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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.)
 
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January 1-10, 2007

[PCB] Hundreds comment about Fox River - Jan 10, 2007 PG
Sun appears to have set on solar panel manufacturer - Jan 10, 2007 PG
Green Bay agrees to purchase K&K waterfront site along the Fox - Jan 10, 2007 PG
UW-Madison: Supercomputer to Advance Studies of Abrupt Climate Change - Jan 10, 2007 WisPolitics
Biodiesel Plants Are Set To Take Off: Three Southern Wisconsin Facilities Are Expected To Open Despite Problems Facing The Industry - Jan 10, 2007 WSJ
Weekly fishing report - Jan 10, 2007 MJS
Editorial: Administration closer, but not there on global warming - Jan 10, 2007 PC
Editorial: Ethanol Critique Is Worth Considering - Jan 10, 2007 CapTimes
[PCB] Navy updates toxic Hangar One analysis - Jan 10, 2007 Palo Alto Daily News
[PCB/Dioxin] Con Ed seeking OK on Echo Bay cleanup in New Rochelle - Jan 10, 2007 Journal News
100-Mile Diet: Your Body Will Thank You - Jan 10, 2007 AlterNet
State of the State: Bold Move on Global Warming - Jan 10, 2007 Truthout
Nuclear Power Not Clean, Green or Safe - Jan 10, 2007 Truthout
'Low-carbon economy' proposed for Europe - Jan 10, 2007 MSNBC

Cows produce lots of money, too - Jan 9, 2007 MHT
Planters ready for planting trees - Jan 9, 2007 MHT
Badger Plant Site Water Woes: Homeowners Want Stronger Action From DNR In Dealing With Weapons Chemical Found In Their Wells - Jan 9, 2007 WSJ
DNR News - Jan 9, 2007 WDNR
[PCB] Enforce the ban on striped bass: The high price of wild striped bass is drawing poachers to take the fish from contaminated waters - Jan 9, 2007 Newsday
[PCB] New York scientists study fish pollutants - Jan 9, 2007 EarthTimes
Pennsylvania State Agency Refuses to Publish Tough Pollution Rule - Jan 9, 2007 ENN
National Wetlands Newsletter Examines Indirect Impacts of Urbanization on Wetland Quality - Jan 9, 2007 ENN
Can We Create A World Without Waste? - Jan 9, 2007 AlterNet
U.S. in 2006 saw warmest year on record: Temperatures close to 1998; tied to El Nino and greenhouse gases - Jan 9, 2007 MSNBC
U.N. Official Wants World Summit on Global Warming - Jan 9, 2007 ENN
How Richest Fuel Global Warming - but Poorest Suffer Most from It - Jan 9, 2007 Common Dreams
What Al Gore Hasn't Told You About Global Warming - Jan 9, 2007 Common Dreams


Efforts made to plug tax loophole for companies that recycle materials: Allouez senator to co-sponsor legislation to stop breaks - Jan 8, 2007 PG
Agreement reached at Point Beach Nuclear Plant - Jan 8, 2007 PG
DNR Worried by Increasing Racial Conflicts - Jan 8, 2007 WBAY-TV
Opinion: Nix Dnr's Mute Swan Kill Plan - Jan 8, 2007 WSJ
Letter: Appleton's waterfront beginning to develop - Jan 8, 2007 PC
Lautenschlager "Thanks and Farewell" E-Mail - Jan 8, 2007 WisPolitics
[PCB] New York scientists study fish pollutants - Jan 8, 2007 UPI
[PCB] Tracking pollution's source - Jan 8, 2007 Spokesman Review
[Dioxin] Matching Wits: On burning trash - Jan 8, 2007 GRIST
Gore Mobilizes Global Warming Activists - Jan 8, 2007 Truthout
 

