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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June 1-10, 2005

June 11-20, 2005

June, 2005

[PCB] Cormorant debate moves to Legislature - June 30, 2005 PG
Fighting Bob Fest number four - June 30, 2005 FightingBob
DOT: Environmental impact studies stall U.S. 41 lane expansion - June 30, 2005 PG
Georgia-Pacific accepts $95,000 fine - June 30, 2005 PG
Great Outdoors Almanac - June 30, 2005 WO
Letter: Take care of gulls before problems arise - June 30, 2005 SP
[PCB] PCB exposure may raise lymphoma risk - June 30, 2005 Reuters
[Dioxin] EPA confirms citations against local facility - June 30, 2005 Times Leader
[PCB] Kodak is among state Citizens' Environmental Coalition's Dirty Dozen - June 30, 2005 Democrat & Chronicle
[PCB] Frustration runs high at Superfund site - June 30, 2005 NorthJersey
[PCB] Pulling the past from river mud - June 30, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] 106 geese from town park rounded up and killed - June 30, 2005 Buffalo News
[PCB] A Taste of The Wild: Non-Farm-Raised Salmon More Expensive, But Worth It - June 30, 2005 Ledger
[PCB] PCB exposure may raise lymphoma risk - June 30, 2005 HealthSentinel
Ethanol’s Potential: Looking Beyond Corn - June 30, 2005 ENN
US Mad Cow Animal Born in Texas, First Native Case - June 30, 2005 PlanetArk
Supreme Court Justice's Farm Becomes Eminent Domain Target - June 30, 2005 Planetizen
Green, with a high gloss: An excerpt from a new book chronicles the cutting-edge architects who are bringing high style to once-frumpy eco-friendly homes - June 30, 2005 LATimes
EPA panel raises questions about Teflon - June 30, 2005 CNN
Review Board Finds EPA Downplayed Potential Risks of Chemical Used for Teflon - June 30, 2005 ENN
Senate votes to block pesticide tests on humans - June 30, 2005 PlanetSave
Limits Sought on Testing for Pesticides - June 30, 2005 NYTimes
Honda Leases First Fuel Cell Vehicle to a Family - June 30, 2005 PlanetArk
Making the World Sustainable - June 30, 2005 Scoop
The G8, globalisation, and the last wave - June 30, 2005 Ethical Corporation
Oceans at risk from global warming -scientists - June 30, 2005 Reuters
Official Says Efforts to Solve Global Water Crisis Falling Short - June 30, 2005 ENN

DNR weighs air-quality permits for possible P&G paper machine - June 29, 2005 PG
Public outcry trips up Allouez pond plan - June 29, 2005 PG
Dept. of Commerce: Governor Doyle Announces $160,000 Grant to Redevelop Brownfields Site in Manitowoc - June 29, 2005 WisBusiness
Sierra Club: Wisconsinites Demand Changes in State Budget Extreme Cuts Threaten Clean Water and Safe Communities - June 29, 2005 WisPolitics
Feingold says energy bill too costly - June 29, 2005 CapTimes
Power plant clears high court challenge - June 29, 2005 WSJ
High court clears way for plant - June 29, 2005 PC
DATCP: Getting rid of solid waste has never been easier - June 29, 2005 WR (PDF)
Editorial: Court ruling erodes your property rights - June 29, 2005 SP
Letter: Court ruling threatens private property owners - June 29, 2005 PC
Editorial: Supreme Court decision puts us on the defensive - June 29, 2005 PC
Eating locally - June 29, 2005 FightingBob
[PCB] McCoy Field Documents Posted to EPA Web site - June 29, 2005 EPA
[PCB] Toxics Complicate Anacostia River's Pollution Problems - June 29, 2005 WTOP
[PCB] Last structure razed at Wolman site - June 29, 2005 Rowe Auburn
[PCB] When Science Talks, Does Anyone Listen? - June 29, 2005 RedNova
[PCB] Hudson dredging plan pushed to 2007 - June 29, 2005 MSNBC
[PCB] State panel to vote on biomonitor legislation: Program would measure toxins stored in body - June 29, 2005 Marin Indendent
[PCB] Advocates Want Speedy Clean-Up Of San Diego Bay - June 29, 2005 NBCSanDiego
[PCB] Dioxin group opposes more bureaucracy - June 29, 2005 Bay City Times
[PCB/Dioxin] Meeting on Rockwell site set for Thursday - June 29, 2005 Kalamazoo Gazette
[Dioxin] House votes to require extensive testing to rule on contamination - June 29, 2005 Detroit Free Press
New product for U.S. industry: 'manufactured doubt': Industries growing adept at manipulating science to suit their needs - June 29, 2005 Austin American Statesman
Compound in Teflon A 'Likely Carcinogen' - June 29, 2005 Washington Post
E85, Ethanol Fuel, Lures Price- and Eco-Conscious Motorists - June 29, 2005 ENN
Sales of Hybrid, Diesel Cars Seen Surging in United States - June 29, 2005 PlanetArk
Alternate Power: A Change Is In The Wind - June 29 (July 4), 2005 - Business Week
Micro-power hailed as cheap, safe energy of future - June 29, 2005 Guardian
Nuclear waste data wasn't faked, expert insists: House lawmakers question him about Yucca Mountain e-mails - June 29, 2005 MSNBC
Study: No Radiation Level Safe - June 29, 2005 CBS News
Nuclear waste puzzle unsolved - June 29, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
Nuclear waste is real fear factor - June 29, 2005 Arizona Republic
Workers in Nuclean plants 'risk cancer' - June 29, 2005 Guardian
Cost of nuclear 'underestimated' - June 29, 2005 BBC
Insurance pricey now? Just wait for warming; Insurers urge governments to take action to cut greenhouse emissions - June 29, 2005 MSNBC
G8 Gets Ultimatum on Climate Change- June 29, 2005 Truthout

