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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July 11-20, 2006

July 21-31, 2006

July 1-10, 2006

Lake Winnebago presents problems for Appleton water plant - July 10, 2006 PC
Menasha storm water utility proposed - July 10, 2006 PC
Letter: We Need New Strategy To Speed Improvement In Our Lakes - July 10, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: We Should Have Cut Gas Use Years Ago; Let's Do It Now - July 10, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] EPA Investigators Check Middle School Site - July 10, 2006 TurnTo10
[PCB] New building to get ‘green’ certification - July 10, 2006 Edmunton Journal
[PCB] State pollution report due out tomorrow - July 10, 2006 DailyPress
[PCB] Columbia River toxins moving up food chain - July 10, 2006 Seattle Times
[PCB] Save Our Oceans - July 10, 2006 CounterCurrents
[PCB] EarthTalk: "Hormone-Disrupting" Chemicals - July 10, 2006 Kansas City InfoZine
[PCB] ‘Green firms’ may attract next wave of investments - July 10, 2006 Gulf Times
[PCB/Dioxin] Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards to protect consumers and ease trade - July 10, 2006 World Health Organization
[Dioxin] Asbestos and dioxin and enviros. Oh, my! - July 10, 2006 SeattlePI
A Dated Carbon Approach - July 10, 2006 Truthout
Are We Too Dismissive on Global Warming? - July 10, 2006 Common Dreams

[PCB] Fox River cleanup leads to PCBs disposal quandary: Residents don't want toxins in landfill; firm says it's safe - July 9, 2006 MJS
Pricey water plant not producing promised supply - July 9, 2006 MJS
Wrightstown sorts wind farm options - July 9, 2006 PG
Master Angler update: Try these baits for more hits - July 9, 2006 PG
Letter: Sheboygan's new dog beach is literally for the dogs - July 9, 2006 SP
Letter: City needs to do something about birds - July 9, 2006 SP
[PCB] Salmon Scam: Farm-Raised Salmon Is Often Sold As "Wild" - July 9, 2006 Kansas City InfoZine
[PCB] Battery-powered innovation - July 9, 2006 Morning Journal

[PCB] Doyle getting pressured to take stand on landfill: Green Bay officials want governor's position on PCB dumping - July 8, 2006 PG
Gov Touts Renewable Energy [But what about the PCBs?] - July 8, 2006 CapTimes
Capacity problems plague Appleton water plant: Water safe, but $54M facility not producing supply promised - July 8, 2006 PC
Lake Winnebago presents problems for treatment plant: Algae, stirred sediment crimp capacity - July 8, 2006 PC
Central Brown County Water Authority Pipeline Update - July 8, 2006 PG
Group: Town is going too green - July 8, 2006 PC
Environmental Renaissance Mackenzie Environmental Center - July 8, 2006 WJS
Anglers perched along 'Boils' - July 8, 2006 MJS
Outdoors notes - July 8, 2006 MJS
Doyle sets high goals for energy production: Renewable sources must provide fuel - July 8, 2006 PG
Letter: We can't keep applying old Great Lakes rules (Scroll down) - July 8, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Not yet on a separate parks district - July 8, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Mine cleanup may top $25M - July 8, 2006 BangorDailyNews
[PCB] Preston MacDougall: Chemical Eye on Bleach Bonds - July 8, 2006 YubaNet
[Dioxin] Blue Frontier in Peril: The Wail of the Oceans - July 8, 2006 People, Earth and Justice
‘Biotown USA’ tries for all-renewable energy: Indiana town generating power and gas from trash, farm waste, sewage - July 8, 2006 MSNBC
Global Warming and the Courts - July 8, 2006 NYTimes

Doyle calls for state's energy independence: Governor to announce plan today in Green Bay - July 7, 2006 PG
Doyle pushes renewable energy - July 7, 2006 MJS
Bids sought for nuclear Point Beach power plant - July 7, 2006 PG
Court: Green Lake homeowners must downsize pier - July 7, 2006 ON
Omro officials concerned about low water levels - July 7, 2006 ON
Japanese beetle ravages fruit in Midwest - July 7, 2006 MJS
Gov. Doyle: Industry, Environmental, and Education Leaders Sign Wisconsin's "Declaration of Energy Independence" - July 7, 2006 WisPolitics
[PCB] EPA to hold Chenango meeting on Superfund - July 7, 2006 Daily Star
[PCB] Orcas, Boats Struggle to Share Space - July 7, 2006 ABC News
The Top 10 Power Brokers of the Religious Right - July 7, 2006 AlterNet
Environmental Movement in the Religious Mainstream - July 7, 2006 ENN
Overfishing Among Threats to Ecosystems - July 7, 2006 ENN
Climate Change Blamed for Western U.S. Wildfires - July 7, 2006 ENN
The Upside of Green Business - July 7, 2006 ENN
The Biofuel Illusion - July 7, 2006 AlterNet

