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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 Jan 16 - 31, 2003

January 1 - 15, 2003

Environment suffers from paper industry's free breaks - Jan 15, 2003 NC
UW scientists match satellite, surface readings to map clarity of state lakes - Jan 15, 2003 MilwJS
DNR wants to up hunting, fishing fees - Jan 15, 2003 PG
DNR beach program must be vigilant - Jan 15, 2003 PG
Diversity statue planned for riverfront - Jan 15, 2003 NC
Valley man eyes iceboat speed record - Jan 15, 2003 PC
Papermaker hot on examining gas alternatives - Jan 15, 2003 PC
Peltz Group merges with Waste Management - Jan 15, 2003 PC
Menasha Corp. closing Tennessee plant - Jan 15, 2003 PC
McMahon Group thriving amid recessionary times - Jan 15, 2003 PC
Weekly fishing report - Jan 15, 2003 MilwJS
Waukegan Harbor to get PCB checkup  - Jan 15, 2003 Chicago Tribune PQ
Leaders detail ambitious vision for tainted Waukegan Harbor - Jan 15, 2003 Arlington Heights PQ
Marine reserves urged for U.S. coasts - Jan 15, 2003 MSNBC
Group warns FDA of biotech fish risks - Jan 15, 2003 CNN
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Runoff Rule  - Jan 15, 2003 ENS
Climate changes disrupt birds - Jan 15, 2003 BBC


Sen. Hansen says mediator may delay Fox River cleanup - Jan 14, 2003 PG
Wisconsin DNR News & Outdoor Report - Jan 14, 2003 WisPolitics
Shipping down, but outlook bright - Jan 14, 2003 NC
Port of Green Bay predicts shipping increase - Jan 14, 2003 PG
Scott may leave water authority - Jan 14, 2003 PG
Asbestos liability costs nail Georgia-Pacific - Jan 14, 2003 PG
Profits unlikely in G-P’s future - Jan 14, 2003 PC
With shaky weather, ice skaters are moving indoors - Jan 14, 2003 PC
Eagle River derby organizers bank on snowmaking rig - Jan 14, 2003 PC
New DNR secretary says hunting, fishing licenses to cost more - Jan 14, 2003 MilwJS
American Parks in Trouble: 10 Most Endangered 2003 - Jan 14, 2003 ENS
Gulf War Chemicals Can Damage Testes - Jan 14, 2003 ENS
Marine Reserve Networks Key to Protecting Oceans - Jan 14, 2003 ENS
Congressman, environmentalists call for independent watchdog - Jan 14, 2003 Gannett News Service PQ


Museum exhibit is ready fore and aft - Jan 13, 2003 PG
Feingold wants to add cranes to protection list - Jan 13, 2003 PC
Green Bay port sees shipping decrease - Jan 13, 2003 MilwJS
Technique may ease prostate surgery - Jan 13, 2003 MilwJS
NL industries cleanup requires $1 million more - Jan 13, St. Louis PQ
New Administration Water Pollution Trading Policy is Illegal, Says NRDC - Jan 13, 2003 NRDC
New Water Pollution Trading Program Lacks Cap To Ensure Effectiveness - Jan 13, 2003 Environmental Defense
Clean water guidelines create waves - Jan 13, 2003 MSNBC
EPA's Water Quality Trading Plan Wins Support - Jan 13, 2003 ENS
Testing for dioxin remains imprecise; Maine paper mills face new restrictions - Jan 13, 2003 Bangor PQ
Pentagon Wants Exemptions from Environmental Laws - Jan 13, 2003 ENS
Environment rules concern Pentagon - Jan 13, 2003 MSNBC
Smaller Households Lead to Vanishing Biodiversity  - Jan 13, 2003 ENS
Report says water worries overstated - Jan 13, 2003 GLRC
Reaching Asian immigrants with fish warnings (part I) - Jan 13, 2003 GLRC
Native Americans weigh polluted fish risks (part II) - Jan 13, 2003 GLRC