Area teachers, students take to the water: Project studies problems of Fox River watershed - June 28, 2005 PG
Air quality health advisory put in effect - June 28, 2005 PC
Grand Chute water all clear - June 28, 2005 PC
State high court paves way for Oak Creek coal plants: Building to commence now that justices say the PSC acted properly - June 28, 2005 MJS
Ruling strikes Oak Creek's deal with utility - June 28, 2005 MJS
AG Lautenschlager: Announces Georgia-Pacific to Pay $95,000 for Air Pollution Violations at Price County Plant - June 28, 2005 WisPolitics
Judge OKs well near Lake Beulah: East Troy decision is likely to affect other water disputes - June 28, 2005 MJS
Power Plant Sale Urged - June 28, 2005 CapTimes
Lawmakers seek curbs on seizure of property - June 28, 2005 MJS
DNR Weekly News: Proposed rules provide more flexibility for non-conforming structures - June 28, 2005 WDNR
UW-Madison: Going for the Green: Eco-Friendly Building Strategies Gather Steam on Campus - June 28, 2005 WisPolitics
Work Starts on Evaluation of Energy-Saving Forest Bio-Refinery Technology for Major Paper Companies in Wisconsin - June 28, 2005 WisPolitics (PDF)

Clean Wisconsin: Disappointed in High Court Decision on Oak Creek Power Plant - June 28, 2005 WisPolitics
Citizens Utility Board: Supreme Court Decision on Power Plants a “Whitewash” for Consumers & Environment - June 28, 2005 WisPolitics
Editorial: Get moving now on plants - June 28, 2005 MJS
Commentary: Consider impact of Forward Wind Energy Center - June 28, 2005 FDLR
Editorial: Shooting gulls seems to be only solution - June 28, 2005 SP

[PCB] Feds offer help in measuring toxic contaminants - June 28, 2005 San Matero Daily
Political Appointees Pollute Waters At Ocean Agency: Survey Shows Special Interest Influence and Altered Scientific Findings - June 28, 2005 Common Dreams
Top College Students Complete New Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability Fellowship Program - June 28, 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire
Big contributors to GOP reap big post-election rewards - June 28, 2005 USAToday
Endangered Species Act Under Fire from Two Directions - June 28, 2005 AlterNet
Nation's Waterfowl Populations & Habitat Threatened by Global Warming - June 28, 2005 ENN
Insurers sound the alarm on climate change - June 28, 2005 FT.com
Exponential Enrons Ahead: A little-discussed section of the Bush energy bill will drive public utilities out of business, letting oil giants like Halliburton control your electricity - June 28, 2005 AlterNet
Congress requests review of Hanford waste plant - June 28, 2005 SeattlePI
Nuclear power: time for a reasoned debate - June 28, 2005 OnlineOpinion