Extinction Rate Of Birds May Soon Soar: New Research Indicates 10 Species -- Not One, As Is Currently The Case -- Could Vanish Annually - July 7, 2006 WSJ
Bids sought for Point Beach nuclear power plant - July 6, 2006 MJS
Manitowoc County wind park wins court appeal - July 6, 2006 PG
Court OKs wind energy project - July 6, 2006 MHT
Wind Turbine Park Survives Appeal - July 6, 2006 WSJ
How-To: Put your vehicle on a fitness plan - July 6, 2006 PC
Supreme Court upholds DNR's decision to downsize pier - July 6, 2006 MJS
Doyle plan to call for higher use of renewable energy - July 6, 2006 MJS
Paper center changes its name - July 6, 2006 PG
Be an adviser to the Press-Gazette - July 6, 2006 PG
Radar image has some bugs in it, literally - July 6, 2006 MJS
Can't get a bite? Use these expert tips - July 6, 2006 PG
FLW Walleye Tour to visit Green Bay - July 6, 2006 PG
The Nature Conservancy: Partnership Completes Wild Rivers Legacy Forest Acquisition - July 6, 2006 WisPolitics
Wisconsin Outdoor Report as of July 6, 2006 - July 6, 2006 WDNR
Great Outdoors Almanac - July 6, 2006 PG
Editorial: City should increase bus system promotion - July 6, 2006 ON
Editorial: Saving forest, farmland - July 6, 2006 MJS
Letter: Much More Danger In ATC's Proposed Electricity Lines - July 6, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] U.S. EPA recommends cleanup at Ford Road Industrial Landfill - July 6, 2006 Chronicle
[PCB] Alaska's Denali Visitor Center: A Showcase of Green Technologies - July 6, 2006 Chief Engineer
Look Good, Save the Earth - July 6, 2006 Common Dreams
An Inconvenient Principle - July 6, 2006 Common Dreams
Carbon On The Docket - July 6, 2006 TomPaine
Fossil Fuels Said to Damage Ocean Life - July 6, 2006 ENN
Growing ocean acidity may threaten corals: New report finds greenhouse gas CO2 can stunt reef growth - July 6, 2006 MSNBC
Effect of climate change on oceans gaining attention - July 6, 2006 SeattlePI
Wildfire warning: Study sees climate link: Blazes more frequent, more intense since 1987; more to come? - July 6, 2006
Climate Change 'Real and Severe': An expert panel convened by BBC News has concluded that climate change is "real and dangerous" - July 6, 2006 Common Dreams
Agreement protects Monarch butterfly - July 6, 2006 CNN
U.S., neighbors network to protect butterflies - July 6, 2006 MSNBC
Doing Better with Less - July 6, 2006 Truthout

Pipeline project on schedule - July 5, 2006 MHT
Pump plans to be unveiled for Brighton Drive inlet - July 5, 2006 PC
Patience needed for Little Manitowoc Prairie to grow - July 5, 2005 MHT
Federal funds to fight radium: Waukesha gets $750,000 to help improve water - July 5, 2006 MJS
Scientists Bemoan Acidic Oceans - July 5, 2006 CapTimes
How Many Deer Should There Be? - July 5, 2006 CapTimes
Traffic on Pine Lake doesn't slow fishing - July 5, 2006 MJS
Weekly fishing report - July 5, 2006 MJS
Letter: Lawmakers should pass clean-water bill - July 5, 2006 PG
Editorial: Clean beaches must be bacteria-free zones - July 5, 2006 PG
Editorial: New site proves citizens want transparency - July 5, 2006 PC
Letter: For safety of all, ban pesticides from lawns - July 5, 2006 SP
DNR A Money Pit? It's An Urban Myth - July 5, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Author's engaging style does justice to serious topic - July 5, 2006 Plain Dealer
[PCB] Consumer Reports reveals that farm-raised salmon is often sold as "wild" - July 5, 2006 Chatham Journal
[PCB] Tidbits from the new book What to Eat - July 5, 2006 Toronto Star
[PCB] Pinning Hopes on a Closed Hangar - July 5, 2006 LATimes
[PCB] Citigroup Sees GE, Kinder Energy as Anti-Global Warming Plays - July 5, 2006 Bloomberg
[PCB] 3 ways to clean toxic site - July 5, 2006 NewsObserver
[PCB] Editorial: Our polluted bodies - July 5, 2006 Seattle Times
[Dioxin] `Green' burials usher in the ultimate recycling - July 5, 2006 Boston Globe
[Dioxin] UV-absorbing chemical faces ban - July 5, 2006 Japan Times
Salmonella in Chicken Plants - July 5, 2006 Common Dreams
Mad cow case confirmed in Manitoba - July 5, 2006 CTV
Environment vs. Property Rights - July 5, 2006 Truthout
Indisputable proof: Secondhand smoke can be deadly (Editorial) - July 5, 2006 GlobeGazette
Bald Eagles Recovering Across the Country - July 5, 2006 ENN
Largest U.S. reef looking 'like a parking lot' - July 5, 2006 MSNBC
The Race to Replace Fossil Fuels - July 5, 2006 Common Dreams
Climate Change Evaporates from G8 Agenda - July 5, 2006 ENN

