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 21-30, 2005

June 11-20, 2005

Developer lines up presales for waterfront condos - June 20, 2005 PC
Community helps work on park, lake: Restoration ongoing at Silver Lake County Park - June 20, 2005 MHT
Wisconsin Bird Watching - June 20, 2005 WPR Ideas Network
Bottled water company challenges MI restrictions - June 20, 2005 WaterTech
Nestle sues over restrictive water-use permit - June 20, 2005 Detroit Free Press
Officials to release Great Lakes draft water diversion agreement - June 20, 2005 GLRC
[PCB] 2 studies document PCB harm - June 20, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Senate wants to fund study of Kalamazoo River dams - June 20, 2005 Kalamazoo Gazette
[PCB] Calculated, Risk Is Worth Benefit of Eating Fish - June 20, 2005 HealthSentinel
[PCB] Eating fish during pregnancy boosts babies' intelligence - June 20, 2005 FoodConsumer
[PCB] Call to regulate gender-bending chemicals - June 20, 2005 Guardian
[PCB/Dioxin] Environmentalists want dredging - June 20, 2005 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Public will be allowed to speak up at next DEQ-Dow meeting on dioxin - June 20, 2005 Bay City Times
[Dioxin] Sludge petition on way to town - June 20, 2005 TimesRecord
[Dioxin] Ohio firm cited for violations at aluminum melting furnaces - June 20, 2005 Waste News
[Dioxin] Website set up for Agent Orange victims - June 20, 2005 CBC New Brunswick
The Politics Of Growth: The Trust for Public Land's president, Will Rogers speaks about how voters across the nation are coping with the politics of growth and the loss of the places they care about - June 20, 2005 Planetizen
Livestock scientists aim to tame the smell of hog farms - June 20, 2005 CNN
Gas leak: Scientists tackle stench from hogs: Goal is to make them smell more like cattle, not swine - June 20, 2005 MSNBC
Two Visions Of Energy - June 20, 2005 TomPaine
Native Tribes Harness Renewable Energy Projects - June 20, 2005 RenewableEnergyAccess
Renewable Energy 2005: A Mid-Year Review - June 20, 2005 RenewableEnergyAccess
Hydrogen Highway: Breaking America’s Foreign Oil Addiction - June 20, 2005 CBN
U.S. Resists Strong Summit Language on Global Warming - June 20, 2005 ENN
Conservation and Culture to Clash at Whaling Forum - June 20, 2005 ENN
Freecycle.org: Radical new option for things you don't want... give them away - June 20, 2005 BBC

Feds will investigate Sheboygan gull issue - June 19, 2005 PC
DNR issues guidelines on blue-green algae - June 19, 2005 MJS
All eyes on ruling over water rights: East Troy decision could expand DNR authority - June 19, 2005 MJS
Electric bills rise during nuclear plant downtime - June 19, 2005 MNH
Moose come south for visit - June 19, 2005 WO
Spring turkey success rates decrease - June 19, 2005 WO
Letter: How can officials think diversion is a good idea? (Scroll down) - June 19, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Don't rush airport project - June 19, 2005 MJS
Editorial: $40 million reminder: Don’t take safe water for granted - June 19, 2005 FDLR
OpEd: Taxes vs. trees and flowers - June 19, 2005 MJS
Jim Lee column: After outcry, committee reconsiders stamp vote - June 19, 2005 WO
[PCB] Oriskany off to sit out hurricane season in Texas - June 19, 2005 PensacolaNewsJournal
[PCB] On with dredging: The Senate refuses to go along with yet another study of cleaning the Hudson River - June 19, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] Dredging jobs should go to local workers - June 19, 2005 Saratogian
America's Cleanest And Dirtiest Cities: A city ranked first or last in a given category does not necessarily mean the city is perfectly pristine or dangerously filthy - June 19, 2005 Planetizen
New US Move to Spoil Climate Accord - June 19, 2005 Common Dreams

