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The following articles all relate to water use and quality, and the paper industry.  PCB, sediment-related articles, and other important articles are marked with bold. Over time, some articles are taken off-line by the host newspaper.  ProQuest articles (marked PQ) may be inaccessible through certain Internet Service Providers, for more information see the Appleton Public Library website.)
 
Back to Current Media Feb 1 - 14, 2003

February 15 - 28, 2003

Georgia-Pacific to idle East Mill for 2 days - Feb 28, 2003 PG
Proposed water agreement becomes less certain - Feb 28, 2003 PG
Appeals court upholds drinking-water standards - Feb 28, 2003 PG
Budget cuts could kill state's model program for autistic kids [PCBs are linked to learning disabilities] - Feb 28, 2003 MilwJS
Palmer-Johnson landlord vows to find new operators if shipbuilder leaves - Feb 28, 2003 PG
2002 net sales down at Appleton Papers - Feb 28, 2003 PC
Downtown session embraces riverbank, other changes - Feb 28, 2003 NC
Approval of smaller pipe forces ASR on suburbs - Feb 28, 2003 NC
Lake Michigan seen hitting record low water - Feb 28, 2003 NC
DNR accused of manipulation in boat access plan - Feb 28, 2003 MilwJS
Residents blast Navy's base PCB cleanup plan - Feb 28, 2003 Massachusetts PQ
Letter: Farmers reject Monsanto's seed - Feb 28, 2003 St. Louis PQ
DEP: Limit servings of sport fish - Feb 28, 2003 Pennsylvania PQ


Last season was huge for anglers - Feb 27, 2003 PG
Walleye restrictions start Sunday - Feb 27, 2003 PG
Manitowoc woman gets national honor - Feb 27, 2003 PG
Solutia [Monsanto] loses PCB ruling in Alabama; court finds judge wasn't biased in suit - Feb 27, 2003 St. Louis Post PQ
Living bridge proponents want to study feasibility of proposed project - Feb 27, 2003 PG
The case of the mute scientists [corporate-funded PR hack] - Feb 27, 2003 Washington Times PQ
DNR approves hearings on stormwater pollution - Feb 27, 2003 PG
Palmer Johnson announces new company, yacht line - Feb 27, 2003 PG
State to fight Bush on clean air - Feb 27, 2003 MilwJS
Great Lakes near record lows; dry spell continues - Feb 27, 2003 MilwJS
Mill profits in specialty markets - Feb 27, 2003 PC
Organic label should mean what it says - Feb 27, 2003 PC


Corporate weevils make wage monkeys of most of us - Feb 26, 2003 NC
Kewaunee nuclear plant declares low-level emergency - Feb 26, 2003 NC
Science panel faults Bush global warming research plan - Feb 26, 2003 SiliconValley.com
New DNR rules hurt city's plan for aquifer storage, utility says - Feb 26, 2003 PG
Community rallies to help girl fighting cancer - Feb 26, 2003 PG
Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Lower Court PCB Ruling on Recusal Motion - Feb 26, 2003 PR Newswire PQ 
Compromise lands subdivision deal - Feb 26, 2003 PG
Editorial: Convert De Pere bridge to shopping span - Feb 26, 2003 PG
Former Appleton employee in hot water; Attorney general files charges over false DNR reports - Feb 26, 2003 PC
When in doubt about shady dealings, spill the beans - Feb 26, 2003 PC
Joint community water plant interests cities, towns - Feb 26, 2003 PC
Letter: Factory farms no answer to crisis - Feb 26, 2003 PC
EPA Criticized on Mercury Standards - Feb 26, 2003 Washington Post
Americans should conserve rather than suck off oil reserves - Feb 26, 2003 ON