DNR monitors beach E. coli levels - July 4, 2006 PG
Plan would preserve farms, forestland temporarily - July 4, 2006 MJS
Smoking Ban Gains Supporters; Poll: More In State Want It Out Of Public Buildings - July 4, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: New Berlin deserves water - July 4, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Lang orders Keith review - July 4, 2006 South Coast Today
[PCB] Environment Canada study finds caffeine, prescription drugs in St. Lawrence - July 4, 2006 Gazette
[PCB] Pollution not linked to changes in Arctic wildlife: study - July 4, 2006 CBC.Ca
[Dioxin] Pollution's effect on eagles studied - July 4, 2006 MaineToday
Let's Declare Independence From Oil Addiction - July 4, 2006 AlterNet
Where Are All the Birds? Startling New Figures on Rate of Extinctions Say 12% of Species to be in Peril by 2100 - July 4, 2006 Common Dreams

Lake Winnebago System fishing provides income, jobs - July 3, 2006 PG
Sturgeon stocking moves closer to home - July 3, 2006 MHT
Wild Wis. Weather On The Way? Weather Woes Linked To Warming - July 4, 2006 CapTimes
Gore Finds Believers Here On Global Warming - July 3, 2006 CapTimes
'Eye' on officials' finances is a hit in site's first week: Online feature lets users check for conflicts of interest - July 3, 2006 PG
AG Lautenschlager: Announces Environmental Enforcement Settlement with Sand and Gravel Quarry in Marathon County - July 3, 2006 WisPolitics
DNR News - July 3, 2006 WDNR
[PCB] Heavy rain slows capping of city landfill - July 3, 2006 Enterprise
[PCB] Raymark waste plan faces another delay - July 3, 2006 Connecticut Post
[Dioxin] Dioxin analysis results/exposure estimates -- Updated June 2006 - July 3, 2006 Foodconsumer
[Dioxin] Natural burials growing in popularity, helping to conserve land - July 3, 2006 PlanetSave
[Dioxin] Traditional fireworks displays are exploding with toxins - July 3, 2006 Pocono Record
Judge blocks Navy use of sonar off Hawaii - July 3, 2006 MSNBC
Pentagon Exempts Navy from Whale Protection Law - July 3, 2006 ENN
Who’s to Blame for Global Warming? - July 3, 2006 ENN
A Bright Idea: How Changing Light Bulbs Helps Beat Global Warming (and Cut Bills) - July 3, 2006 Common Dreams
Lester Brown: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress - July 3, 2006 Truthout

Survey says Lake Winnebago System is valuable to local economy - July 2, 2006 MJS
Anglers contribute $221 million to five-county region's economy - July 2, 2006 ON
High-voltage line routes proposed - July 2, 2006 SP
Online index opens access to data about state lawmakers, others - July 2, 2006 PC
[PCB] Environmental bomb ticking? Local officials frustrated by lack of action on decrepit dams - July 2, 2006 Kalamazoo Gazette
[PCB] Visitor center a showcase for green technologies - July 2, 2006 Asbury Park Press
[Dioxin]'Green' burial offers a plot with a view - July 2, 2006 CNN

[PCB] Oneidas to take PCB fears to DNR secretary: Tribe official hopes for action before EPA steps in - July 1, 2006 PG
Water Authority Pipeline Project Update - July 1, 2006 PG
Bum beaches: Problems pile up at county beaches - July 1, 2006 MJS
Lead poisoning in paradise: Loons threatened - July 1, 2006 MJS
Kohler-Andrae State park hosts nature programs - July 1, 2006 SP
Computer recycling drop box now in place - July 1, 2006 PC
Weekly outdoors notes - July 1, 2006 MJS
Letter: Bush people threaten environmental laws - July 1, 2006 PG
Letter: Beware: Docs Agree That Fireworks Burns Led To Melanoma - July 1, 2006 CapTimes
Letter: Now is the time to pursue clean, renewable sources [of energy] (Scroll down) - July 1, 2006 MJS
[PCB] The 100 Worst Corporate Citizens - July 1, 2006 AlterNet
[PCB] Arsenal buildings to be razed - July 1, 2006 Akron Beacon Journal
[PCB] Winning the cancer game - July 2006 Common Ground
[PCB] Foods that feed your brain - July 2006 Common Ground
Getting Off Our Nuclear Power Fixation - July 1, 2006 AlterNet
Environmental Fury Over US Bill to Expand Oil and Gas Drilling - July 1, 2006 Common Dreams

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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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