Suburbs move closer to pipeline construction - June 18, 2005 PG
Water Authority ready to dig dirt in Brown County - June 18, 2005 PC
Three beaches reopen, two remain closed - June 18, 2005 PG
Smart maintenance can help cut your costs and trips to the gas pump - June 18, 2005 ON
Activists Expected More From Doyle: 'a Few Positives, A Few Negatives' - June 18, 2005 CapTimes
Dismayed By The DNR: Activists, Staffers See Erosion In Protecting Environment - June 18, 2005 CapTimes
Landfill Size Boost Draws Fire - June 18, 2005 CapTimes
Power Plant Permits Spark Furor - June 18, 2005 CapTimes
Lakes Awards Winners Lauded For Service: Work, Research `benefit Us All'
Will Future Economy Be Bio-based? Doyle Assembles Group To Recommend Ways That The State Can Help Support Renewable Energy - June 18, 2005 WSJ
Invasion Of Beetles To Fight Invasion Of Weeds - June 18, 2005 WSJ
Organic spreads to mainstream grocers - June 18, 2005 CapTimes
Energy fair draws wide spectrum of attendees - June 18, 2005 SPJ
Diverse group brings new ideas, attitude to energy fair - June 18, 2005 WDH
Weekly outdoor notes - June 18, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Water diversion has a price - June 18, 2005 MJS
Letter: Energy fair has ideas for saving costs - June 18, 2005 MNH
Court says EPA can override state clean-water rules - June 18, 2005 Plain Dealer
Critics: US Doing Too Little to Prevent 'Mad Cow' - June 18, 2005 Common Dreams

Renewables Fair - June 17, 2005 WPR
Sneak Peek: Renewable Energy Fair - June 17, 2005 WSAW
Bacteria keep 3 beaches shut as one reopens - June 17, 2005 PG
Paving around costs: High oil costs are affecting road repairs - June 17, 2005 ON
Wisconsin Woodland group to hold seminars - June 17, 2005 PG
Reforestation Camp holds fishing day Saturday - June 17, 2005 PG
Urban forestry grants available - June 17, 2005 MHT
DNR announces grant fund availability - June 17, 2005 PG
Feds to visit gulls - June 17, 2005 SP
KA park to host nature programs - June 17, 2005 SP
Eminent Domain Bill AB 437 may decide power line's fate: Legislation and lawsuit drive push for Arrowhead-Weston power line through public lands - June 17, 2005 DNT
Eminent domain cited for new lines: Assembly bill AB 437 would force sale of land for power transmission - June 17, 2005 PC
Power Line Approved - June 17, 2005 WPR
Pact draft: Waukesha gets Great Lakes water - June 17, 2005 WF
Feds to provide funds for cleanup of Lake Superior tributaries - June 17, 2005 JG
Lawmakers divided over oil drilling in Great Lakes - June 17, 2005 DNT
Michigan lawmakers seek ban on drilling in Great Lakes - June 17, 2005 JG
Debatable -- Should there be a permanent ban on oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes? - June 17, 2005 RJT
Editorial: Stop phosphorus from killing lakes - June 17, 2005 PG
Letter: ‘Huge’ victory will protect air, water (Scroll down) - June 17, 2005 MHT
[PCB/Dioxin] State stumbles over toxic fish - June 17, 2005 Grand Rapids Press
[Dioxin] Officials plan public meeting to address Agent Orange fears in N.B. - June 17, 2005 Canada
[Dioxin] Life After Love Canal - Summer 2005 NRDC
Environmental Power Corporation Unveils New Anaerobic Digester Technology; Electricity from Cow Waste - June 17, 2005 ENN
Suspect US Animal may have Rare Mad Cow Strain - June 17, 2005 PlanetArk
Feds skipped key mad cow disease test in 2004 case: USDA changes its protocols after animal initially had been cleared - June 17, 2005 Houston Chronicle
Draft G8 Communique Takes Only Mild Stance on Illegal Logging - June 17, 2005 ENN
Senate Backs Using Renewable Energy to Generate Electricity - June 17, 2005 LATimes
U.S. Pressure Weakens G-8 Climate Plan: Global-Warming Science Assailed - June 17, 2005 Washington Post
G8 climate plans 'watered down' - June 17, 2005 BBC
Growing deserts 'a global problem' June 17, 2005 CNN
World's dry regions set to expand - June 17, 2005 BBC

