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 11-20, 2005

June 21-30, 2005

June 1-10, 2005

Court halts expansion of big dairy operation - June 10, 2005 MHT
State considers ballast-water measures - June 10, 2005 DNT
High E. coli levels force closure of 2 Door County beaches - June 10, 2005 PG
Millions in lost crops blamed on wildlife - June 10, 2005 PC
Tougher ATV safey rules get second look - June 10, 2005 PG
Oneidas to host conference of national Native American leaders - June 10, 2005 PG
Press-Gazette reporter to take questions, ideas from readers - June 10, 2005 PG
Group wants manure haulers to be certified - June 10, 2005 MHT
Paper Converting Machine Co. hosts talks, tour in area - June 10, 2005 PG
Letter: Cowles a leader on energy fund (Scroll down) - June 10, 2005 PG
Water security stressed by EPA leader - June 10, 2005 WaterTech
Book Review: Wars for Water - June 10, 2005 WaterTech
The Long Emergency: Running Out of Cheap Gas to Guzzle - June 10, 2005 EV World
Lawmakers Want Probe in Charge White House Doctored Climate Change Reports - June 10, 2005 Common Dreams

Customers to pay for idle plant: Shutdown delays sale of Kewaunee nuclear facility - June 9, 2005 MJS
Ballast Water Discharge In Great Lakes Targeted - June 9, 2005 CapTimes
Horicon Marsh area wind farm debated - June 9, 2005 FDLR
Manitowoc Co. Beaches cleared for swimming - June 9, 2005 MHT
State budget panel rejects $10 increase in vehicle registration fees - June 9, 2005 MJS
Yahara Lakes Week 2005 - June 9, 2005 WisPolitics
Water On Parade: Pond Landscaping An Added Bonus For Homebuyers - June 9, 2005 CapTimes
Forest staff studies court ruling on vegetation management projects - June 9, 2005 RDN
It’s prime time to try for panfish - June 9, 2005 WO
DNR: Outdoor Report - June 9, 2005 WDNR
Great Outdoors Almanac - June 9, 2005 WO
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Expect More Contaminated Drinking Water, Beach Closings, and Fish Kills; Joint Finance Committee Guarantees Water Pollution Problems will Continue - June 9, 2005 WisPolitics
River Alliance of Wisconsin: Joint Finance Committee Signs Off on Polluted Rivers - June 9, 2005 WisPolitics
WISPIRG: Promise of 2002 non-point rules still unrealized - June 9, 2005 WR (PDF)
Citizens Utility Board: Fights WPS Attempt to Steal $127 Million from Ratepayers if Kewaunee Nuclear Plant sold - June 9, 2005 WisPolitics
Letter: Nuclear ‘power’ poses a threat - June 9, 2005 PG
Letter: Inland Lakes; State development, zoning laws need update - June 9, 2005 MJS
Editorial: City should act to rid area of nuisance seagulls - June 9, 2005 SP
Letter: Neglect led to consideration of better things for Sheridan Park - June 9, 2005 SP
Letter: Kudos to man who showed appreciation of nature on LS - June 9, 2005 SP
Letter: Kids can drown in ponds as easily as pools - June 9, 2005 PC [PCB] PCB clinic opens doors in Anniston - June 9, 2005 Decatur Daily
[PCB] Cleanup seen as long-term process - June 9, 2005 Record-Journal
[PCB] Lawsuit against Ohio plant ties into that rockfish meal - June 9, 2005 Baltimore Messenger
[Dioxin] Maintain Your Brain - June 9, 2005 50connect
[Dioxin] The Housewife Theory of History: By taking the qualities that are supposed to render them irrelevant and using them strategically, women have been slowly but surely changing the world - June 9, 2005 AlterNet
A big stink over odors: Mounting wastes and suburban sprawl sharpen conflicts over bad smells - June 9, 2005 CSM
Blair: US Set for New Climate Change Treaty - June 9, 2005 Truthout
Bush aide 'edited climate papers': A White House official edited government reports in ways that played down links between global warming and emissions - June 9, 2005 BBC
Business giants urge warming action: Scientists earlier sought same from Bush, other leaders - June 9, 2005 MSNBC
