The following news articles all relate to PCBs,
dioxin, rivers, lakes, fishing, water use and quality, and the paper industry.
PCB
articles are flagged with [PCB] in bold. Sediment-related articles, and
other important articles are marked with bold. Over time,
some news articles are taken off-line by the host newspaper.
July 1 - 15, 2003
Officials
mum on water negotiations - July 15, 2003 PG
Doyle
plans to spare stewardship program - July 15, 2003 PG
Georgia-Pacific
to cut ’04 tech budget by 25% - July 15, 2003 PC
Voith’s
growth adds 5 workers - July 15, 2003 PC
De
Pere water restrictions continue this week - July 15, 2003 NC
Stora
Enso's converted shares recorded in Finnish trade register - July 15, 2003
Stora Enso
Gov.
Doyle vetoes Stewardship Fund cuts - July 15, 2003 NC
Fewer
[news media] owners means fewer watchdogs - July 15, 2003 NC
Governor
vetoes Stewardship budget cuts - July 15, 2003 PC
Waupaca
County rejects ‘Smart Growth’ process - July 15, 2003 PC
Officials
propose parkland: Planning green space for future - July 15, 2003 ON
Amistad
ship stops at harbor - July 15, 2003 Manitowoc
Doyle
pledges to veto stewardship fund cuts - July 15, 2003 Manitowoc
Fat
raises breast cancer risk 33% [or is it the chemicals in the fat?]- July
15, 2003 MilwJS
Soil erosion documents
issue to be revisited - July 15, 2003 Marinette
Kuber sails Bantu
to win - July 15, 2003 Marinette
Contaminated
Fish Called Health Risk - July 15, 2003 Newsday.com
GOP Senator
Faults Bush's Clean Air Plan - July 15, 2003 NRDC
[PCB]
EPA cites PCBs threat to wildlife in Housatonic River - July 15, 2003 Boston.com
[PCB]
EPA: PCBs Threaten Housatonic's Wildlife - July 15, 2003 nbc30.com
[PCB]
Solutia asks Pa. Supreme Court for expedited PCB appeal - July 15, 2003
St. Louis Business Journal
[PCB]
County seeks PCB answers - July 15, 2003 Saratogian.com
[PCB]
Dangers to wildlife found in Housatonic - July 15, 2003 capitolnews9.com
EPA:
New crypto, DBP standards will improve health - July 15, 2003 WaterTech
[PCB]
The cost of cutting corners [scrapping old ships] - July 15, Greenpeace
Junk
adrift - July 15, 2003 ABCNews
[PCB]
Bill seeks $6 billion to fight pollution in Great Lakes - July 15, Detroit
Lawmakers
float plans to clean Great Lakes - July 15, 2003 Cleveland
UN:
Worldwide water shortage leaving death toll - July 15, 2003 WaterTech
[PCB] Persistent
Organic Pollutants [POPs]: meeting highlights - July 15, iisd.ca
Mood
disorder support group president gives people hope [PCBs may be linked
to mood disorders] - July 14, 2003 NC
Groups
want funds for local river projects - July 14, 2003 PC
Appleton
man heads regional Green Party - July 14, 2003 PC
Americorps
funding slash will hurt Valley - July 14, 2003 PC
Odors
from Menominee Park lagoon should be corrected - July 14, 2003 ON
Wastewater utility
using high-tech monitoring - July 14, 2003 Marinette
Lake
Michigan water allocations draw debate - July 14, 2003 WaterTech
Doyle
will veto GOP land selloff - July 14, 2003 CapTimes
Doyle
to reject Stewardship cuts - July 14, 2003 MilwJS
Wisconsin
isle, shore await U.S. protection - July 14, 2003 ToledoBlade
$4
billion Great Lakes funding under Congressional consideration - July 14,
2003 WaterTech
Health
Advocacy Group Warns of Conflicted Science - July 14, 2003 ENS
Isle
Royale offers rugged nature lab - July 14, 2003 toledoblade.com
Acting
US EPA administrator named by President Bush - July 14, 2003 WaterTech
Environmentalists
to Sue EPA Over Toxic Air Emissions - July 14, 2003 ENS
Interior
Doles Out $70 Million to States for Endangered Species - July 14, 2003
ENS
Cadmium
mimics effects of estrogen - July 14, 2003 New Scientist
Coal
dust runs afoul of neighbors, health experts - July 13, 2003 PG
State
DNR has let us down (Scroll down) - July 13, 2003 PG
P-G