[PCB] Fair claims (Scroll down) - June 27, 2005 MJS
Air quality concerns spark warnings - June 27, 2005 CapTimes
Appeals Court Upholds EPA on Letting Older Plants Pollute More - June 27, 2005 ENN
Booming popularity of ATVs sparks land use conflicts - June 27, 2005 CapTimes
Lake lovers declare war on Eurasian water-milfoil - June 27, 2005 SPJ
Storm-water Detention Ponds Q&A - June 27, 2005 PG
Mead wildlife building runs on renewable energy - June 27, 2005 WDH
Editorial: Bad week for people who want to keep their land - June 27, 2005 TJ
Dave Zweifel: Smear tactics used on utility watchdog - June 27, 2005 CapTimes
Gary Dikkers: Ethanol mandate would increase state's gas consumption - June 27, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] PCB cleanup still years off - June 27, 2005 Hudson Valley News
[PCB] Meeting brings Newtown residents, Wal-Mart together - June 27, 2005 Herald Tribune
[PCB] Isn't It Time We Regulated Chemicals? - June 27 (28), 2005 OhmyNews
Beef scare tests US on cow-feed policies - June 27, 2005 CSM
Massive Secret Stockpiles of Ozone Layer Destroying Chemical Exposed in the U.S - June 27, 2005 EMS
Americans Want Their Independence from Marketers
Non-Profit Campaigns for National Junk Mail Opt Out - June 27, 2005 EMS
Analysis: Environment, economy in the balance - June 27, 2005 MLive
Buying Responsibility -- A New Brand Strategy? - June 27, 2005 GreenBiz News
Senate Offering Increased Subsidies for Alternative Energy - June 27, 2005 Bush GreenWatch
’Apollo Program’ for hydrogen energy needed - June 27, 2005 Innovations Report
Recycling Programs Around The World: BBC correspondents offer snapshots of how countries across the globe are approaching recycling - June 27, 2005 Planetizen
U.S. Has Plans to Again Make Own Plutonium - June 27, 2006 Truthout
US and Europe weigh in on nuclear energy - June 27, 2005 Taipei Times
China's Costly Quest for Energy Control - June 27, 2005 NYTimes

[PCB] Editorial: Legislation shouldn’t be used to settle Fox River dispute - June 26, 2005 PC
Power loss prompts fire at Minergy - June 26, 2005 PC
Air-quality Warning Issued - June 26, 2005 WSJ
Dane County Clean Air Coalition: First Clean Air Action Day for Ozone Called in Dane County for Tomorrow - June 26, 2005 WisBusiness
Fair claims (Scroll down) - June 26, 2005 MJS
Jim Lee column: Audit set for DNR’s deer methods - June 26, 2005 WO
OpEd: Proudly and patriotically driving a (USA) Honda - June 26, 2005 MJS
Evil indifference - June 26, 2005 FightingBob
[PCB] Keep children away from chemicals - June 26, 2005 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Dredging costs may be higher - June 26, 2005 Poughkeepsie Journal
[Dioxin] Court urged to toss company's suit - June 26, 2005 Traverse City Troy Record
[Dioxin] Georgetown group pulls off win in Atlanta - June 26, 2005 Sun News
[Dioxin] Hearing planned Tuesday in chemical plant lawsuit - June 26, 2005 PJStar
Cradle to Cradle Design & Intelligent Materials Pooling - June 26, 2005 WorldChanging

New ice fishing fee nets debate - June 25, 2005 PC
Chilton couple discovers historic bog in back yard - June 25, 2005 PG
Lake Winnebago spearing season undergoes rule changes - June 25, 2005 MJS
Court Decision Avoids Fixes For Air Quality - June 25, 2005 CapTimes
Republicans erode local control, Dems say - June 25, 2005 JG
Gop: Voice Of People Or Foe Of Municipalities? Republican Lawmakers Have Introduced Bills That Would Affect Local Units Of Government - June 25, 2005 WSJ
Justices to pull plug (or not) on power plants this week - June 25, 2005 MJS
New Mad Cow Case Found - June 25, 2005 CapTimes
Feds Keep A Lid On Cow News - June 25, 2005 CapTimes
ATVs lead the pack: For better or worse, all-terrain vehicles are quickly passing the snowmobile in popularity - June 25, 2005 MJS
Bass biting on the Grindstone - June 25, 2005 MJS
Outdoors calendar - June 25, 2005 MJS
OpEd: There's big bucks in them thar cornfields! - June 25, 2005 MJS
John Stauber: How to Bury a Mad Cow - June 25, 2005 Common Dreams
[PCB] Despite delays, EPA promises more information - June 25, 2005 Saratogian
[PCB] Deep Blue Farms - June 25, 2005 LATimes
Editorial: Science Won't Stop Because U.s. Says So - June 25, 2005 CapTimes