DNR gears up to battle beach bacteria - Jan 12, 2003 PG
Testing considered an asset for tourism - Jan 12, 2003 PG
Beaches on DNR's list - Jan 12, 2003 PG
Power plant not yet a done deal - Jan 12, 2003 PG
Master angler ice fishing contest - leading brown trout caught in Waupaca - Jan 12, 2003 PG
There’s a new warden in town - Jan 12, 2003 PC
Meetings set on beach contamination, notices - Jan 12, 2003 NC
ASR concerns have some authority members worried - Jan 12, 2003 NC
Old bridge gets link to future - Jan 12, 2003 PC
Reinstatement sought on state appointments - Jan 12, 2003 PC
Adopting a return policy [catch & release] - Jan 12, 2003 MilwJS
Corporations should be required to follow Democratic principles - Jan 12, 2003 ON
In Virtual Museums, an Archive of the World - Jan 12, 2002 New York Times


Nature needs its blanket of snow - Jan 11, 2003 PC
Without snow, winter events are canceled, rescheduled - Jan 11, 2003 PC
K-C executive named to UNICEF fund board - Jan 11, 2003 PC
Fox Valley Wild Ones group gears up for natural landscaping conference - Jan 11, 2003 PC
Paper firms like agencies flexibility - Jan 11, 2003 Wis. State Journal PQ
Editorial: Open doors, open meetings - Jan 11, 2003 MilwJS
Browns bagging it in winter [fishing] - Jan 11, 2003 MilwJS
State plays down PCB risks - Jan 11, 2002 MaComb Daily
Healing Our World: Weekly Comment - U.S. Military Lacks Respect for the Environment - Jan 11, 2003 ENS
Administration Establishes New Wetlands Guidelines - Jan 11, 2003 Washington Post
Dredging company wins $1.8 million judgment ; firm overcharged for dredging vessel built by a Wisconsin ship builder - Jan 11, 2003 Grand Rapids PQ


Pact could affect PCB cleanup - Jan 10, 2003 PG
Hansen: No More Delays on Fox River Plan - Jan 10, 2003 WisPolitics
Fox Locks team set for change - Jan 10, 2003 PG
Fox River Trail use surges in '02 - Jan 10, 2003 PG
Letter: Paper companies can afford to clean river - Jan 10, 2003 PC
Committee will monitor waste agreement - Jan 10, 2003 PG
Bellevue's Public Works Director has lost confidence in aquifer storage - Jan 10, 2003 PG
Neenah G-P facility to take on more work - Jan 10, 2003 PC
Three taken off Fox panel - Jan 10, 2003 PC
Editorial: Good news on Fox River - Jan 10, 2003 MilwJS
Firms OK 3-year deal to manage freight - Jan 10, 2003 PC
Bush Administration Weakens Wetlands Protections - Jan 10, 2003 ENS
The White House Is Once Again Offering Polluters The Opportunity To Rewrite America’s Environmental Laws - Jan 10, 2003 ENN
New water quality approach to rely on economic incentives - Jan 10, 2003 WaterTech
Report sees holy alliance for activists - Jan 10, 2003 MSNBC
Eco-activism bearing fruit, report says - Jan 10, 2003 BBC
Environmental Tax Reform - Jan 10, 2003 Friends of the Earth
Air Pollution a Priority, Whitman Says - Jan 10, 2003 Washington Post
GAO to meet regulators on corporate green liability - Jan 10, Reuters
EPA Studies Say Humans Are Exposed to High Levels of Indoor Air Pollution - Jan 10, 2003 NRDC
Beach Water Pollution Can Be Tracked to Its Source - Jan 10, 2003 ENS
Revisions of Dolphin Safe Tuna Label Delayed - Jan 10, 2003 ENS
Scientists discuss openness and security - Jan 10, 2003 ENN


Paper companies like flexibility in Fox River cleanup plan - Jan 9, 2003 MilwJS
Gears in motion on new water pipeline - Jan 9, 2003 PG
Halt unnecessary water expansion, some urge Hobart - Jan 9, 2003 PG
K-C a great setting to work - Jan 9, 2003 PC
Great Outdoors Almanac - Jan 9, 2003 PG
Outdoor Recreation Report - Jan 9, 2003 DCA
Snowmobilers woe: still no snow - Jan 9, 2003 ON
Environmental activist named to DNR post - Jan 9, 2003 CapTimes
Dounreay's hotspots may cost millions - Jan 9, 2003  Edinburgh PQ
Groups seeks federal help for growing water crisis - Jan 9, 2003 WaterTech
Water Crisis Facing Entire Nation - Jan 9, 2003 ENS
Grants Available for Environmental Education - Jan 9, 2003 ENS
EPA: Let polluters 'trade' cleanup duty - Jan 9, 2003 USAToday
Toxic ammo is tested in fish areas - Jan 9, 2003 MSNBC
State of the World 2003: Progress Local Not Global - Jan 9, 2003 ENS


