trees Could Be Lost To Climate Change - Dec 29, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: Step up fight against Great Lakes threats - Dec 29, 2006 SP
Letter: Low-level radiation meant to control human behavior (Scroll down) - Dec 29, 2006 PG
[PCB] A global crusade to save the Great White North - Dec 29, 2006 Globe and Mail
[PCB/Dioxin] More lead found in tests at Ford site - Dec 29, 2006 North Jersey
[PCB/Dioxin] Ponds, marsh helping keep pollution at bay - Dec 29, 2006 Houston Chronicle
[Dioxin] FDA Says Clones Are Safe To Eat - Dec 29, 2006 Washington Post
[Dioxin] For children, a painful trend - Dec 29, 2006 BaltimoreSun
[Dioxin] Building projects go green: Eco-friendly construction starts taking hold in Louisville - Dec 29, 2006 Courier-Journal
Making Carbon Trading a Fair Trade - Dec 29, 2006 AlterNet
Scientists Work on Map of Climate Change - Dec 29, 2006 ENN
Ancient ice shelf breaks free in Canadian Arctic - Dec 29, 2006 MSNBC

Large dairy agrees to pay $60,000 fine over alleged manure spills - Dec 28, 2006 MJS
Guest column: Conservation efforts tackle problems on land, water - Dec 28, 2006 PG
FERC approves WPS, Peoples Energy deal - Dec 28, 2006 PC
Norovirus moving through state - Dec 28, 2006 ON
Cloned cow meat, milk deemed safe: Impact on state could be huge if U.S. approves sale - Dec 28, 2006 MJS
Great Outdoors Almanac - Dec 28, 2006 PG
Editorial: First bears and then ... - Dec 28, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Monitoring uncovers more water pollution - Dec 28, 2006 The Enquirer
[PCB] Local waters not fit for fish, swimming - Dec 28, 2006 Evansville Courier & Press
[PCB] More streams declared polluted; state cites increased monitoring - Dec 28, 2006 Lexington Herald
[Dioxin] S. Korea Threatens To Ban US Beef Again - Dec 28, 2006 CattleNetwork
Government Sees Polar Bears As 'Threatened'- Dec 28, 2006 ENN

Lake trout showing signs of a comeback - Dec 27, 2006 PG
Organic Farming Called Key To Success - Dec 27, 2006 WSJ
Weekly fishing report - Dec 27, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Slow progress cleaning up Great Lakes - Dec 27, 2006 South Bend Tribune
[PCB] Protection Against Cancer May Begin During Pregnancy - Dec 27, 2006 Medical News Today
[PCB] Sewage sludge permit request on file - Dec 27, 2006 Corsicana Daily Sun
[PCB] 2006 in Food: politics, big business, consumer rights and Rachael Ray - Dec 27, 2006 SeattlePI
[PCB] 2006: The good, the bad and the ugly - Dec 27, 2006 Globe and Mail
[PCB] Diver seeks to sink ships as artificial reefs - Dec 27, 2006 Inside Bay Area
[PCB/Dioxin] Incinerator likely for Ward PCB site in Wake - Dec 27, 2006 Independent Weekly
[Dioxin] EPA To Ease Up Requirements For Toxic Emission Reporting - Dec 27, 2006 Tampa Tribune
US accepts threat to polar bears - Dec 27, 2006 BBC
Meat and the Planet - Dec 27, 2006 Truthout
Ten Simple Things You Can Do to Go Green - Dec 27, 2006 Truthout

[PCB] Editorial: State lawmakers have big agenda ahead - Dec 26, 2006 Tomah Journal
Alternative energy good for jobs? - Dec 26, 2006 MHT
Mississippi Valley Conservancy Will Protect Couple's 425 Acres - Dec 26, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Folks In North Woods Teach Us About Sustainable Living - Dec 26, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Hot, cold, heavy? Some facets of modern life - from heating and air conditioning to the amount of sleep you get - can pack on the pounds - Dec 26, 2006 St Petersberg Times
Antarctic Ozone Layer 90 to 99 Percent Gone - Dec 26, 2006 Truthout
Study links fires to ocean temperatures: Researchers note climatic influence on fuels and weather that promote fires - Dec 26, 2006 MSNBC
U.S. wants polar bears listed as threatened: Designation could propel action on global warming - Dec 26, 2006 MSNBC