[PCB] Editorial: 2007 Editorial Agenda - Jan 7, 2007 PC
Birds of a feather reflect the weather: Robins (yes, robins) and others stay for warm winter - Jan 7, 2007 MJS
Electricity deal could cut mercury emissions: Port Edwards firm wants rate guarantee before it switches - Jan 7, 2007 MJS
Editorial: Manure problem seeks innovation, collaboration - Jan 7, 2007 MHT
[PCB] Other areas wrestle with Ringwood's toxic sludge - Jan 7, 2007 NorthJersey
[PCB] Spitzer spurs hopes for environment - Jan 7, 2007 Poughkeepsie Journal
[Dioxin] 'Tourists' survey city's brownfields - Jan 7, 2007 Connecticut Post
[Dioxin] A population-level decline in serum testosterone levels in American men - 2007 Our Stolen Future


Conservation group eyes ecology center at Town of Menasha site: Wild Ones plan to raise $600,000 to fund project - Jan 6, 2007
Warmth coaxes plants to sprout: Early growth may not spell doom - Jan 6, 2007 MJS
Wisconsin must encourage environmental education - Jan 6, 2007 MJS
Anglers lose friend: Oehmcke improved state's fisheries - Jan 6, 2007 MJS
Weekly outdoor notes - Jan 6, 2007 MJS
[PCB] People living closer to hazardous waste sites containing persistent organic pollutants are more likely to be hospitalized for diabetes - Jan 6, 2007 Environmental Health Perspectives
[PCB] Carr lot forced to close - Jan 6, 2007 Times Argus
'Precocious Puberty' Is on the Rise - Jan 6, 2007 AlterNet
 

Pipeline project runs off schedule - Jan 5, 2007 PC
Oil Spill Re-energizes Foes Of New 321-mile Pipeline - Jan 5, 2007 CapTimes
Scientists Say 2007 Could Be Hottest Yet - Jan 5, 2007 WSJ
Winter Without Ice? It's Never Happened Here, But The Unusually Warm Weather Has People Wondering If This Is The Year - Jan 5, 2007 WSJ
[PCB] EcoWellness: Pollutants' link to diabetes - Jan 5, 2007 UPI
[PCB] Poison in our water - Jan 5, 2007 Evening Chronicle
 

Bad news: Pipeline project running late - Jan 4, 2007 MHT
Warm weather keeps area thinking green - Jan 4, 2006 PG
Anti-freeze: City's Big Lakes Have Yet To Ice Over - Jan 4, 2007 MHT
Cleanup crews recover thousands of gallons of crude - Jan 4, 2007 MJS
Spearers hoping for cold snap - Jan 4, 2007 PG
Hazardous waste collection begins - Jan 4, 2007 SP
Fuel for car may be food for trouble: Study warns of ethanol's effect on corn prices - Jan 4, 2006 MJS
Great Outdoors Almanac - Jan 4, 2007 PG
Patrick Durkin column: Female anglers help keep Strutz hopping - Jan 4, 2007 PG
Editorial: Balmy temperatures are bad for business - Jan 4, 2007 PG
Letter: Industrial recycling issue not courts' fault - Jan 4, 2007 PC
[PCB] MPs laced with dangerous chemicals - Jan 4, 2007 Edmunton Sun
[PCB] Hunters Point stadium `doable' - Jan 4, 2007 Mercury News
[PCB] Trinidad to investigate vessel's environmental record - Jan 4, 2007 CBC News
Intelligent Growth: A Vision for a New Low-Energy Economy - Jan 4, 2007 AlterNet
2007 will be warmest on record, experts predict: Natural cycle cited, but so too are carbon emissions by humans - Jan 4, 2007 MSNBC
2007 to be 'warmest on record' - Jan 4, 2007 BBC
Report Says ExxonMobil Cultivates Global Warming Doubt - Jan 4, 2007 ENN
Science activists blast ExxonMobil on warming: Group claims company is following tobacco industry tactics - Jan 4, 2007 MSNBC