undercuts N-C on county legals bid - July 13, 2003 NC
Badger
Paper Co news [scroll down] - July 13, 2003 NC
Solar-powered
cars to hit the open road - July 13, 2003 NC
Paper
Report: Eat your heart out, Kiefer; Here’s my ‘24’ - July 13, 2003 PC
For suburbs,
water limits, propels growth - July 13, 2003 MilwJS
Anglers
cast aside disabilities during a weekend of fishing - July 13, 2003 WSJ
Water
use issues bubble for Great Lakes - July 13, 2003 BeaconNews
[PCB] POPs INC
- 7 commences today in Geneva - July 13, 2003 iisd.ca
[PCB]
Fund would clean up Great Lakes, drinking water for 40 million - July 13,
2003 syracuse.com
Critics
Say E.P.A. Won't Analyze Some Clean Air Proposals - July 13, 2003 New York
Times
Pollution
part of life on the Great Lakes - July 13, 2003 IndyStar
[dioxin]
Dioxins in food, environment bad (Scroll down) - July 12, 2003 PC
Ruling
spreads Superfund costs - July 12, 2003 PC
FNT hopes to reel
in national market [with new fishing line] - July 12, 2003 Marinette
Editorial:
Radium in drinking water - July 12, 2003 MilwJS
New
study finds E. coli bacteria on beaches of Lake Superior - July 12, 2003
NC
[PCB]
EPA plays down high PCB levels - July 12, 2003 Macomb Daily
[PCB]
EPA report to cite PCBs' danger to river wildlife - July 12, 2003 Berkshire
[PCB]
Tour tries to spark ideas for riverfront re-use - July 12, 2003 Bettendorf
New
offer from city on water deal - July 11, 2003 NC
Suburbs
briefed on water talks - July 11, 2003 PG
Oitzinger thinks city
should hold off on further island improvements - July 11, 2003 Marinette
Bay Jammer event kicks
off today - July 11, 2003 Marinette
New
water proposal floated to Green Bay suburbs - July 11, 2003 WaterTech
All
clear at vets home after second water test - July 11, 2003 PC
[PCB]
Scientists Warn of Toxins In San Francisco Bay - July 11, 2003 Berkeley
Healing
Our World: Why Is Defending the Earth Considered Extremist? - July 11,
2003 ENS
New
Drinking Water Rules to Cut Illness, Cancer Risks - July 11, 2003 ENS
GAO:
Water demand growing, consequences may be severe - July 11, 2003 WaterTech
Environment
experts say governments must include the public in decisions - July 11,
2003 ENN
[PCB]
Victoria sewage [including PCBs] poses risks to endangered orcas - July
11, 2003 CBC.ca
Engineer
says water backup plan will work - July 10, 2003 PG
Ashwaubenon
seeks allies in well battle - July 10, 2003 PG
Fishing:
Fly Guys hit jackpot on Bank Reef - July 10, 2003 PG
Try
deeper water for bigger bass - July 10, 2003 PG
Editorial:
Door must protect public, ecological health - July 10, 2003 PG
Negative impact from
cremation unit feared - July 10, 2003 Marinette
Water
storage testing to resume in Wisconsin - July 10, 2003 WaterTech
[PCB]
Marcal cleared on emissions; other tests ordered [PCBs] - July 10, 2003
NorthJersey.com
City-grown
Air Pollution Is Tougher On Country Trees - July 10, 2003 Science Daily
Widely
used flame retardant feared to be a health hazard - July 10, 2003 SF Gate
Public
Participation Needed to Save Environment - July 10, 2003 ENS
Federal
effort eyes restoring the Great Lakes - July 10, 2003 Winnetka Talk
President
Names Acting EPA Leaders - July 10, 2003 ENS
Enviros
Decry Confirmation of Federal Claims Judge - July 10, 2003 ENS
How
to get rich quick and lose your soul - July 9, 2003 NC
Water
storage test to resume this month - July 9, 2003 PG
[PCB]
UW visit sizes up PCBs’ damage to minorities - July 9, 2003 PG
Students
learn new ‘justice’ of the Fox - July 9, 2003 PC
DNR:
Crandon deal still up in air - July 9, 2003 PC
Healthy
lakes called key to economy - July 9, 2003 CapTimes
[PCB] Alabama
PCBs trial a costly marathon with many months to go - July 9, 2003 ENN
[PCB] Chemical trial
goes on and on; PCB claims awarded to hundreds of Alabama town residents
- July 9, 2003 MSNBC
Are the oceans dying?