CWAC promises lawsuit if Procter & Gamble does not respond - Feb 25, 2003 NC
Lawsuit: P&G violated pollution permit - Feb 25, 2003 PG
Group preparing to sue paper mill for air pollution - Feb 25, 2003 PC
Paper mill said to be violating air standards - Feb 25, 2003 MilwJS
Storage issue concerns water authority - Feb 25, 2003 PG
DNR regional building gets approval from Howard board - Feb 25, 2003 PG
EPA notifies 3 companies of possible air violations (scroll down)- Feb 25, 2003 MilwJS
State could be paper industry's worst enemy [WPC propaganda] - Feb 25, 2003 PG
Papermakers seek relief; council eyes solutions with with next report - Feb 25, 2003 PG
Oversight undercuts paper industry - Feb 25, 2003 PC
Industry’s fixes not quite on paper - Feb 25, 2003 PC
Trade group details threats in America's Paperland - Feb 25, 2003 MilwJS
Editorial: Justice Department plans another Orwellian assault - Feb 25, 2003 PC
Lake Michigan urged as water source - Feb 25, 2003 MilwJS
Ozaukee, Port hope to apply for U.S. funds to test lake water - Feb 25, 2003 MilwJS
Killer whales most contaminated by PCB - Feb 25, 2003 New Strait Times PQ
National Academy scientists find fault with White House global warming research plan - Feb 25, 2003 MSNBC
Bush Aims to Slow Mercury Reduction Efforts - Feb 25, 2003 ENS


Construction sites focus of tighter stormwater runoff laws - Feb 24, 2003 PG
His business is picking up - Feb 24, 2003 NC
Environmentalists: Plan to cut air management program to hurt environment  - Feb 24, 2003 NC
Proposed purchase of rail corridors back on track - Feb 24, 2003 NC
Chemical threats to boys sex health investigated - Feb 24, 2003 
Outdoor Recreation Report - Feb 24, 2003 DCA
Lake Sturgeon aren't the prettiest, but this big fish sure is tasty [What about PCBs?] - Feb 24, 2003 ON
Group's goal realized in denial of feedlot - Feb 24, 2003 Manitowoc
FARMERS SHOCKED BY FOX RIVER SLUDGE PLAN ; DIDN'T KNOW OF DNR IDEA - Feb 24, 2003 Madison Cap. Times PQ
Foes call Smart Growth bureaucratic land grab - Feb 24, 2003 Wausau
State officials favor ban on tainted waste - Feb 24, 2003 Buffalo PQ
Dredging plan stirs up debate ; East Chicago torn over canal work - Feb 24, 2003 Chicago Tribune PQ
Sheboygan water resort planned -  Feb 24, 2003 MilwJS
Aggressive care helps arthritic children lead healthy lives [PCBs damage the immune system] - Feb 25, 2003 MilwJS
California Grocers Warn of Mercury in Fish - Feb 24, 2003 ENS


Air quality plan may choke on cuts - Feb 23, 2003 PC
Precision Paper’s growth a group effort - Feb 23, 2003 PC
Waupaca County gets funds to take on Smart Growth - Feb 23, 2003 PC
Howard leads county in home growth - Feb 23, 2003 PG
Howard panel recommends approval of DNR building plans - Feb 23, 2003 PG
Ferry may change Washington Island - Feb 23, 2003 PG
Letters: Corporate greed hurting America (scroll down) - Feb 23, PG
Fishing contest winding down - Feb 23, 2003 PG
Effect of spreading West Nile virus on birds is still hard to determine - Feb 23, 2003 PC
Street talk: Piping story hot, was here first - Feb 23, 2003 NC
Group suggests building a “village on the bridge” - Feb 23, 2003 DePere Journ.
You can lead a town to water, but... - Feb 23, 2003 Manitowoc
Autism Society to present workshop [PCBs are linked to learning disabilities] - Feb 23, 2003 Manitowoc


Letters: Save economy, buy American - Feb 22, 2003 PG
Badger Paper evolves to suit market - Feb 22, 2003 PG
Good sturgeon management pays off - Feb 22, 2003 PG
Tons of toxins, tons of money - Feb 22, 2003 MilwJS
Editorial: Pluses, minuses for DNR - Feb 22, 2003 MilwJS
Sturgeon season a spear delight - Feb 22, 2003 MilwJS
Ready to strike it big in trout season - Feb 22, 2003 MilwJS
Sales of yachts are cruising - Feb 22, 2003 MilwJS
Hunting amendment goes to Wisconsin voters - Feb 22, 2003 ON
7 States To Sue EPA Over Air Pollution Standards - Feb 22, 2003 Planetizen
Agent Orange Case Headed to Supreme Court - Feb 22, 2003 MilwJS
How a landfill site can hit the value of your home - Feb 22, 2003 UK Guardian