Thousands of dead fish not abnormal - Jan 3, 2007 ON
Paper Council rethinks its goals: Group hopes to persuade Legislature to keep reforms - Jan 3, 2007 PC
Mild weather, open water extend port season - Jan 3, 2007 PG
Mild weather allows Wisconsin ferry to start up in midwinter - Jan 3, 2007 MJS
Radon test kits available - Jan 3, 2007 ON
St. Louis firm buys Samuels Recycling - Jan 3, 2007
52,000 gallons of oil spilled; suit challenges pipeline plan - Jan 3, 2007 MJS
Oil group cleans spill in Clark County - Jan 3, 2007 MJS
DNR: We're Already Nixing Swans - Jan 3, 2007 CapTimes
Chicken Fat To Yield Biodiesel - Jan 3, 2007 WSJ
Weekly fishing report - Jan 3, 2007 MJS
Editorial: Top Priority: Stop Global Warming - Jan 3, 2007 CapTimes
Letter: All animals have a right to this planet - Jan 3, 2007 SP
Editorial: Power plant deal needs to be scrutinized closely - Jan 3, 2007 PC
[PCB] 10 million pounds of toxic waste to burn - Jan 3, 2007 KnoxNews
[PCB] Exxon Mobil's Biggest Oil Spill? Look in Brooklyn, Not Alaska - Jan 3, 2007 Bloomberg
[PCB] E-waste recycling fees coming - Jan 3, 2007 SurreyLeader
[PCB] Politicians found to carry toxic chemical soup - Jan 3, 2007 CTV
[Dioxin] Judge cuts 2 counts from Ford dump suit - Jan 3, 2007 NorthJersey
[Dioxin] Kerr-McGee plaintiffs could soon get court date - Jan 3, 2007 Citizens Voice


Sewerage district savors clean and green rating: Green Bay system ranked first by environmental group - Jan 2, 2007 PG
Thousands of dead fish not abnormal - Jan 2, 2007 ON
Sandy beach come spring: DNR grants Two Rivers chance to groom Neshotah - Jan 2, 2007 MHT
Use holiday tree as animal haven - Jan 2, 2007 PG
Orders picking up for recycler: Safe computer disposal specialty of Wisconsin firm - Jan 2, 2007 PC
Swans No Longer Protected: DNR Gets Ok To Shoot Population Of Aggressive Birds - Jan 2, 2007 CapTimes
Quality of biodiesel fuel questioned: Tests find samples contain too much glycerin; trucks may stall in cold weather - Jan 2, 2007 MJS
Experts to tout virtues of using biodiesel at seminar - Jan 2, 2007 PG
Snowy Owl Spotted On Crane: Birdwatchers Flock To High Sites To Catch A Glimpse Of The Rarely Seen Owl - Jan 2, 2007 WSJ
DNR News - Jan 2, 2007 WDNR
Commentary: End reformulated gas experiment - Jan 2, 2007 MJS
[PCB] 49ers cool to SF proposal for Hunters Point stadium site - Jan 2, 2007 Mercury News
[PCB] New year, same issues for county - Jan 2, 2007 Saratogian
Shut Out of the Forests - Jan 2, 2007 Truthout
Toxic Teflon: Compounds from Household Products Found in Human Blood - Jan 2, 2007 AlterNet
Global Warming is Here. Now What? - Jan 2, 2007 AlterNet
 

[PCB] Take a deep breath — it's going to be a busy year - Jan 1, 2007 PG
Legislators plan to take on ethics, health care [and renewable energy] - Jan 1, 2007 - PG
Neighbors trying to zap power line: Jefferson County group up in arms over choice of routes [would threaten Aldo Leopold wildlife preserve] - Jan 1, 2007 MJS
Mild December puts crimp on trail use - Jan 1, 2007 PC
Tower Tech sells wind towers as fast as it can build them - Jan 1, 2007 PG
Waste No More, Thanks To Bioionix - Jan 1, 2007 WSJ
Editorial: Readers Plan To Go Green, Help Children In New Year - Jan 1, 2007 CapTimes
[PCB/Dioxin] Anchors aweigh for toxic waste: Navy orders removal of piles of on-base hazardous material - Jan 1, 2007 SignOnSanDiego.com 

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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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