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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Jan 11-20, 2006

Jan 21-31, 2006

January 1- 10, 2006

DNR under microscope at local hearing: Senators to hear residents' views - Jan 10, 2006 PG
Job creation to be focus of state committee hearing [Environmental Deregulation] - Jan 10, 2006 MHT
Group to study barriers in Illinois waterway: Aim is keep invaders out of Great Lakes - Jan 10, 2006 MJS
S.O.U.L.: Lands of Rusk County Citizens are in the Process of Being Condemned for the Arrowhead-Weston Transmission Line - Jan 10, 2006 WisPolitics
Opinion: Bill On Piers Upsets Public Trust Doctrine - Jan 10, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] Great Lakes plan needs funding - Jan 10, 2006 Pilot Independent
[PCB] Catch of the day: noxious fish - Jan 10, 2006 Wichita Eagle
[PCB] Data on cleanup released by GE - Jan 10, 2006 TimesUnion
[PCB] Consumer Reports: What's worth buying in organic? - Jan 10, 2006 Pocono Record
[PCB] Organic Food: Worth the Money? Magazine Article Lists Organic Items Worthy of Your Shopping Cart - Jan 10, 2006 WebMD
[PCB] Toxic waste creates hermaphrodite Arctic polar bears - Jan 10, 2006 Belfast Telegraph
[PCB] Whales: In deep trouble - Jan 10, 2006 Independent
[Dioxin] Enforcing the law resolves waste-management issue - Jan 10, 2006 Statesman Journal
The Coming Meltdown - Jan 10, 2006 New York Review of Books
Still no answers to question of waste - Jan 10, 2006 San LuisObispo

Public invited to DNR hearing - Jan 9, 2006 PG
Corn-burning Stoves Are Hot: Biofuels Lighten Energy Burden - Jan 9, 2006 CapTimes
Smith: They'd put WHAT on Leopold land? - Jan 9, 2006 WSJ
The Great Ethanol Mandate; Public Interest vs. Private Interests - Jan 9, 2006 WisOpinion
Editorial: States must act on ballasts - Jan 9, 2006 MJS
Editorial: End Bullying On Public Record Requests - Jan 9, 2006 CapTimes
[Dioxin] Organic food: When it isn't worth it; Consumer Reports lists most chemically-laden items and those you can skimp on; plus, how to save - Jan 9, 2006 CNN
[Dioxin] Nice Space! Toyota F3R Concept Vehicle Puts Style, Performance and Three Rows of Comfort Into a Box - Jan 9, 2006 AutoChannel
[Dioxin] More incinerators in the pipeline? - Jan 9, 2006 Norwich Evening News
Debate Swirls as Wind Power Grows Rapidly - Jan 9, 2006 ENN

Neighbors Worth Knowing: Couple keeps youths interested in fishing the Great Lakes - Jan 8, 2006 SP
Cougars passing through state, researcher says - Jan 8, 2006 PG
Letter: We must do more to protect environment - Jan 8, 2006 PC
Letter: Global warming adds strength to hurricanes - Jan 8, 2006 PC
Letter: Public transportation should be emphasized - Jan 8, 2006 PC
[PCB] Great Lakes are at their tipping point - Jan 8, 2006 Kalamazoo Gazette
[PCB] Rock's image a 'black eye' to community - Jan 8, 2006 Rockford Register
[Dioxin] Change of heart divides legislator's constituents - Jan 8, 2006 MaineToday
[Dioxin] If you're going to burn wood, burn it cleanly - Jan 8, 2006 Seattle Times
Environmentalists finally get down to very serious business: Rather than pressure the federal government and affix blame, activists seek cooperative solutions with local and corporate leaders - Jan 8, 2006 SFGate

State says Maple Leaf dairy violated permits - Jan 7, 2006 SP
Biodiesel breakdown: Trucking companies report engine problems after switching to blended fuel - Jan 7, 2006 MJS
Ethanol Proves Slow To Catch On: Few Drivers Use The Alternative Fuel, But Carmakers Like It - Jan 7, 2006 WSJ
Outdoors notes - Jan 7, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Science Should Be Funded As Key To U.s. Standing In World - Jan 7, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] The global toxic dump - Jan 7, 2006 Khaleej Times