Troubled Seas - July 9, 2003 Newsweek (July 14 issue)
Corporate Money
Co-opts Nonprofit Groups, Says Report - July 9, 2003 CSPI Newsroom
Cheney
Task Force Loses Place To Hide - July 9, 2003 Forbes
EPA's
Criminal Enforcement Chief Ousted - July 9, 2003 ENS
Many U.S.
Industry Giants Ignoring Global Warming - July 9, 2003 ENS
Urban smog is found
to stunt rural trees - July 9, 2003 MSNBC
Clouds
Gather Over Future of Clear Skies - July 9, 2003 ENS
CBCWA
to present info to officials - July 8, 2003 NC
Leaders
to be briefed on water talks - July 8, 2003 PG
Key
Wisconsin suburbs water talks begin - July 8, 2003 WaterTech
Kayakers
catch waves for a little rock and roll - July 8, 2003 PG
Dredging
request gets commission nod - July 8, 2003 PG
Farm
runoff destroying our water (Scroll down) - July 8, 2003 PG
Stora
Enso expects quarterly profits drop - July 8, 2003 PC
Rep.
Black: Asks DNR to Void Crandon Mine Application -- Letter to Secretary
Hassett Re: Crandon Mine - July 8, 2003 WisPolitics
Black
Asks DNR to Void Crandon Mine Application - July 8, 2003 Wheeler Report
(PDF)
Owners
of Crandon mine rip DNR pace - July 8, 2003 WSJ
Nicolet
Minerals Company Calls for Release of Scientific Advisory Council on Metallic
Mining Report, Initiates Legal Challenge to Compel Its Release - July 8,
2003 WisPolitics
[PCB]
PCBs detected in waterways - July 8, 2003 DetroitNews
[PCB]
Plaintiffs Faring Well in Ala. PCB Trial - July 8, 2003 ABC News
[PCB]
Toxic disposal at old Metachem factory delayed - July 8, 2003 DelawareOnline
Report:
EPA reporting on water pollution enforcement misleading - July 8, 2003
WaterTech
EPA
enforcement chief eyes shuffle of criminal program - July 8, 2003 GovExec
Critics
Warn of Mercury in Clear Skies - July 8, 2003 ENS
House members
challenge Bush on mercury pollution-cutting plan - July 8, 2003 PlanetSave
Court
Rejects Cheney Request to Throw Out Energy Lawsuit - July 8, 2003 ENS
CBCWA
to present info to officials - July 8, 2003 NC
Leaders
to be briefed on water talks - July 8, 2003 PG
Key
Wisconsin suburbs water talks begin - July 8, 2003 WaterTech
Kayakers
catch waves for a little rock and roll - July 8, 2003 PG
Dredging
request gets commission nod - July 8, 2003 PG
Farm
runoff destroying our water (Scroll down) - July 8, 2003 PG
Stora
Enso expects quarterly profits drop - July 8, 2003 PC
UW-Madison
professor's research could help paper mills - July 7, 2003 NC
New
water deal proposed by Green Bay suburbs - July 7, 2003 WaterTech
Stora
Enso's operating profit lower in second quarter than first quarter 2003
- July 7, 2003 Stora Enso
Great
Lakes see more beach closings - July 7, 2003 PG
Patrisia
Gonzales & Roberto Rodriguez: Corporate greed endangers our sacred
spaces, spiritual sites - July 7, 2003 CapTimes
[PCB]
Washington's Wenatchee River Studied for PCBs - July 7, 2003 ENS
Top
US EPA candidate hotly debated in media - July 7, 2003 WaterTech
EPA
neglects lagging criminal enforcement division - July 7, 2003 GovExec
Study:
Low water costs hinder conservation - July 7, 2003 WaterTech
Army
Develops Risk Based Environmental Audits - July 7, 2003 ENS
Human
Effect on Climate Draws Scientific Consensus - July 7, 2003 ENS
Inside
the Briefcase: Richard Reesman, STS Consultants, Ltd. - July 6, PG
DNR
to recommend 10 counties avoid stricter pollution controls - July 6, 2003
NC
EPA
report: Great Lakes' condition improving - July 6, 2003 NC
DNR
list will omit 10 state counties - July 6, 2003 PC
Water
park prepares its cash flow - July 6, 2003 PC
Boyhood
leads man to lofty DNR award - July 6, 2003 PC
The
Paper Report: Future of paper is in specialty products - July 6, 2003 PC
Recommended
summer reading for state legislators - July 6, 2003 PC
Boiled Trout - July
6, 2003 Algoma