New waste rules will protect all of us - Feb 21, 2003 PG
Ribbon of hope campaign takes on breast cancer - Feb 21, 2003 PG
Letters: Save jobs, oppose new trade proposals - Feb 21, 2003 PG
Bald eagles make comeback along Fox - Feb 21, 2003 PC
Letters: Corporate greed hurts America (scroll down) - Feb 21, 2003 PC
Editorial: Republicans don’t seem to want to leave the past -Feb 21, 2003 PC
Online poll: Hunting, fishing amendment has lots of support - Feb 21, 2003 PC
Calumet offers pitch on growth - Feb 21, 2003 PC
Outdoor Recreation Report - Feb 21, 2003 DCA
Project could provide info on West Nile Virus - Feb 21, 2003 ON
Washington Islanders see winters changing with coming of new ferry - Feb 21, 2003 MilwJS
Problems Found in Modified Mosquitoes - Feb 21, 2003 MilwJS
County looks for high-tech future [sludge dewatering sites] - Feb 21, 2003 New York PQ
From Environmentalist Fringe to Economic Powerhouse: Alternative Power Set for Growth - Feb 21, 2003 Better Humans


Environmental study of highway garage called for at meeting - Feb 20, PG
Great Outdoors Almanac - Feb 20, 2003 PG
DNR sued for backing new foundry emissions - Feb 20, 2003 PC
Hybrid cars can help lessen dependence on oil - Feb 20, 2003 PC
ALCOA will demolish Reynolds smelter - Feb 20, 2003 Oregon PQ
More PCBs found near Fieldstone Property - Feb 20, 2003 California PQ
Wauwatosa violates DNR regulations on sewage dumping for second time - Feb 20, 2003 NC
Lawmakers seeking to tax disposal of PCBS - Feb 20, 2003 Buffalo PQ
Some speak out against rejection of feedlot permit - Feb 20, 2003 Manitowoc
Officials find health risks in schools - Feb 20, 2003 Oregon PQ


Letters (scroll down): Imports pose threat to U.S. paper industry - Feb 19, 2003 PG
Editorial: Water system in best interest of all in Hobart - Feb 19, 2003 PG
Kimberly-Clark selects CEO to be chairman - Feb 19, 2003 PC
Paper mills cleanup plan: Buffaloing, bullroaring and balking - Feb 19, 2003 NC
Weekly fishing report - Feb 19, 2003 MilwJS
Licenses to hunt, fish would rise - Feb 19, 2003 MilwJS
Town officials are concerned about when and where the tainted earth will be transported - Feb 19, 2003 Connecticut PQ


West Grand Traverse Bay freezes for first time since '96 - Feb 18, 2003 NC
Green Bay's growth plan stalled on familiar issues - Feb 18, 2003 PG
Over objections; Hobart board votes to continue water expansin plan - Feb 18, 2003 PG
Sturgeon spearing hits cap; 902 taken - Feb 18, 2003 PG
Port of Green Bay will get $90,000 to study relocation of coal piles - Feb 18, 2003 PG
More women than men succumb to heart disease [PCBs are linked to heart disease] - Feb 18, 2003 PG
War is not an excuse to restrict freedoms - Feb 18, 2003 PG
Six more added to paper industry hall of fame board - Feb 18, 2003 PC
Sturgeon season ends with 902 fish bagged - Feb 18, 2003 NC
Waterfront project moves ahead - Feb 18, 2003 PC
2003 the year of big sturgeon - Feb 18, 2003 PC
Spearers miss year's sturgeon limit - Feb 18, 2003 ON
Feedlot proposal rejected - Feb 18, 2003 Manitowoc
Two Rivers says no to Manitowoc water - Feb 18, 2003 Manitowoc
Snow would boost state economy - Feb 18, 2003 Manitowoc
HazMat Smart Strip May Protect Lives - Feb 18, 2003 MilwJS
Climate change threatens biodiversity - Feb 18, 2003 UPI
The Myth of the Individual  - Feb 18, 2003 ENS