Manitowoc Co. dairy denies manure-spill charges: DNR says farm violated permits - Jan 6, 2006 PG
DNR blames Maple Leaf for manure spills: State says dairy violated permit; farm denies charges relating to Fischer Creek pollution - Jan 6, 2006 MHT
Dairy farm under fire for manure spills - Jan 6, 2006 PC
Fishing impact study underway - Jan 6, 2006 ON
Suamico board delays water discussions - Jan 6, 2006 PG
Sessions focus on 'Paper: An Industry in Transition' - Jan 6, 2006 PG
Doyle wields veto on lead paint bill - Jan 6, 2006 MJS
Hope Kindled For Less Materialistic America - Jan 6, 2006 CapTimes
Letter: Post-Crescent ignores environmental issues - Jan 6, 2006 PC
Letter: Demand that homes are more energy-efficient - Jan 6, 2006 PC
Editorial: Lawmakers, not lobbyists, should write state legislation - jan 6, 2006 PC
Inch by inch - Jan 6, 2006 FightingBob
Editorial: Ethanol bill has more pluses than minuses - Jan 6, 2006 SP
[Dioxin] SC Johnson honored in Washington -- Presidential award recognizes company's environmental leadership - Jan 6, 2006 Racine Journal Times
[PCB] 2nd suit in works against PCB maker - Jan 6, 2006 Times Union
[PCB] Master PCB test planned - Jan 6, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Is it safe to eat salmon? - Jan 6, 2006 TheStar
[PCB] Goldsmith briefs board on Wilber - Jan 6, 2006 Sharon Advocate
[PCB] ASEPA Completes Fish Toxicity Study - Jan 6, 2006 Pacific Islands
[PCB] DuPont in Sticky Situation Over Teflon Chemical - Jan 6, 2006 Living on Earth
Rapid Growth in Renewable Energy Market Predicted - Jan 6, 2006 Pollution Engineering
But it IS about the environment - Jan 6, 2006 Journal Star
Outlawing Fishing 'Would Help Save Coral Reefs' - Jan 6, 2006 Common Dreams
Booming population 'threat to climate change fight' - Jan 6, 2006 Independent
China Forcing World to Rethink Its Economic Future - Jan 6, 2006 ENN

Display fishes in troubled water: Exhibit highlights peril from invaders of Great Lakes - Jan 5, 2006 MJS
Midwest Environmental Advocates, River Alliance of Wisconsin: Conservationists Testify in Support of Protecting Rivers, Property, Tourism - Jan 5, 2006 WisPolitics
Special assessment for Suamico well debated - Jan 5, 2006 PG
Point Beach will reopen to visitors - Jan 5, 2006 PG
Dells Country Progressive Voices: Nuclear Wisconsin - Past, Present and Future - Jan 5, 2006 WisPolitics
Schools Teach Good' Business: Uw-madison's Is Among The Business Programs Placing A Stronger Emphasis On Social Responsibility - Jan 5, 2006 WSJ
Do ants hold key to drug resistance? They carry bacteria to fight fungus — and it's worked for millions of years - Jan 5, 2006 MJS
Wisconsin Outdoor Report as of January 5, 2006 - Jan 5, 2006 WDNR
Great Outdoors Almanac - Jan 5, 2006 PG
Who will tell the People? - Jan 5, 2006 FightingBob
[PCB] Astonishing slap in the face of Bush from Tom Friedman - Jan 6, 2006 Political Cortex
[PCB] GE workers suing Monsanto over PCB claims - Jan 5, 2006 Capital News 9
[PCB] 590 GE workers sue for billions: Monsanto is target over alleged PCB contamination at Schenectady site - Jan 5, 2006 TimesUnion
[PCB] WW River fish draw state alert - Jan 5, 2006 Walla Walla
[PCB] ARCO says mine cleanup responsibility lacks fair approach - Jan 5, 2006 Reno Gazette Journal
[PCB] Outdoors Report: Steelhead prospects improve as river levels begin to drop - Jan 5, 2006 SeattlePI
[PCB] Govt to allow French ship at Alang - Jan 5, 2006 Times of India
[Dioxin] Dow submits cleanup plan - Jan 5, 2006 Saginaw News
Toxic Sprays are a Political Issue - Jan 5, 2006 Common Dreams
U.S. seeks investors at global warming talks - Jan 5, 2006 MSNBC
Public Policy Groups Getting $ From ExxonMobil - Jan 5, 2006 WNY Media Net
Nuclear power - not the answer to questions of energy security - Jan 5, 2006 Greenpeace