Energy Fair organizers ready to educate attendees - June 16, 2005 SPJ
Energy fair to return to central Wisconsin - June 16, 2005 WDH
Experts advise swimmers to avoid Bayshore beach - June 16, 2005 PC
Waste-transfer battle rejoined: Justices send Hobart-Brown Co. case back to circuit court - June 16, 2005 PG
Firefighters stop ammonia leak - June 16, 2005 PG
Great Lakes water could flow west: But many hurdles remain in tapping new source for suburbs - June 16, 2005 MJS
Fishing: Plenty of events planned for kids - June 16, 2005 WO
Fishing clubs teach kids the fine art of angling - June 16, 2005 SPJ
Great outdoors almanac - June 16, 2005 WO
Editorial: Take steps to limit effects of farm runoff - June 16, 2005 SP
[PCB] Environmentalists: Indiana Anglers Need More Warning Of Fish Hazards - June 16, 2005 WISH-TV
[PCB] Anglers need warning of hazards - June 16, 2005 Herald Journal
[PCB] River cleanup costs firms $29 million - June 16, 2005 StarPress
[PCB] City tries to stem illegal asbestos removal - June 16, 2005 Advocate
[PCB] Channel 11 hears from the people - June 16, 2005 DailyDispatch
[Dioxin] Feds plan N.B. info session on Agent Orange- June 16, 2005 Canada.com
[Dioxin] Another duck farm hit by dioxin - June 16, 2005 ChinaPost
MI Court of Appeals hears bottled water case - June 16, 2005 WaterTech
EPA sets new rules for cleaner air in parks and wilderness areas - June 16, 2005 PlanetSave
How Many People Use Your City's Parks? Counting users may be a challenge, but it can make all the difference when it comes to getting parks funded - June 16, 2005 Planetizen
Reservoirs May Accelerate The Spread Of Invasive Aquatic Species, Researchers Say - June 16, 2005 ScienceDaily
State Street Publishes 2004 Corporate Social Responsibility Report - June 16, 2005 I-Newswire
Renewable Energy Wall Map Wins MapWorld 2005 MapInfo Contest - June 16, 2005 MarketWire
EPA Encouraging Pesticide Companies to Conduct Human Studies : Proposed New Rules Lack Any Ethical Protections for Study Subjects - June 16, 2005 EMS
Report tracks pesticide tests on humans - June 16, 2005 MSNBC
EPA Reviewing 24 Tests of Human Pesticide - June 16, 2005 Washington Post
G8 Draft Climate Text Watered Down - June 16, 2005 PlanetArk

DNR urges caution in lakes with blue-green algae - June 15, 2005 WSJ
CUB fights WPS on Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant funds return - June 15, 2005 CapTimes
Fox Valley has new falcon residents - June 15, 2005 JG
DNR targets funds for brownfield cleanup - June 15, 2005 PG
Group fights riverfront rezoning - June 15, 2005 PC
Ledge View Nature Center: Crawling with uniquesness - June 15, 2005 MHT
‘Wild About Wild Ones’ to be featured during chapter meeting Tuesday, June 21 - June 15, 2005 MHT
Letter: Killing honeybees means less food - June 15, 2005 FDLR
Letter: Killing animals is not the answer - June 15, 2005 PG
Letter: Energy Fair can help cut energy use - June 15, 2005 WRDT
Editorial: Appleton residents need to speak on park plans - June 15, 2005 PC
John Stauber: We should change our animal inspection and feeding process - June 15, 2005 WPR Ideas Network
[PCB] PCB study still being thwarted by privacy law - June 15, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[Dioxin] Army Base May Remain Toxic - June 15, 2005 AllHeadlineNews
[Dioxin] EPA plan tackles toxic dust in Cass Lake homes - June 15, 2005 MPR
Red meat 'linked to cancer risk: A major study has found fresh evidence of a link between red and processed meat and bowel cancer, scientists say - June 15, 2005 BBC
Why Business Needs Government - June 15, 2005 TomPaine
Arctic natives: U.S. warming policy is abuse; Inuits, who rely on ice, preparing human rights petition - June 15, 2005 MSNBC
Climate stand watered down before G8 summit: Blair's promise of action hits wall of U.S. opposition - June 15, 2005 MSNBC
Exxon Chief Makes A Cold Calculation On Global Warming - June 15, 2005 Common Dreams
White House Official Who Doctored Global Warming Reports Hired by ExxonMobil - June 15, 2005 Common Dreams
Oil industry hopes to avoid paying for MTBE problem - June 15, 2005 SignOnSanDiego
Get this Definitive Study of the International Renewable Energy Certificate -REC- Market - June 15, 2005 BusinessWire
Radioactive contamination at Hanford is on the move: It is 'not just staying in place,' warns report by watchdog group - June 15, 2005 SeattlePI
New Sight in Chernobyl's Dead Zone: Tourists - June 15, 2005 NYTimes
Senate panel rebuffs House call for interim nuclear waste storage - June 15, 2005 2005 PlanetSave
More companies reveal social policies - June 15, 2005 World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Q&A: Is a return to whaling in sight? - June 15, 2005 BBC