Chinese scientists warn about price civilians, environment pay for Iraq war  - Feb 17, 2003 BBC PQ
Hobart residents fight water plan - Feb 17, 2003 PG
Arsenic risk goes up as water level drops - Feb 17, 2003 PG
Autism therapist is "a hero to us", says Suamico family [PCBs are linked to learning disabilities] - Feb 17, PG
Nature center to hold decoy workshop - Feb 17, 2003 PG
Mississippi River upgrade could backfire on growers - Feb 17, 2003 NC
After just 10 days, stick a fork in sturgeon season - Feb 17, 2003 PC
Water plant study results to be discussed Tuesday - Feb 17, 2003 PC
DNR now available through local number - Feb 17, 2003 PC
Family Fun: Something fishy - Feb 17, 2003 PC
So much for corporate loyalty - Feb 17, 2003 DCA
Tell workers the truth - Feb 17, 2003 DCA
Outdoor Recreation Report - Feb 17, 2003 DCA
Give your support to local businesses - Feb 17, 2003 Manitowoc
Sturgeon catch ends up at 902 - Feb 17, 2003 MilwJS
American Cancer Society Takes on Fat [PCBs are in animal fats] - Feb 17, 2003 MilwJS
Alzheimer's Studies Look at Role of Fats [PCBs are in animal fats] - Feb 17, 2003 MilwJS
OK seen for PSC leader - Feb 17, 2003 MilwJS
Can carbon sequestration solve global warming? - Feb  17, 2003 NASA
Dioxin discharges down at mills - Feb 17, 2003 Vancouver PQ
Legislators want to tax shipments of tainted sludge - Feb 17, Buffalo PQ
State to regulate dishwashing detergent - Feb 17, 2003 GLRC
Canada to join in seaway expansion study? - Feb 17, 2003 GLRC
Encouraging farmers to enter alternative crop market - Feb 17, 2003 GLRC


Editorial: 'Only so much' isn't enough - Feb 16, 2003 MilwJS
DNR braces for reduction in funding - Feb 16, 2003 PG
Doyle may be forced to dip into the transportation fund - Feb 16, 2003 PG
Southwest grad to bike 100 miles for cancer fight - Feb 16, 2003 PG
Walleye, trophy crappie highlight entries in Master Angling contest -Feb 16, 2003 PG
Sturgeon update: adult female trigger may be hit today - Feb 16, 2003 PG
Outdoors calendar -Feb 16, 2003 PG
Budget includes Fox River Locks transfer - Feb 16, 2003 NC
Sturgeon was gone in an instant - Feb 16, 2003 PC
Federal funding finds Fox Locks - Feb 16, 2003 PC
Recession, foreign competition put papermaking in peril - Feb 16, 2003 PC
Science journals cutting bioterror data - Feb 16, 2003 Gannett
Lawmaker envisions rejuvenated paper research in state - Feb 16, 2003 PC
DNR building project holds for state review - Feb 16, 2003 PC
Rays of light in cloudy times - Feb 16, 2003 PC
Paper lingo: Take the introductory course - Feb 16, 2003 PC
Economy shows silver lining amid weak market, war fears - Feb 16, 2003 PC
DNR braces for cuts, fee hikes - Feb 16, 2003 PC
Fishing village plans to restore beacon - Feb 16, 2003 Manitowoc
Chinese products flood Cooks Corner - Feb 16, 2003 Manitowoc
Family trees form paper company’s fiber [Whiting mill]- Feb 16,2003 PC
Ships Anchored in the Past; U.S. 'Ghost Fleet' Poses Environmental And Other Dangers - Feb 16, 2003 Washington Post PQ


DNR building project in Howard on hold - Feb 15, 2003 PG
New waste rules may trouble Brown County farmers - Feb 15, 2003 PG
Town stands by farms, odors and all - Feb 15, 2003 PG
We Energies files for higher rates - Feb 15, 2003 NC
Tourism has its day in Fox Cities - Feb 15, 2003 PC
In search of elusive walleyes - Feb 15, 2003 MilwJS

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Link to More Articles 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

WSJ
Wisconsin State Journal

DCA
Door County Advocate

OCE
Oconty County Reporter

SP
Sheboygan Press

WDH
Wausau Daily Herald

Pesh
Peshtigo Times

MHT
Manitowoc Herald Tribune

MES
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

RPA
Reuters Planet Ark


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