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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February 1-10, 2005

February 11-20, 2005

February 21-28, 2005

Another Wisconsin deer confirmed to have chronic wasting disease - Feb 24, 2005 CapTimes
Seymour students focus on arsenic - Feb 24, 2005 PC
CBCWA, Manitowoc agree on main placement - Feb 24, 2005 NC
Sturgeon prove elusive in season that ended Wednesday - Feb 24, 2005 NC
Water-quality project has students giving the tests - Feb 24, 2005 PG
Spearers ponder future of sport - Feb 24, 2005 PC
Sturgeon season ends with spearers, state happy - Feb 24, 2005 PC
Sturgeon season ends with a slow last day - Feb 24, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Company fined for violating landfill gas regulations - Feb 24, 2005 MHT
Outdoors in brief - Feb 24, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Outdoors Almanac - Feb 24, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Pat Durkin column: Cost of license least of concerns - Feb 24, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Quick takes: ‘Restoring nature,’- Feb 24, 2005 ON
[PCB] PCB scare dampens Shores home sales - Feb 24, 2005 Detroit News
[PCB] Bill addresses chemicals in breast milk - Feb 24, 2005 StatesmanJournal
[PCB] PCBs pollute Neponset River - Feb 24, 2005 Westwood Press
[Dioxin] Garbage burning now main source of dioxin - Feb 24, 2005 Timberjay Newspaper
[Dioxin] Dow Chemical to notify property owners about cleanup plans - Feb 24, 2005 Detroit Free Press
[Dioxin] Sport fishermen want to send dirty water message to governor - Feb 24, 2005 Bay City Times
For economic growth, tougher environmental laws? - Feb 24, 2005 Christian Science Monitor

AG Lautenschlager: Announces Manitowoc County Landfill Operator to Pay $128,359 Over Air Pollution Violations - Feb 23, 2005 WisPolitics
Referendum on plans for Door County bridge will span county - Feb 23, 2005 PG
Spearers boost area economy - Feb 23, 2005 PC
Spearing season draws to conclusion this afternoon - Feb 23, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Groups sue DNR over Oak Creek power plant project - Feb 23, 2005 Janesville Gazette
Quarry doesn't dig development: Operator fears new residents will gripe about dust, noise - Feb 23, 2005 MilwJS
Fishing and game report - Feb 23, 2005 MilwJS
Editorial: Ethanol mandate creates more losers than winners - Feb 23, 2005 PC
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation: Issues Response to Appleton Post Crescent Ethanol Editorial - Feb 23, 2005 WisPolitics (PDF)
Letter: Danny Aerts: Environmentally, ethanol's worth it - Feb 23, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Communities shouldn't wait to conserve water - Feb 23, 2005 (Scroll down) MilwJS
Letter: Global Warming - Amazing discovery could be breakthrough - Feb 23, 2005 MilwJS
[PCB] Government: Toxic pool has PCB levels 200,000 times above safe levels - Feb 23, 2005 Detroit Free Press
[PCB] More PCB Contamination in St. Clair Shores - Feb 23, 2005 WXYZ
[PCB] Source of PCBs to be discussed at meeting - Feb 23, 2005 Macomb Daily

Green Bay water pipeline pieces fall into place - Feb 22, 2005 PG
Two Rivers agrees to sign on engineer - Feb 22, 2005 MHT
Sturgeon season slows to snail’s pace - Feb 22, 2005 SP
Ethics Board identifies most lobbied bills in last legislative session [Includes Job Creation Act] - Feb 22, 2005 WisPolitics (PDF)
Sierra Club/Midwest Environmental Advocates: Lawsuit results in slaughterhouse cleanup - Feb 22, 2005 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Clean Wisconsin: SC Johnson and Clean Wisconsin Sue DNR Over Oak Creek Coal Plant Air Permit - Feb 22, 2005 WisPolitics
MMSD, contractor face $1.65 million in fines - Feb 22, 2005 MilwJS
DNR likely to buy parcel on shores of North Lake - Feb 22, 2005 MilwJS
DNR: Wisconsin DNR News & Outdoor Report - Feb 22, 2005 WisPolitics
Prof warns of global warming health impacts - Feb 22, 2005 CapTimes
Mutated bird flu could lead to world pandemic - Feb 22, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Pipeline needs public hearing - Feb 22, 2005 PG
Editorial: Time to plan regionally - Feb 22, 2005 MilwJS
[PCB] PCB Cleanup Work: Crews fight weather as well as chemicals - Feb 22, 2005 Times-Mail
[PCB] Lake Hartwell advocates say clean-up plan is shortsighted - Feb 22, 2005 Dateline Alabama
Dioxin residues transported safely - Feb 22, 2005 Environment News

Kewaunee Nuclear power plant goes off-line to fix weakness - Feb 21, 2005 MilwJS
Garvey & Stoddard, S.C.: Conservationists Claim Victory in DNR Decision to "Stay" Permit and Hold Contested Case Hearing on Arrowhead-Weston Transmission Line Project - Feb 21, 2005 WisPolitics (PDF)
Spearing season survives weekend - Feb 21, 2005 PC
Sturgeon season continues into 10th day - Feb 21, 2005 ON
DNR wants to buy its first parcel of land within Holy Hill woods - Feb 21, 2005 NC
Land deal would be among state's biggest - Feb 21, 2005 MilwJs
Seven Wisconsin High Schools to Join Solar Schools Program - Feb 21, 2005 WPS
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Files for $7.2 Million Rate Recovery Due to Unplanned Outage at Kewaunee Plant - Feb 21, 2005 WPS
Sierra Club: Lawsuit Results in Slaughterhouse Cleanup - Feb 21, 2005 WisPolitics
Focus on Energy: Wisconsin ENERGY STAR® Homes Program Recognizes Building Professionals for Roles in Building High-Performance Homes - Feb 21, 2005 WisBusiness
Special Interest Campaigning Reaches New Peak: Shadow Group Spending in State Races Up 454% in 8 Years - Feb 21, 2005 Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Letter: Mandating ethanol not the answer for Wisconsin drivers - Feb 21, 2005 SP
Editorial: Will law hurt consumers? - Feb 21, 2005 MilwJS
Stricter diversion rules in next Annex draft? - Feb 21, 2005 GLRC
Opinion: Great Lakes' peril - Feb 21, 2005 ToledoBlade
[PCB] Plants become green Mr. Clean to combat toxic messes - Feb 21, 2005 Innovations Report
[PCB] Seafood savvy hits the market - Feb 21, 2005 USAToday
[PCB] - PCBs pollute Neponset River Feb 21, 2005 Daily News Transcript
[Dioxin] Opinion: Dioxin deal still needs some meat on its bones (Scroll down) - Feb 21, 2005 Detroit Free Press
[Dioxin] Is Cooking, Freezing In Plastic Safe? - Feb 21, 2005 NBC10
[Dioxin] It All Comes Out in the Walsh: Bill Walsh, founder of the Healthy Building Network, answers Grist's questions - Feb 21, 2005 Grist
Lead in Environment Causing Violent Crime - Study - Feb 21, 2005 Planet Ark
Passage of Air Quality Legislation is Cloudy -- An ENN Commentary - Feb 21, 2005 ENN
The Toxic Terror of Diamond, Louisiana - Feb 21, 2005 AlterNet
Scientists feel stifled by Bush administration - Feb 21, 2005 CNN
Experts: Scientific Influence Wanes, Research Funding Weakened in Bush Administration - Feb 21, 2005 ENN
Health warning issued for global warming: Climate change could bring more smog, floods, drought - Feb 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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