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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 2008

Neenah Paper Board Approves Reverse-Forward Stock Split - Jan 31, 2008 CNN Money
Monster fish turns day on bay into whale of a story - Jan 31, 2008 PG
Great Outdoors Alamanac - Jan 31, 2008 PG
Outdoors Calendar - Jan 31, 2008 PG


NCR Announces 2007 Fourth-Quarter Results - Jan 30, 2008
Shallow water stirs up deep problem - Jan 30, 2008
Review Of Superfund Sites - Jan 30, 2008
News in Northeastern Wisconsin (solid waste, well contamination, urban forests) - Jan 30, 2008 PG


Work continues through winter to prepare for dredging - Jan 27, 2008
Appleton community development director to retire in May - Jan 27, 2008 PC
Tests shed light on how pCBSA got into St. Louis water - Jan 27, 2008


Plan calls for more PCB removal - Jan 26, 2008 Daily Gazette


Crowd in Green Bay cheers efforts to ban public smoking - Jan 25, 2008 PG
Wal-Mart proposal strongly opposed in Bellevue - Jan 25, 2008 PG
New business: Big Sea Sportfishing Charters - Jan 25, 2008 PG
Kimberly-Clark sets sales record with strong 4th quarter - Jan 25, 2008 PG
Smoking ban backers fight for statewide law - Jan 25, 2008 PC
Kimberly-Clark to analysts: Outlook good - Jan 25, 2008 PC


Great Lakes show improvement, but challenges remain - Jan 24, 2008 PC
Landowner locks horns with Neenah over development - Jan 24, 2008 PC
Statewide smoking ban faces 'uphill battle' with lawmakers - Jan 24, 2008 PC
Letters: Little Chute should look at windmill site alternatives - Jan 24, 2008 PC
Kimberly-Clark sales set quarterly record, top off profitable year - Jan 24, 2008 PC
Neenah Paper declares dividend - Jan 24, 2008 PC


New recycling plant on its way - Jan 23, 2008 PC


Neenah panel OKs purchase of Glatfelter property - Jan 22, 2008 PC
Weather grounds migrating whooping cranes - Jan 22, 2008 PG
Bellevue asks for views on proposed Wal-Mart (urban sprawl) - Jan 22, 2008 PG
News in Northeastern Wisconsin (feral cats) - Jan 22, 2008 PG
Softening economy takes toll on Port of Green Bay - Jan 22, 2008 PG
Winter farmers markets growing - Jan 22, 2008 PC
Letters: Don't delay statewide ban on smoking in bars, restaurants - Jan 22, 2008 PC


Redevelopment planned for Neenah mill site - Jan 21, 2008 PG
Green Bay gets $14,492 in forestry grants - Jan 21, 2008 PG
News in Northeastern Wisconsin (Sturgeon Bay dredging) - Jan 21, 2008 PG
New lighting technology can save energy, cut pollution - Jan 21, 2008 PG


De Pere floats water-rate increase - Jan 20, 2008 PG
WPS to build facility in Rhinelander - Jan 20, 2008 PG
Editorial: Secondhand smoke risk is too great for further state delay - Jan 20, 2008 PG
Saginaw to resume barley deliveries - Jan 20, 2008 PG
Letters: Planting trees, recycling can be boon for environment - Jan 20, 2008 PC
Letters: Conservationists need to make voice heard at capitol - Jan 20, 2008 PC


Smart micro-car has arrived in America - Jan 19, 2008 PC
We Energies declares dividend of 27 cents - Jan 19, 2008 PC
Boldt to lead state business board - Jan 19, 2008 PC


Thomas Boldt named chairman of state business group - Jan 18, 2008 PC
Appleton explores selling segment - Jan 18, 2008 PC
$6 million budgeted to combat invasive species - Jan 18, 2008 PG
Editorial: Shutdown hurts small towns more - Jan 18, 2008 PG
Point Beach Nuclear Plant unit shuts down for repairs Wednesday - Jan 18, 2008 PG
Smart Fortwo micro car arrives in the U.S.- Jan 18, 2008 PG
NewPage doesn't expect further job cuts - Jan 18, 2008 PG


Fox River cleanup plan doesn't specify start - Jan 17, 2008 PG
Proposal targets invasive species in the Great Lakes - Jan 17, 2008 PG
Habitat planning Sister Bay project - Jan 17, 2008 PG
Point Beach issues 'unusual event' notification - Jan 17, 2008 PG
NewPage to cut 319 jobs at Niagara plant - Jan 17, 2008 PG
Austin Straubel airport to receive $150,000 (de-icer runoff?) - Jan 17, 2008 PG
Artificial weeds plant fish in one spot for anglers - Jan 17, 2008 PG


Rothschild WPS power plant back in service -Jan16, 2008 PG
Dodge Co. man leads pipeline squabble - Jan16, 2008 PG
Bill asks for no tax on some appliances - Jan 16, 2008 PG
Editorial: Voters' rights need to be taken seriously - Jan 16, 2008 PG


News in Northeastern Wisconsin (stormwater) - Jan 15, 2008 PG
Outdoors lovers get say in wolf hunting - Jan 15, 2008 PG
More farms in state, U.S. plant corn crops - Jan 15, 2008 PG
Trees available through annual sale until April 1 - Jan 15, 2008 PG