[PCB] Assembly Oks Fox River Cleanup Bill - June 24, 2005 CapTimes
Hearing to be held on revised manure runoff regulations - June 24, 2005 PG
‘Pulp and Paper’ guide developed - June 24, 2005 PG
Suburbs’ pipeline could be flowing by late ’06 - June 24, 2005 PG Georgia-Pacific on watch for terrorists - June 24, 2005 PG
Coal rush? Power project signals boom, debate; Wisconsin proposal opposed by environmentalists — and Illinois - June 24, 2005 MSNBC
Governments soon may have to give up land to utilities: Doyle expected to approve bill passed by Senate, Assembly - June 24, 2005 PG
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: State Senate passes dirty air bill - June 24, 2005 WR (PDF)
Pigeon Lake study addresses water quality - June 24, 2005 MHT
Debatable: Should a developer be able to take your home? - June 24, 2005 RJT
Mixed bag - June 24, 2005 FightingBob
Letter: Protect state forests from road building - June 24, 2005 SP
Letter: Energy - It's better to use low-tech approach (Scroll down) - June 24, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Hudson dredging postponed to 2007 - June 24, 2005 JournalNews
[PCB] PCB cleanup faces setback - June 24, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] Avoid Going Into Rock Creek - June 24, 2005 WTOP
[PCB] Bay City drops sewer service fee for Hampton Township - June 24, 2005 Bay City Times
[PCB] Energy Bill Amendment Would Fund Cleanup of Arkansas Reactor - June 24, 2005 ArkansasBusiness
[Dioxin] Accusations hurled as federal officials brief N.B. residents on Agent Orange - June 24, 2005 CanadaEast
[Dioxin] Chemicals fuel backlash: Crowd accuses officials of covering up deadly sprays used at base - June 24, 2005 Ottawa Sun
[Dioxin] Residents protest dioxin pollution by jumping into river - June 24, 2005 MyEGov
NOAA look to gut overfishing provision - June 24, 2005 FlyFish
U.S. Biotech Firm Sees FDA Approving Cloned Meat - June 24, 2005 ENN
UPS Releases Report on Sustainability Goals - June 24, 2005 ENN
Green technology isn't always very green - June 24, 2005 USAToday
Climate-Friendly Farming Project Underway - June 24, 2005 ScienceDaily
Bush Set to Shun G8 Allies on Global Warming - June 24, 2005 PlanetArk
United States Ignores Recent Severe Ozone Layer Thinning, Continues to Press for Production of Ozone Destroying Pesticide - June 24 (27), 2005 EMS
A comparison of Senate-House energy bills - June 24, 2005 PlanetSave
Nuclear Industry Stands To Get Help from Taxpayers - June 24, 2005 ENN
Poll: Europeans trust their own countries to protect the environment more than they trust the U.S. - June 24, 2005 PlanetSave

[PCB] Bill would help start Fox River cleanup - June 23, 2005 PG
[PCB] Bill on PCB cleanup set for vote - June 23, 2005 PC
New rules target liquid manure, aimed to limit runoff into waterways: Public hearing scheduled for mid-August - June 23, 2005 CapTimes
Coal power plant proposal alarms environmentalists - June 23, 2005 PC
Coal power plant project is firing up controversy - June 23, 2005 DNT
Public input sought on planned power line - June 23, 2005 CapTimes
Wisconsin Outdoor Report - June 23, 2005 WDNR
Brown trout headed for Lake Michigan - June 23, 2005 MHT
As summer heats up, so do fishing contests - June 23, 2005 WO
Richard Wentzel: Money's talking in state bill to ban local say in transmission line location - June 23, 2005 CapTimes
Carol McKy: Legislature scaring away start-up firms - June 23, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Facility keeps hazardous waste away from you, me - June 23, 2005 PG
[PCB] Group calls for cleanup of upper-Hudson shore - June 23, 2005 PoughkeepsieJournal
[PCB] GE selects site for sludge - June 23, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] Hudson River Dredging Delayed Again - June 23, 2005 1010 Wins
[PCB] River cleanup to require thousands of truckloads - June 23, 2005 StarPress
[PCB] Hydraulic dredge is doubtful here - June 23, 2005 Saginaw News
[PCB] Ruddiman cleanup: 164 tons of toxic waste - June 23, 2005 Muskegon Chronicle
[PCB] Former steel plant site could be ready for reuse in a year - June 23, 2005 Plain Dealer
[PCB] Deadly Dumping Ground - June 23, 2005 MSNBC
We are Killing the Planet. That is Not an Exaggeration - June 23, 2005 Common Dreams
Dust to dust no longer: Ashes to ashes and dust to dust may not necessarily be true for our material goods any more - June 23, 2005 Science & Theology News
Simple Choices: Improving the health of family, community, and planet starts at home - July, 2005 Upstate House
Pharmaceuticals in Waterways Raise Concern - June 23, 2005 Washington Post
Greens to Senate: Reject the McCain-Lieberman Act, Which Would Subsidize Dangerous Nuclear Power - June 23, 2005 Common Dreams
Bush seeks nuclear power: He tells workers U.S. needs more atomic generators - June 23, 2005 Detroit Free Press
Nuclear fusion boost from global warming? - June 23, 2005 MSNBC
High court OKs personal property seizures - June 23, 2005 CNN
A Turning Point In Bush's Global Warming Strategy - June 23, 2005 Planetizen
'Earthy evangelist' changes US climate - June 23, 2005 Telegraph