City
seeks permit to shoot seagulls - July 6, 2003 Kewaunee
Teens
on voyage learn more than sailing - July 6, 2003 MilwJS
Pool
operators need better training, study says - July 6, 2003 MilwJS
EPA
should fund its radium mandates - July 6, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB]
Smothering the Flames: Polybrominated flame retardants - July 6, 2003 MetroactiveNews
Congressmen
call for $4 billion fund to protect Great Lakes - July 6, 2003 PhillyBurbs
EPA
pumps up its record - July 6, 2003 Sacramento Bee
Spray
slows, doesn’t stop gypsy moths - July 5, 2003 PG
Educators
workshop fosters appreciation of nature through art - July 5, 2003 PG
No
contamination found in Veterans Home water - July 5, 2003 NC
Great
Lakes trip more than just fun - July 5, 2003 PC
Wolf
River landing evolves - July 5, 2003 PC
DNR
secretary sympathetic to paper industry’s needs (here we go again) - July
5, 2003 PC
Outdoor Recreation Report
- July 5, 2003 DCA
Making the
case for sidewalks - July 5, 2003 DCA
Shell
Lake officials consider using smaller pipe to reduce flooding - July 5,
2003 Manitowoc
St.
Francis lakefront project a monument to missed opportunity - July 5, 2003
MilwJS
No
outside water use in De Pere, Ledgeview - July 4, 2003 PG
DNR
clears water for bathing after samples free of herbicide - July 4, 2003
PG
Unwelcomed
debris comes to the surface at park - July 4, 2003 PG
Appreciate
liberties on this Fourth - July 4, 2003 PG
Vets
wary, stick with bottled water - July 4, 2003 PC
The
truth behind the Fourth of July might blow you away - July 4, 2003 PC
The
message of our nation - July 4, 2003 PC
Mariner's
Trail attracts nature lovers - July 4, 2003 Manitowoc
Coast
Guard station plans open house - July 4, 2003 Two Rivers
Join opposition
to potential mine - July 4, 2003 Marinette
Oshkosh
prepares for South Shore revamp - July 4, 2003 ON
Algoma
residents have two weeks to turn in water surveys - July 4, 2003 ON
Significance
of liberty cannot be overstated - July 4, 2003 ON
Land-loving
surfers can explore 100-year-old Lake Michigan wreck - July 4, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB]
Alabama PCBs trial a costly marathon to Solutia with many months to go
- July 4, 2003 Tuscaloosa
Suburbs
propose new water deal - July 3, 2003 PG
Paper
group likes state’s progress - July 3, 2003 PG
Farmer
may get state aid for manure storage - July 3, 2003 PG
[PCB]
Jack and Jane Welch Settle Divorce Case [Jack blocked GE's cleanup of Hudson
River PCBs for decades.] - July 3, 2003 PG
They’ll
skim the Great Lakes — all five - July 3, 2003 PG
It’ll
be a holiday on the waters; Fish biting as weekend approaches - July 3,
2003 PG
Warm
wind sends trollers off shore - July 3, 2003 PG
Legislation
could boost Lake Michigan restoration - July 3, 2003 NC
Alewives
die-off smaller than in past - July 3, 2003 NC
Report
says toxic emissions decreased in state during 2001 - July 3, 2003 PC
Teams
to reply to mills’ concerns - July 3, 2003 PC
Water
supply for vets’ home feared tainted by herbicide - July 3, 2003 PC
[PCB]
Funeral this evening for Lowell Schleicher [PCB source] - July 3, PC
Council
says Shattuck boathouse is history - July 3, 2003 PC
Naut’s
Landing smooth sailing for Breys - July 3, 2003 PC
A
Season of Maritime Heritage - July 3, 2003 Manitowoc
Water
survey participation lacks - July 3, 2003 ON
[PCB]
Tests confirm PCB levels still high in canals - July 3, 2003 Macomb Daily
City to recycle fluorescent
bulbs, details mercury reduction program - July 3, 2003 Marinette
Pols
push plan to clean up Great Lakes - July 3, 2003 Chicago Sun Times
[PCB]
We might soon be eating dangerous chemical filth - July 2, 2003 NC
[PCB]
Deal reached for PCB cleanup plan - July 2, 2003 PC
[PCB]