Green Bay, De Pere sewerage districts celebrate unit - Jan 14, 2008 PG
Conservation Congress: Should we hunt wolves? - Jan 14, 2008 AP
Fertilization seminar is Jan. 24 - Jan 14, 2008 PG
DNR resolves toxic waste issues curbing Appleton riverfront project - Jan 14, 2008 PC
Doyle proposal would give research boost - Jan 14, 2008 PC
Advocating death with dignity — for the human race - Jan 14, 2008 CrosscutSeattle


A good year for bay perch - Jan 13, 2008 PG
Area legislators set targets for winter session - Jan 13, 2008 PG
Bill aims to lower state's hunting age - Jan 13, 2008 PG
Christmas count yields more species, fewer birds - Jan 13, 2008 PG
Wind farm issue comes to head - Jan 13, 2008 PC
Trail not meant for both ATVs, silent sports - Jan 13, 2008 PC


DNR to hold public session in Green Bay on invasive species - Jan 12, 2008 PG
Doyle tosses fish into Packers bet - Jan 12, 2008 PG
Vijai Pandian column: Plant and protect our urban trees - Jan 12, 2008 PG
Letters: Outsourcing jobs resulting in broken promise to many - Jan 12, 2008 PC
Take a quick drive to see reality of wind turbines - Jan 12, 2008 PC
Wausau Paper sets quarterly earnings - Jan 12, 2008 PC
Oh, snap! Time to keep the trappers at bay - Jan 12, 2008 TheStar


Baird Creek foundation hosting hike - Jan 11, 2008 PG
NEWS in Northeastern Wisconsin (floodplain zoning) - Jan 11, 2008 PG
Greenville residents struggling with trash - Jan 11, 2008 PC
Other documentation reveals financial truths about Kimberly-Clark - Jan 11, 2008 PC


Alewives rebound in latest Lake Michigan forage fish survey - Jan 10, 2008 PG
Waupaca inventor says he has better tip-up - Jan 10, 2008 PG
Guest column: Don't let Wisconsin become the Midwest's ashtray - Jan 10, 2008 PG
Menasha water plant upgrade on tap - Jan 10, 2008 PC
Great Outdoors Almanac - Jan 10, 2008 PG


Green Bay meeting will address disaster response - Jan 9, 2008 PG
Seek eco-friendly lawn care (letter) - Jan 9, 2008 PG
Office Visit: The weaker sex? - Jan 9, 2008 JournalRecord
Citing lack of progress, CBF lowers its State of the Bay score - Jan, 2008 ChesapeakeBayJournal
Falcon a reason for downtown commuters to look up - Jan 9, 2008 PC


Officials aim for '09 start of Fox dredging - Jan 8, 2008 PG
Officials push for Fox River dredging in 2009 - Jan 8, 2008 PC
Survey: Sportsmen spend about $8.6M a day in Wisconsin - Jan 8, 2008 PG
State landowners sue natural gas pipeline builder - Jan 8, 2008 PG
Stora Enso continues to divest obligations - Jan 8, 2008 PC
Spanish study feeds into pesticide controversy - Jan 8, 2008 EurActiv.com
Warships sunk for artificial reefs may pose PCB hazard - Jan 8, 2008 canada.com
Public sick of politics as usual - Jan 8, 2008 PC


Manure application risky in winter - Jan 7, 2008 PG
Bay Shipbuilding keeps Great Lakes fleet afloat - Jan 7, 2008 PG
No Data Behind CFL-Migraine Claim - Deconstructing a Greenfear Scare - Jan 7, 2008 DailyGreen
Court rules Champion Chemical to pay EPA $6 million - Jan 7, 2008 ReliablePlant


Groups push to reduce pollution entering Fox River - Jan 6, 2008 PG
Editorial: Here's a to-do list of issues for 2008 - Jan 6, 2008 PG
State, Green Bay pushing for 'brand' new approach - Jan 6, 2008 PG
2008 editorial agenda - Jan 6, 2008 PC
100% of people have at least one type of pesticide in their body - Jan 6, 2008 ThaindianNews


Ethanol boom fuels pair of rewards for farmers - Jan 5, 2008 PG
Guardian given green light on natural gas pipeline - Jan 5, 2008 PG


SCA Tissue plans $23 million project in Menasha - Jan 4, 2008 PG
SCA growth good for industry - Jan 4, 2008 PC


Paper mills: Dredging delay until 2010 likely - Jan 3, 2008 PG
Mills float proposals for PCB removal - Jan 3, 2008 PG
Paper companies seek delay in PCB cleanup - Jan 3, 2008 PC
Paper companies say Fox River dredging will be delayed - Jan 3, 2008
Visitors Bureau awards grant to the History Museum at the Castle - Jan 3, 2008 PC


Fox River PCBs to go to Brown, Calumet Co. landfills or out of state - Jan 2, 2008 PG
Ashwaubenon Boardwalk dispute will see jury trial - Jan 2, 2008 PG
Gas pipeline expansion brings more resources to Fox Valley - Jan 2, 2008 PC


Matt Frank: Environment is better off thanks to 40 years of DNR - Jan 1, 2008 CapTimes
Going out on the ice? Pick your spots carefully - Jan 1, 2008 PG
Great debate in store for '08 - Jan 1, 2008 PG


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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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