EPA set to push Fox River cleanup - Jan 8, 2003 PG
Anglers say partial river cleanup plan a start - Jan 8, 2003 PG
Lawmakers air views on Fox plan - Jan 8, 2003 PG
Q&A on PCB Cleanup - Jan 8, 2003 PG
Report on first phase of Fox River clean-up released - Jan 8, 2003 NC
Developments in clean-up of the Fox River - Jan 8, 2003 NC
Industries, officials clash on PCB plans - Jan 8, 2003 PG
ENVIRONMENTALISTS RIP FOX RIVER CLEANUP PLAN - Jan 8, 2003 Madison Cap Times PQ
FOX RIVER CLEANUP PLAN CRITICIZED - Jan 8, 2003 Wis. State Journal PQ
Feingold sets sights on radio industry - Jan 8, 2003 PG
Heat waves on the lakes - Jan 8, 2003 ON
Make the effort now to preserve 21st-century gold - Jan 8, 2003 NC
Appleton Paper’s expanded role contracts its name - Jan 8, 2003 PC
Hobart residents told they'll have water say - Jan 8, 2003 NC
City: Water authority should share well-test cost - Jan 8, 2003 NC
Fox River cleanup to begin in 2004; Limited scope of PCB effort defended - Jan 8, 2003 PC
Group pledges $16 million to fight Great Lakes pollution - Jan 8, 2003 MilwJS
Ending a lakefront dispute - Jan 8, 2003 MilwJS
Heat waves on the lakes - Jan 8, 2003 ON
Two Scientists Contend U.S. Suppressed Dolphin Studies - Jan 8, 2003 New York Times
Testing water contaminants on humans to be debated again - Jan 8, 2003 WaterTech
Nuclear staff survey sees concerns - Jan 8, 2003 MSNBC
Environment and Science: Danes Rebuke a 'Skeptic' - Jan 8. 2003 New York Times


PCB-tainted sediment in Fox River will be removed in stages - Jan 7, 2003 MilwJS
PART OF FOX RIVER TO BE DREDGED TO REMOVE PCBS - Jan 7, 2003 Madison Cap Times PQ
Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Announcement Regarding the Cleanup of the Fox River - Jan 7, 2003 WisPolitics
Rep. Green comments on DNR/EPA release of Fox River cleanup plan - Jan 7, 2003 WisPolitics
Developments in cleanup of the Fox River - Jan 7, 2003 MilwJS
DNR releases Fox cleanup plan - Jan 7, 2003 PC
DNR Secretary Hassett Appoints Water and Air and Waste Administrators - Jan 7, 2003 WisPolitics
Papermaker assumes city’s name - Jan 7, 2003 PC
Record of Decision Issued for Fox River Cleanup - Jan 7, 2003 U.S. Newswire PQ
New governor withdraws appointments to boards - Jan 7, CapTimes
Doyle has tough row to hoe - Jan 7, 2003 NC
City, suburbs edging closer to water deal - Jan 7, 2003 PG
Yachtmaker seeks end to payment squabble with buyer - Jan 7, 2003 PG
Authorities renewing their ice warnings - Jan 7, 2003 PG
City: Water authority should share well-test cost - Jan 7, 2003 NC
Health spending takes big leap - Jan 7, 2003 MilwJS
Smog Not Beneficial, EPA Concludes - Jan 7, 2003 ENS


Letter: Water deal subsidizes suburbs - Jan 6, 2003 PG
Ephraim harbors new marina building - Jan 6, 2003 NC
Text of Gov. Jim Doyle’s Inaugural Address - Jan 6, 2003 PG
The complexities of issuing fish advisories - Jan 6, 2003 GLRC
Protecting children from tainted fish - Jan 6, 2003 GLRC
White House blocked asbestos warning - Jan 6, 2003 GLRC
Scientists see wide impact of global warming on wild plants and animals - Jan 6, 2003 EMS
George Bush's war on nature - Jan 6, 2003 EMS
Could Nuclear Doomsday be Approaching? - Jan 6, 2003 ENS
Clean water enforcement rules proposed by Bush administration - Jan 6, 2003 WaterTech
Clean Water Act Exemptions Expected From Bush Administration - Jan 6, 2003 Sierra Club
U.S. Changes Meaning of Dolphin Safe Tuna Label - Jan 6, 2003 ENS
End of Cheap Oil Poses Serious Threat to World Economy, Experts Say - Jan 6, 2003 EMS