Shippers fear laws will sink industry: Great Lakes states try to restrict overseas' vessels ballast water - Jan 4, 2006 MJS
Common sense on lead paint - Jan 4, 2006 MJS
Big Oil Says No To Help: Snubs State's Call To Share With Poor - Jan 4, 2006 CapTimes
Weekly fishing report - Jan 4, 2006 MJS
[PCB] State: Don't eat much fish from Lake Chelan, Walla Walla River - Jan 4, 2006 SeattlePI
[PCB] Parks and the Outdoors in 2005 - Jan 4, 2006 Connection Newspapers
[PCB] Report bears little good news for Kelly cleanup (Scroll down) - Jan 4, 2005 San Antonio Current
[Dioxin] Berkley Toxic Hot Spots Mistested, State Audit Finds - Jan 4, 2006 Common Dreams
Will the Environmentalists Find Their Voice? - Jan 4, 2006 Common Dreams
Debate swirls as wind power grows: Some question clean energy source given bird kills, visual impact - Jan 4, 2006 MSNBC
Oil spills in Arctic feared as ice melts - Jan 4, 2006 MSNBC: Deep-sea fish in deep trouble, study finds - Jan 4, 2006 MSNBC
Scientists tie declines of five species to commercial fishing

Pesticide notification deadline nears - Jan 3, 2006 PG
State tracks lawn sprays - Jan 3, 2006 PC
Lobbyists often help lawmakers draft bills - Jan 3, 2006 MJS
Ethanol Business Is Booming - Jan 3, 2006 CapTimes
Motives of Select Committee on DNR Questionable: “Public” hearings and website limited to complaints, ignore other public input - Jan 3, 2006 WisPolitics (PDF)
Letter: Piers - Protect rights of all - Jan 3, 2006 MJS
[PCB] New Year's Resolutions: Better Your Health and the Planet's - Jan 3, 2005 Green Guide
[PCB] Pyralisk awarded cleanup grant - Jan 3, 2006 Barre Montpelier Times Argus
[PCB] E.U May Prosecute Over Recycling Failure - Jan 3, 2006 Green Building
[PCB] Greenpeace lays siege at French embassy over toxic ship - Jan 3, 2006 OneWorld South Asia
[Dioxin] The 14 Worst Corporate Evildoers - Jan 3, 2006 Axis of Logic
[Dioxin] Chemical-Data Plan Catalyzes Opposition - Jan 3, 2006 Washington Post
[Dioxin] In a toxic world, he cleans up nasty PR - Jan 3, 2006 Newark Star Ledger
In Coal Country, Heat Rises over Latest Method of Mining - Jan 3, 2006 Truthout
Sustainable Energy Coalition Issues Second Set of Five "Factoids" in Series Outlining How Renewable Energy Technologies Can Eliminate Energy Imports, Phase Out Nuclear Power and Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Jan 3, 2006 ENN
Science and the Environment: The Challenges of Reaching the Public -- A Guest Commentary - Jan 3, 2006 ENN
Oil boom a bust for us, villagers say in court - Jan 3, 2006 MSNBC
The Greening of Goldman Sachs - Jan 3, 2006 AlterNet

Money for Great Lakes Restoration? - Jan 2, 2006 GLRC
Paint industry not so virtuous - Jan 2, 2006 MJS
Opinion: Science Is Under Assault - Jan 2, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Doyle should veto new rules on boat docks - Jan 2, 2006 SP
[PCB] Cleaner marsh in Kearny goal of Rutgers deal - Jan 2, 2006 Jersey Journal
[PCB] Hastings hearings - Jan 2, 2006 Journal News
[PCB] Oil drilling alters landscape, life for tiny Inupiat village - Jan 2, 2006 Seattle Times
[PCB] The Dark Clouds of NATO - Jan 2, 2006 Global Politician
20 Years On and Whales Are Under Threat Again - Jan 2, 2006 Truthout

What will 2006 bring? - Jan 1, 2006 PG
Top 10 local stories of 2005 - Jan 1, 2006 SP
Need Help Shrinking Your Energy Bills? - Jan 1, 2006 WSJ
Ethanol ties up metal fabricators - Jan 1, 2006 MJS
Pat Durkin column: Behnke leaves legacy - Jan 1, 2006 PG
Jim Lee column: State loses legend in feisty Murphy - Jan 1, 2006 PG
Editorial: How ethanol mandate makes sense - Jan 1, 2006 MJS
Editorial: What will be the important issues for Lakeshore in '06? - Jan 1, 2006 MHT
[PCB] Editorial: A new year for Pittsfield - Jan 1, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Berkshire County: PCB cleanup continues - Jan 1, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] City salutes volunteer efforts - Jan 1, 2006 London Free Press
[Dioxin] All in a year's work - Jan 1, 2006 Sunday Times
As 'Brownfields' Clean Up, Ecologists Worry - Jan 1, 2006 Common Dreams
The End of Plenty: Getting resourceful about resources - Jan 1, 2006 Truthout

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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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