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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.)
 
Back to Current Media Feb 11- 20, 2007  Feb 21- 28, 2007 

February 1-10, 2007

Task force wants special management zone created: Water vulnerable to limestone bedrock - Feb 10, 2007 PG
Our insatiable appetite for coal: The state's greenhouse gas emissions are rising at a rate far faster than the rest of the nation's - Feb 10, 2007 MJS
Luck spearheads opening day - Feb 10, 2007 MJS
Sturgeon spearers take to ice - Feb 10, 2007 PC
Outdoors notes - Feb 10, 2007 MJS
[Global Warming] Editorial: It's real. It's here. It's time to tackle this problem - Feb 10, 2007 MJS
[Global Warming] No the question is far from being settled - Feb 10, 2007 MJS
[PCB] Unwarranted delays mar Hudson cleanup - Feb 10, 2007 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Elevated dioxin levels found in B.C. milk: Linked to pressure-treated wood - Feb 10, 2007 Vancouver Sun
Ten Ways to Prepare for a Post-Oil Society - Feb 10, 2007 AlterNet
$25 Million Offered in Climate Challenge - Feb 10, 2007 Truthout
 

State backs out of suit on pollution: Van Hollen reverses course on EPA fight mounted by predecessor - Feb 9, 2007 MJS
Waukesha keeps eye on Great Lakes: Leaders fear compact could deny area water - Feb 9, 2007 MJS
Cleanup ordered in manure spill - Feb 9, 2007 ON
Ice cutting begins for sturgeon spearing - Feb 9, 2007 PG
40 tons of spilled cow intestines close part of I-43 - Feb 9, 2007 PG
Editorial: Is coal the only option? - Feb 9, 2007 MJS
[PCB] Hudson River PCB clean up delayed another year - Feb 9, 2007 Journal News
[PCB] CSX call delayed an hour: Company acknowledges notice about derailment was not made fast enough - Feb 9, 2007 Charleston Gazette
[Dioxin] Dow to remove tainted soil - Feb 9, 2007 Saginaw News
Fragrances Hide Toxic Chemical Ingredients - Feb 9, 2007 Common Dreams
Drugmakers Hurry Sales, Delay Safety Studies - Feb 9, 2007 AlterNet
 

Sturgeon Season Opens Saturday - Feb 8, 2007 PC
Great Lakes region has untapped potential, report says - Feb 8, 2007 PG
VIDEO: Eagles soar over Fox Cities - Feb 8, 2007 PC
Manure Options Will Get New Look: Goal Is To Avoid Winter Runoff - Feb 8, 2007 CapTimes
Better Environmental Solutions: Farmers, Scientists Launch Workshops Around the State to Promote Advanced Biofuels, Energy Efficiency and Independence - Feb 8, 2007 WisPolitics
Wisconsin Outdoor Report - Feb 8, 2007 WDNR
Great Outdoors Almanac - Feb 8, 2007 PG
Letter: Ethanol is not the solution we need - Feb 8, 2007 PG
Editorial: Rogue Nations' Aren't The Only Nuke Threat To World - Feb 8, 2007 CapTimes
[PCB] NYS to sue Exxonmobil to force greenpoint cleanup - Feb 8, 2007 North Country Gazette
[Dioxin] Ashes to ashes, dust to dust: Sept. 11 lives on in the lives and kidneys of New York's finest - Feb 8, 2007 Minnesota Daily News
EPA Library System Continues to Implode - Feb 8, 2007 Common Dreams
EWG Research Shows 22% of All Cosmetics May Be Contaminated With Cancer-Causing Impurity - Feb 8, 2007 Common Dreams
 