Water Quality Pact Faces Uncertain Future - Dec 25, 2006 CapTimes
Recent study says ethanol makes net gain for energy - Dec 25, 2006 MJS
Nature was Meyer's gift to the community - Dec 25, 2006 MJS
Cultivating cash, growing trouble? Corn-based ethanol means money for some farmers, but costs for others - Dec 25, 2006 MJS
Food officials look again at irradiation: But some still question high-tech disinfectant's safety - Dec 25, 2006 MJS
Environmentalists: Stop Damage Before It Happens - Dec 25, 2006 CapTimes
Letter: Conservation must be priority for Legislature - Dec 25, 2006 SP
Letter: Paper companies use loophole improperly - Dec 25, 2006 PC

Water quality pact faces uncertain future: Countries consider new threats to Great Lakes - Dec 24, 2006 PG
No weed beds for fishing? Make your own - Dec 24, 2006 PG
They Want Safe Water To Drink: City Residents Open Tap Of Civic Activism, Pushing For Clean Water - Dec 24, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Canada, U.S. must tackle new threats to lakes - Dec 24, 2006 PG
Advocate: Public must step up for Great Lakes; Citizen action urged to address host of threats - Dec 24, 2006 PG
Letter: Be good stewards of land, don't litter - Dec 24, 2006 SP
[PCB] Polluted lake example of slow progress in water quality agreement - Dec 24, 2006 Pioneer Press
[Dioxin] Dioxin in U.S. beef exceed acceptable level - Dec 24, 2006 China Post

Shrimp Is The Latest Great Lakes Invader - Dec 23, 2006 WSJ
Weekly outdoors notes - Dec 23, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Preserving the disappearing Wisconsin farm - Dec 23, 2006 MJS
[Dioxin] Water quality agreement faces uncertain future - Dec 23, 2006 Pioneer Press
Looking Back at History, from 2026 - Dec 23, 2006 AlterNet

Editorial: Property tax exemption law with a toxic loophole needs serious tweaking [Why should companies that pollute be exempted from property taxes?] - Dec 22, 2006 ON
[PCB] Dangerous waste bound for China is intercepted - Dec 22, 2006 Vancouver Sun
[PCB] Green veggies during pregnancy can protect babies from cancer - Dec 22, 2006 Daily India
[Dioxin] Korea rejects U.S. beef shipment - Dec 22, 2006 MJS
[Dioxin] South Korea Finds Toxic Chemicals in Shipment of U.S. Beef - Dec 22, 2006 Bloomberg
Ten Things the Democrats Can Do to Hold Corporations Accountable - Dec 22, 2006 AlterNet
Oceans Warming and Rising - Dec 22, 2006 Common Dreams

[Point Beach Nuclear Plant] Editorial: A close review needed - Dec 21, 2006 MJS
Point Beach plant sold for $1 billion - Dec 21, 2006 MHT
Groups sue DNR over approval of plans for petroleum pipeline: 321-mile project would bring Canadian oil through state - Dec 21, 2006 MJS
DNR Sued Over Oil Pipeline Permits - Dec 21, 2006 CapTimes
'Tis the season: Best charities to donate to - Dec 21, 2006 PG
Windmill board gives $50,000 to project - Dec 21, 2006 PC
Shrimp joins Great Lakes invader list - Dec 21, 2006 MJS
Great outdoors almanac - Dec 21, 2006 PG
Guest column: Get cracking on becoming more energy efficient - Dec 21, 2006 PG
Editorial: Science losing out in federal agencies' policies - Dec 21, 2006 PC
[PCB] Town of Ulster on the hook for cleanup of junk cars - Dec 21, 2006 Daily Freeman
[PCB] A Toxic Stew Waiting to Be Dredged Up - Dec 21, 2006 Bay News Brooklyn
Environmental Defense Releases Report Examining Death & Disease Linked to Diesel Locomotive Pollution, Cites Overdue Deadline for EPA Action - Dec 21, 2006 Common Dreams
Climate Change vs Mother Nature: Scientists Reveal That Bears Have Stopped Hibernating - Dec 21, 2006 Common Dreams
The Last Tide Could Come at Any Time. Then These Islands at the End of the Earth Will Simply Vanish - Dec 21, 2006 Common Dreams
The Hidden Opportunity in Global Warming - Dec 21, 2006 AlterNet

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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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