Central Brown County Water Authority expected to issue bonds for Manitowoc pipeline - June 14, 2005 PG
Marina a trash to treasure deal? Some Boat Works riverfront result of sunken ‘river barge,’ garbage fill - June 14, 2005 ON
Fishing event pays for conservation efforts - June 14, 2005 ON
Farm runoff worse than thought, study says: Long-term impacts seen on lakes from fertilizer, manure - June 14, 2005 MSNBC
Lake woes from fertilizer called worse - June 14, 2005 CapTimes
Study: Farm runoff hurting lakes - June 14, 2005 PC
Fighting Bob fights on - June 14, 2005 CapTimes
Fighting Bob's birthday - June 14, 2005 FightingBob
Opinion: Reducing pollution is everyone's job - June 14, 2005 WSJ
Editorial: If it’s polluted, they won’t come - June 14, 2005 PG
John Nichols: La Follette matters more than ever - June 14, 2005 CapTimes
Bill Berry: Man from the North has made world better - June 14, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] EPA Finalizes Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments for GE Pittsfield / Housatonic River Site - June 14, 2005 EPA
[PCB] What the dams trapped - June 14, 2005 Times-Standard
[PCB] Navy to study four ways to clean landmark hangar - June 14, 2005 MercuryNews
[PCB] Plant site gets cleanup - June 14, 2005 Republican
[PCB] Planned concrete facility not set - June 14, 2005 Bradenton Herald
[PCB] Public can learn more about proposed Ruddiman Creek cleanup at June 21 meeting - June 14, 2005 EPA
[PCB] Argentia cleanup runs overbudget - June 14, 2005 CBC.CA
[Dioxin] Campina sets new standards for animal feed - June 14, 2005 Nutra Ingredients
US Ranchers Urge Stricter Tests for Mad Cow - June 14, 2005 PlanetArk
The Mad Cow Cover-Up Begins to Unravel: Last week the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced that an American cow tested positive for mad cow disease. Without major changes in the beef industry, it may be just the first of many - June 14, 2005 AlterNet
Chronology - Mad Cow Disease in The United States - June 14, 2005 PlanetArk
'Whole House Book' Updated and Revised - June 14, 2005 Green Building Press
U.S. mayors endorse action against warming: Goal to meet or beat Kyoto targets, which White House opposes - June 14, 2005 MSNBC
Opinion: Nuclear power not a solution - June 14, 2005 SeattlePI
Garrett says nuclear power has no future - June 14, 2005 The Age
The case for nuclear power - June 14, 2005 OrlandoSentinel
US pressures G8 to support nuclear power - June 14, 2005 Scotsman
Cancer unit is assailed over studies: Three leaders of local cancer support and education groups are accusing the American Cancer Society of downplaying links between environmental contaminants and cancer - June 14, 2005 Poughkeepsie Journal
The Human Animal: If you're feeling suicidal about the future of the planet, T. C. Boyle has just the thing for you: a sense of humor - June 14, 2005 AlterNet

[PCB] PCB dredging to resume in July: Negotiation woes cited for Little Lake cleanup delay - June 13, 2005 PC
[PCB] Panzer masters the language of politics - June 13, 2005 MJS
Paper mixture spills into lake: Damage from Neenah overflow undetermined - June 13, 2005 PC
Wisconsin led U.S. in whooping cough in 2004 - June 13, 2005 CapTimes
Doug Moe: Bear-ing down on the cabin: 300-pound animal attempts to get inside - June 13, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Anglers warned to not eat fish - June 13, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Senate bill addresses cutter - June 13, 2005 Cheboygan Tribune
[PCB] Public gets a look at Kalamazoo River plan - June 13, 2005 Kalamazoo Gazette
[PCB] What's causing cancer? Chemicals fingered as rates reach epidemic proportions - June 13, 2005 TheStar
[PCB] Cornell scientist listens in on whales: Oceans fouled by noise, toxins mute ancient dialogue between leviathans of the deep - June 13, 2005 Post-Standard
[PCB] What’s up with the frogs? The rapid decline of the amphibians suggests a major chemical catastrophe is in the offing - June 13 (9-22), 2005 The Republic
[PCB] Underground wall to contain PCBs in Montreal - June 13, 2005 CanadianConsultingEngineer
[Dioxin] Army used Agent Purple at Gagetown: report - June 13, 2005 Vive le Canada
[Dioxin] CFB Gagetown Sprayed With More Than One Toxic Dioxin Chemical - June 13, 2005 HalifaxLive
[Dioxin] Chemical used on Base Gagetown was deadlier than Agent Orange - June 13, 2005 CBC New Brunswick
[Dioxin] Feds pressed to reveal facts - June 13, 2005 Canada.com
[Dioxin] Taiwan kills thousands of ducks after dioxin contamination - June 13, 2005 Poultry News
[Dioxin] Fewer toxins sent into the skies of Fairfield County - June 13, 2005 Greenwich Times
Thinking Green, Architect Strikes Gold - June 13, 2005 Daily Californian
Steelcase to Host Second Green By Design Sustainability Symposium - June 13, 2005 PRNewswire
Mad Cow USA - The Cover-Up Begins to Unravel by John Stauber - June 13, 2005 Common Dreams
Effects of Mad Cow Scare Felt on Both Sides of Border - June 13, 2005 LATimes
Senate Energy Debate Begins at Last - June 13, 2005 Bush GreenWatch
Senate Moving Toward Adding Climate Provisions to Energy Bill - June 13, 2005 ENN
Political Science/Soft-Pedaling Climate Consensus - June 13, 2005 Common Dreams
Global warming: the US contribution in figures - June 13, 2005 Independent
US climate talks 'disappointing' - June 13, 2005 BBC
A Deliberate Plan To Create Confusion About Global Warming? - June 13, 2005 Planetizen
Nuclear Plants Vulnerable to Big Attack - June 13, 2005 Common Dreams
Power shift? Nuclear industry sees resurgence: U.S. market eyed given costs of alternatives and global warming - June 13, 2005 MSNBC
Leak raises nuclear power doubts - June 13, 2005 BBC
Sellafield radioactive leak to cost £300m: UK nuclear industry in turmoil after closure of vital plant - June 13, 2005 Guardian
Nuclear power cost doesn't add up - June 13 (14), 2005 - The Age
The nuclear power option - expensive, ineffective and unnecessary - June 13, 2005 Sydney Morning Herald
Commentary: Who Owns the Earth? - June 13, 2005 ENN