Great-tailed grackle, a warm-weather bird, spotted in Wisconsin - Feb 7, 2007 MJS
Fox River Paper Co. to be bought - Feb 7, 2007 PG
Paper mill purchase no shock to Valley business leaders - Feb 7, 2007 PC
Feeding of waterfowl banned at city sites - Feb 7, 2007 PC
Session to focus on land use planning - Feb 7, 2007 PC
Weekly fishing report - Feb 7, 2007 MJS
Spearers warm up to ice - Feb 7, 2007 MJS
Letter: Columnist's ethanol data is out of date (Scroll down) - Feb 7, 2007 PG
[PCB] Cedar Lake is offered brown field after cleanup - Feb 7, 2007 NWIndianaTimes
Boxer Rips EPA Chief as Bowing to Industry - Feb 7, 2007 Truthout
Vegetarian Is the New Prius - Feb 7, 2007 AlterNet
Climate Campaign Issues 'Wake-up Call' to World Leaders - Feb 7, 2007 Common Dreams


Neenah buying Fox River - Feb 6, 2007 MJS
Construction Mistake Spills Oil: Pipeline Ruptures In Northern Wisconsin - Feb 6, 2007 WSJ
RDA approves first river walk contract - Feb 6, 2007 ON
DNR News - Feb 6, 2007 WDNR
Q&A: Invasive species among DNR challenges - Feb 6, 2007 PG
Editorial: Vanishing croplands; Preserving farmland could pay off for Wisconsin with the nation's new interest in ethanol and other biofuels - Feb 6, 2007 MJS
Opinion: Start With Improved Fuel Efficiency - Feb 6, 2007 WSJ
[PCB] River's toxic brew spurs federal action - Feb 6, 2007 Daily Astorian
[PCB] Government selling house dust for $450 - Feb 6, 2007 UPI
[PCB] PCBs threaten Duwamish River cleanup near Boeing Field - Feb 6, 2007 SeattlePI
[PCB] Statement from Earthjustice on Senate Environment Committee EPA Oversight Hearing: EPA fails to protect public and environment by refusing to set strong limits on toxic air pollution - Feb 6, 2007 Earthjustice
[PCB] Joint pain? Time to ban the biscuits - Feb 6, 2007 Daily Mail
Biodiesel: The Fuel That Doesn't Kill Us - Feb 6, 2007 AlterNet
We Got the Power: Bush still isn't stepping up on climate, so we're going to do it ourselves - Feb 6, 2007 AlterNet
Holding Bush to Account for Climate Lies, Neglect - Feb 6, 2007 Truthout
 

Extra luck needed to get sturgeon - Feb 5, 2007 PC
State’s top sturgeon guru answers questions - Feb 5, 2007 PC
Urban growth a threat to state agribusiness - Feb 5, 2007 PG
Gypsy moth battle plan unveiled for '07 - Feb 5, 2007 PG
'miracle Bird' Survives Storm: 1 Of 18 Whooping Cranes Found Alive - Feb 5, 2007 CapTimes
Letter: Ethanol alternative is not the answer (Scroll down) - Feb 5, 2007 PG
Editorial: Climate Change Crisis Heats Up - Feb 5, 2007 CapTimes
[PCB] Lawmakers demand backup water supply - Feb 5, 2007 Saratogian
[PCB] Lawmakers move toward giving Marcal a tax break - Feb 5, 2007 NorthJersey
Who's Funding Global Warming? - Feb 5, 2007 AlterNet
 

Sturgeon season ready to take off, but with new rules: Lottery welcomed by state fish spearers, DNR official says - Feb 4, 2007 PG
Sturgeon spearers prep for historic season - Feb 4, 2007 PG
Editorial: Biofuels industry offers opportunities, risks for state, farmers - Feb 4, 2007 MHT
Give Farm Policy New Direction - Feb 4, 2007 WSJ
Keep Hysteria Under Control: The Delisting Of Wolves As Endangered Species Has Brought Extremists Together - Feb 4, 2007 WSJ
[PCB] Two senators call on EPA to step up Superfund work - Feb 4, 2007 Star Ledger
[Dioxin] Burning of waste may continue in Brooks - Feb 4, 2007 Statesman Journal
 