Manure task force to present results - June 22, 2005 PG
Hazardous waste unit closes in on milestone - June 22, 2005 PG
Researcher bands Neenah’s peregrine nestlings - June 22, 2005 PC
Bayshore Blufflands hike honors land preservation - June 22, 2005 PG
Editorial: Ethics lapse shows PSC service losing its objectivity - June 23, 2005 SP
Panel recommends board negotiate with power line company: Arrowhead-Weston - The recommendation comes as lawmakers consider a condemnation bill - June 22, 2005 DNT
Power line project may be re-energized: State and county votes could remove barrier to construction - June 22, 2005 MJS
Focus on Energy: Renewable Energy Program Promotes Energy Independence - June 22, 2005
Sheriff: Be Cautious Of Black Bear - June 22, 2005 WSJ
Weekly fishing report - June 22, 2005 MJS
Letter: Water; Protect our resources (Scroll down) - June 22, 2005 MJS
Letter: Area overdeveloped - June 22, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Evjue Gift Will Buy Land For Habitat - June 22, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: It’s a great season, but be careful out there - June 22, 2005 PG
[PCB] New uses planned for polluted mill - June 22, 2005 IndyStar
[PCB] EPA agrees to pay $3M to jump-start soil cleanup - June 22, 2005 News Sentinel
[PCB] Fish Story - June 22, 2005 Green Guide
[PCB] Fresh-caught shrimp leave the farm-raised ones back at the starting line - June 22, 2005 NorthJersey
The changing chemistry of office cubicles - June 22, 2005 Environmental Science & Technology
Buying Homes Of Tomorrow Now Saves Money, Energy - June 22, 2005 ScienceDaily
U.S. seeks to change overfishing standards: Activists critical of approach allowing 'socio-economic' factors - June 22, 2005 MSNBC
Administration Preempting States' Rights to Set Stronger Protections - June 22, 2005 Bush GreenWatch
Bush sees green reasons for nuclear power - June 22, 2005 MSNBC
Nuclear Power's Scorned Small-Scale Competitors Are Walloping It in the Marketplace, Rocky Mountain Institute Research Shows - June 22, 2005 AScribe

Post-PSC work concerns critics - June 21, 2005 PG
Renewable energy focus of meeting - June 21, 2005 PC
Waushara County on offense over wolves - June 21, 2005 ON
Public Service Commission: To hold public hearing June 28 on new Arrowhead transmission line in Beaver Dam - June 21, 2005 WR (PDF)
Editorial: Don’t bend rules on Great Lakes water - June 21, 2005 PG
Sue Beitlich: Lawmakers should pass renewable energy bill - June 21, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Stop planned raids on Public Benefits Fund (Scroll down) - June 21, 2005 PC
Ed Garvey: State Journal lacks outrage in face of corruption - June 21, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Fair Claims Act good for Fox River, area jobs - June 21, 2005 PC
Editorial: Public needs wall between regulators, future employers - June 21, 2005 PC
Letter: Horseshoe Park woods bad place for dog park - June 21, 2005 PC
Letter: Solid-waste folks running up tax bill (Scroll down) - June 21, 2005 PG
Lawrence’s Smart Growth hearing is tonight - June 21, 2005 PG
[PCB] Firm to study lake use - June 21, 2005 Newstimeslive
[PCB] Activists demand GE agree to dredging now - June 21, 2005 PoughkeepsieJournal
[PCB] Whale Watching - June 21, 2005 Cascadia Scorecard Weblog
[PCB] PCBs moved out of Yukon forest fire's way - June 21, 2005 CBC North
Grim Future after Age of Oil: The end of cheap oil -- and with it, our present food production and distribution system -- will bring catastrophic changes - June 21, 2005 Planetizen
Japan loses commercial whaling vote - June 21, 2005 Reuters

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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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