Council eyes trial plan leasing parkland to restaurant: Alderman criticizes proposal to allow ‘commercialism’ - June 12, 2005 PC
In search of the biggest muskie - June 12, 2005 WO
Master Angler contest heats up with the weather - June 12, 2005 WO
Editorial: Senate has chance to pass meaningful energy bill - June 12, 2005 PC
Letter: Board critical to parks - June 12, 2005 SP
[PCB] Issues abound, no matter what's on the menu - June 12, 2005 DNT
Energy Department Announces Second Solar Decathlon: Competition to be held October 7-16, 2005 in Washington, DC - June 12, 2005 All American Patriots
The Week in Sustainability Vehicles - June 12, 2005 WorldChanging
A Shift to Green: Driven by profit and the opportunity to shape regulations, major corporations are backing stronger measures to reduce global warming - June 12, 2005 LATimes
Are These Towers Safe? Why America's nuclear power plants are still so vulnerable to terrorist attack--and how to make them safer - June 12, 2005 TIME
Nuclear waste: the 1,000-year fudge - June 12, 2005 Independent

WPS seeks Kewaunee sale funds to pay costs: Plan would limit planned rate cuts - June 11, 2005 PG
Budget Cut Effect Feared For Anti-runoff Program - June 11, 2005 CapTimes
Water Authority realigns pipeline route near Devils River - June 11, 2005 PG
When commerce, nature collide: Environmentalists, transportation officials battle over wetlands at West Bend airport - June 11, 2005 MJS
Fire station takes in wayward alligator after back yard surprise - June 11, 2005 PC
Variety spices up Lake Ellen: Bass, pike, bluegills in abundance on waterway - June 11, 2005 MJS
Rare White Muskie Spotted - June 11, 2005 CapTimes
No ghost story: DNR discovers existence of white musky - June 11, 2005 MJS
Walleye festival provides variety to Fond du Lac - June 11, 2005 ON
Outdoors news and notes - June 11, 2005 MJS
2 Utility Bills, AB 437 and AB 441, Offer Dire Consequences - June 11, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Take a stand for clean lakes - June 11, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Zone T timing wrong for state’s bow hunters - June 11, 2005 PC
[PCB] Senate committee rejects proposal - June 11, 2005 NY Newsday
[PCB] Panel opposes new dredging review - June 11, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] $950,000 going to Wolman cleanup - June 11, 2005 MaineToday
[PCB] Governments of Canada and Ontario report progress in restoring the environmental health of the Great Lakes Basin - June 11, 2005 CNW Telbec
[PCB] IJC'S role defined in Great Lakes water quality agreement review - June 11, 2005 CNW Telbec
[PCB] Cleanup of radar sites urged - June 11, 2005 London Free Press
White House official who edited global warming reports resigns - June 11, 2005 CNN
Ex-oil lobbyist quits White House job: Official reportedly edited warming, emission link - June 11, 2005 MSNBC
More Tests Planned in Suspected Case of Mad Cow Disease - June 11, 2005 NYTimes

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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

Fox River Watch is a project of Clean Water Action Council 1270 Main Street, Suite 120, Green Bay, WI 54302 Phone: 920-437-7304, Fax: 920-437-7326 E-mail: CleanWater@cwac.net

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