A Dire Message On Global Warming - Feb 3, 2007 WSJ
Morrison legislator awaits new farm rule - Feb 3, 2007 PG
Crane deaths stun conservationists: 17 birds die in Florida enclosure; violent storm likely factor - Feb 3, 2007 MJS
Storms Kill All 18 Cranes From Wis - Feb 3, 2007 CapTimes
A Cleaner Source Of Coal Power - Feb 3, 2007 CapTimes
On the Trail: Outdoors notes - Feb 3, 2007 MJS
Editorial: Tax On Carbon Needed To Halt Climate Change - Feb 3, 2007 CapTimes
Letter: Doyle's environmental plans deserve support - Feb 3, 2007 PC
Are human beings more powerful than nature itself? - Feb 3, 2007 MJS
[PCB] Senators: Feds lag in cleaning up toxic waste sites - Feb 3, 2007 Newsday
[PCB] No PCBs in landfill, official says - Feb 3, 2007 Coshocton Tribune
Readers Write: Can Apple and the Tech Industry Be 'Green'? - Feb 3, 2007 AlterNet
Bush Backers Offer Payoffs to Undercut Global Warming - Feb 3, 2007 Truthout
 

Fox River State Trail to stay unplowed for now - Feb 2, 2007 PG
Recycle used cell phones with Special Olympics - Feb 2, 2007 PG
WPS says mild winter drops 2006 earnings - Feb 2, 2007 PC
With warming comes warning: Panel predicts severe weather will accompany climate change - Feb 2, 2007 MJS
Editorial: Return of a species: The wolf has returned to Wisconsin; managing the size of its population should be a state responsibility - Feb 2, 2007 MJS
[PCB] Picking up the tab - Feb 2, 2007 Kennebec Journal
[PCB] Site may expose PCB risk - Feb 2, 2007 Berkshire Eagle
[Dioxin] Save the Dunes calls for boiler ban - Feb 2, 2007 NWITimes
18 Years on, Exxon Valdez Oil Still Pours into Alaskan Waters - Feb 2, 2007 Common Dreams
Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming - Feb 2, 2007 Truthout
Landmark climate report: Clock is ticking - Feb 2, 2007 MSNBC
White House Rejects Mandatory CO2 Caps - Feb 2, 2007 Truthout
U.S. backs climate report, but not curbs - Feb 2, 2007 MSNBC
Scientists Offered Cash [by Exxon-Mobil think tank] to Dispute Climate Study - Feb 2, 2007 Truthout
All Pupils to Be Given Lessons in Climate Change [in UK, not US] - Feb 2, 2007 Common Dreams
Climate Report Spurs Immediate Calls for Drastic, Speedy Change - Feb 2, 2007 ENN
All Schools in England to See Al Gore Climate Film - Feb 2, 2007 Truthout

[PCB] EPA sets cleanup plan for Superfund site - Feb 1, 2007 Milwaukee Business Journal
Fish virus in Lake Michigan? - Feb 1, 2007 MHT
Lake water intake is illegal, foes says: But We Energies says U.S. ruling shouldn't affect power plant - Feb 1, 2007 MJS
Humans 'very likely' tied to global warming - Feb 1, 2007 MJS
Bald Eagle Number Is High Along River - Feb 1, 2007 WSJ
Local Sustainable Development Leaders Attend CrossSector Sustainability Leadership Summit Hosted by King of Sweden - Feb 1, 2007 WisPolitics (PDF)
DNR and PSC Release Clean Coal Report: Important Tool for Governor’s Efforts on Global Warming - Feb 1, 2007 WisPolitics (PDF)
Wisconsin Outdoor Report - Feb 1, 2007 WDNR
Great Outdoors Almanac - Feb 1, 2007 PG
Letter: Clean air starts with ending use of coal in power plants - Feb 1, 2007 SP
Editorial: Doyle's Wise Energy Ideas - Feb 1, 2007 CapTimes
[PCB] Toxic gunk stirs dredging fears - Feb 1, 2007 Courier-Life Publications
The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Stop Global Warming - Feb 1, 2007 AlterNet
Why Are EPA Libraries Closing? - Feb 1, 2007 Truthout


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

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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