WTM1 agrees to help pay for cleanup - July 2, 2003 PG
Water
Authority members want changes in 3-year-old agreement - July 2, 2003 PG
Town
of Nashville makes play for new mine deal - July 2, 2003 PG
Town
of Nashville claims mining company has violated agreement - July 2, 2003
NC
Town
claims mining firm violated deal - July 2, 2003 PC
Editorial:
Give, don't sell, graves - July 2, 2003 CapTimes
County
loses longtime park director - July 2, 2003 PG
Mayor
wants Green Bay to put its best foot forward (... no more "Gateway to the
Great Waterway?") - June 2, 2003 PG
Funeral
services Thursday for carbonless paper pioneer [PCB source] - June 2, 2003
PG
McFarlane
heads for northwest - July 2, 2003 NC
Toxic
emissions decrease in Wisconsin - July 2, 2003 NC
Natural
gas prices ground $2M city wastewater treatment plant - July 2, 2003 PC
Getting
into the swim of summer - July 2, 2003 PC
For
some, this outdoor activity will do in a pinch - July 2, 2003 PC
Dispose
of oil properly - July 2, 2003 Manitowoc
And
another sewage study - July 2, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB]
Solutia sees Q2 loss on Anniston PCB litigation - July 2, 2003 BusinessJournal
[PCB]
EPA extends Housatonic River PCB study comment period - July 2, 2003 BerkshireEagle
[PCB]
Gathering steam: Mayor outlines efforts [includes PCB fund] - July 2, 2003
BerkshireEagle
Groups
Call on Governor to Veto Stewardship Fund Cuts (PDF) - July 2, 2003 Nature
Conservancy
Pollution
May Close Record Number of U.S. Beaches - July 2, 2003 ENS
[dioxin]
U.S. needs to act to reduce dioxins, says panel - July 2, 2003 ENN
Americans
declare Independence from hazardous chemicals - July 2, 2003 WWF
Republican
Enviros Blast Bush for Withholding Information - July 2, 2003 ENS
EPA Unveils
New Analysis of Clear Skies Proposal - July 2, 2003 ENS
New
air permit initiatives could get company permits faster - July 1, 2003
NC
Budget doesn't
pass the smell test - July 1, 2003 NC
Escapists
find relief from summer heat by relaxing on the river, floating in a tube
- July 1, 2003 PC
Webfooters
ready to put on a show of their own this season - July 1, 2003 PC
No
research a state agency does is personal - July 1, 2003 PC
City to work with
DEQ on site cleanup - July 1, 2003 Marinette
City gets $400,000
grant to clean up site of new Walgreens store - July 1, 2003 Marinette
Wake is fifth to
cross the lake - July 1, 2003 Marinette
Industries
releasing fewer chemicals, report says - July 1, 2003 MilwJS
Pier
Wisconsin, swamped - July 1, 2003 MilwJS
EPA
says fewer toxins released - July 1, 2003 WSJ
State:
Drinking water radium must be reduced - July 1, 2003 WaterTech
[PCB]
Troy EPA Dredging Meeting - July 1, 2003 ABC 10
[dioxin]
U.S. Is Urged by Panel to Tell Women About Dioxins - July 1, 2003 New York
Times
[dioxin]
Expert Panel Warns Females of Dioxins in Food - July 1, 2003 ENS
[dioxin]
U.S. needs to act to reduce dioxins, says panel - July 1, 2003 Reuters
Women warned of chemical
in fatty food - July 1, 2003 MSNBC
Independence
Declared From Hazardous Chemicals - July 1, 2003 ENS
Americans
Speak Out for Chemical Policy Reform - July 1, 2003 WWF
EPA
Withholds Air Pollution Analysis; Senate Plan Found More Effective, Slightly
More Costly Than Bush Proposal - July 1, 2003 Washington Post
Metals mining
was top U.S. polluting industry in 2001, says EPA - July 1, 2003 ENN
Few
Habitats, Many Species and a Debate on Preservation - July 1, 2003 New
York Times
Oregon
Man Swims 1,200 Miles to Protect River - July 1, 2003 Yahoo
Sierra
Club Targets Bush on Environment - July 1, 2003 StarTribune
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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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