Local legislators earn spots on committees - Jan 5, 2003 PG
Thirsty suburbs may press for early water hookup - Jan 5, 2003 PG
Warm weather slows start to Master Angler ice fishing - Jan 5, 2003 PC
Feeling the pull of carp fishing - Jan 5, 2003 PC
Multiple sclerosis in small towns sparks study - Jan 5, 2003 PC
EPA Decision Needs to Be Answered by the People - Jan 5, 2003 ENN
Warsaw site lingers on Indiana state cleanup list - Jan 5, 2003 Ft. Wayne PQ


Rule change aims to help smelt - Jan 4, 2003 PG
Lack of snow cancels area ski events - Jan 4, 2003 PG
Fox Cities mill to cut 45 jobs - Jan 4, 2003 PC
Suppressing mass layoff data won’t stop bad news - Jan 4, 2003 PC
Doing the public's business in private - Jan 4, 2003 MilwJS
Homemade decoys do the job - Jan 4, 2003, MilwJS
Planning crucial when ice fishing - Jan 4, 2003 MilwJS
Close to nature, close to God? - Jan 4, 2003 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - Jan 4, 2003 MilwJS


DNR criticized for handling of mooring dispute - Jan 3, 2003 PG
Manufacturing on the upswing - Jan 3, 2003 PG
Boycott may affect Fox Cities mill - Jan 3, 2003 PC
Judge questions need for DNR to write 52 tickets - Jan 3, 2003 MilwJS
Study Looks at Nicotine's Role in Cancer [See PCBs & Enzymes] - Jan 3, 2003 MilwJS
The Forgotten Forest Product: Water - Jan 3, 2003 NYTimes PQ
Environmentalists sue government over revised 'dolphin safe' labeling - Jan 3, 2003 NJ.com


City hopes to use Lake Michigan for drinking water - Jan 2, 2003 WaterTech
Great Outdoors Almanac - Jan 2, 2003 PG
Outdoors in brief - Jan 2, 2003 PG
Sheriff’s department says ice on lakes unsafe - Jan 2, 2003 PC
For nature centers, no snow doesn’t have to mean no-go - Jan 2, PC
Congregations aim to care for nature - Jan 2, 2003 PG
Polar Bears have an ice day - Jan 2, 2003 PG
Grant boosts local bioterror planning - Jan 2, 2003 PC
Outdoor Recreation Report - Jan 2, 2003 DCA
Pace Named to Appleton Papers Board of Directors - Jan 2, 2003 PRNewswire PQ
Global Warming Found to Displace Species - Jan 2, 2003 New York Times
Hundreds of Species Pressured by Global Warming - Jan 2, 2003 ENS
Michigan's lesson for Bush: Environmental damage does not go unpunished - Jan 2, 2003 Detroit Free Press
Nine states sue Bush administration on clean-air rules - Jan 2, 2003 Reuters
Climate may be nudging nature - Jan 2, 2003 Chicago Tribune
Antarctic meltdown well under way - Jan 2, 2003 MSNBC
Developers compete for toxic-cleanup staff ; Most-polluted sites shunted aside for those with more financial backing - Jan 2, 2003 Spokane PQ
Dolphins still seen in danger despite new US rules - Jan 2, 2003 Reuters
Government Openness at Issue as Bush Holds Onto Records - Jan 2, 2003 New York Times
Exotic Worms Killing Off N. American Plants - Jan 2, 2003 Nat. Geographic


Real cost of pollution kept hidden - Jan 1, 2003 NC
Church in the woods embodies environmental stewardship - Jan 1, 2003 MilwJS
Bald eagles wowing downtown Manitowoc - Jan 1, 2003 PG
Banta, state hold strong in catalog production - Jan 1, 2003 PC
Scientists see warming ‘fingerprint’ - Jan 1, 2003 MSNBC
States Sue EPA Over New Clean Air Rules - Jan 1, 2003 Yahoo

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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

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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