Big business urges G8 global warming action - June 9, 2005 FT.com
Nets killing off 10 dolphin, porpoise species: Accidental catch documented by conservation group - June 9, 2005 MSNBC
Offshoring the Aquaculture Industry: Proposed federal legislation aims to move enormous fish farms up to 200 miles from the coast -- and, some fear, far away from public oversight - June 9, 2005 AlterNet
Nuclear Waste On Trucks Get Headlines; Dirt Gets Moved - June 9, 2005 KSDK
Nuclear Power: Still an Environmental Scourge or Now a Climate Change Mitigator? - June 9, 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Water Authority’s credit rates high - June 8, 2005 PG
P&G preps for new paper machine; Public Hearing re Air quality permit June 28 - June 8, 2005 - PG
Higher Lake Levels Mean Lower Consumer Prices - June 8, 2005 WBAY-TV
Powerboat Alliance sets river cleanup - June 8, 2005 PC
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair is the world's largest and longest running event of it's kind - June 8, 2005 WPR Ideas Network
Warmer water, bacteria may have killed McDill fish - June 8, 2005 SPJ
Raw water pump station plans proceed despite grass-roots plea - June 8, 2005 FDLR
Walleye Weekend hoping for better weather this year - June 8, 2005 FDLR
Editorial: Unite effort against non-native species - June 8, 2005 PG
Sarah Botham: Sustainable growth begins from within - June 8, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Pump facility at beach careless idea - June 8, 2005 FDLR
Whatever happened to free speech? - June 8, 2005 FightingBob
Ed Culhane column: Power Boat Alliance says it’s time to take out the trash in Wolf - June 8, 2005 WO
WMC: Job Growth Predicted; Taxes, Regulations Top Concerns - June 8, 2005 WisBusiness
[PCB] Rates of heart disease higher near waste sites - June 8, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] Alaskans greet federal fish bill with fire - June 8, 2005 AnchorageDaily News
[PCB] Pollution-Eating Bacteria Generate Electricity - June 8, 2005 EV World
[PCB] New Software "Toolkit" for Control of Hazardous Chemicals - June 8, 2005 YubaNet
[PCB] Scientists identify key vectors of toxicity in marine mammals - June 8, 2005 DiveSouthAfrica
[Dioxin] Concerns close hospital waste incinerators - June 8, 2005 CBC North
[Dioxin] Ground Zero building coming down - June 8, 2005 NYNewsday
[Dioxin] Dioxin Agreement Needs Sound Science and Protection for Property Owners - June 8, 2005 Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Consumer and Watchdog Groups Join Beef Producer to Challenge USDA Secretary Mike Johanns on Mad Cow Disease - June 8, 2005 Mad Cow Disease
Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming - June 8, 2005 NYTimes
Report: Official edited warming, emission link - June 8, 2005 MSNBC
Revealed: How Oil Giant Influenced Bush - June 8, 2005 Truthout
Science academies turn up heat on Bush: U.S., nine others urge prompt action to curb warming - June 8, 2005 MSNBC
US Scientists Pile on Pressure Over Climate Change - June 8, 2005 Common Dreams
World Scientists Say Humans Causing Global Warming - June 8, 2005 ENN
Debate over nuclear power - June 8, 2005 ABC
Editorial: Ethanol Use as Fuel is Burning Money - June 8, 2005 ENN
Come to the Eighth Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum and Ice Cream Social - June 8, 2005 RenewableEnergyAccess
Wind farms pose low risk to birds - June 8, 2005 BBC
World's biggest wind farm planned for London - June 8, 2005 Independent
Offshore fish farms - a solution or a problem? - June 8, 2005 CSM
Rule Delays Doom Right Whale To Extinction, Top Advisor Says - June 8, 2005 EMS
Wet, wild and sustainable -- how we can save the oceans - June 8, 2005 SFGate

Active in the Valley for balanced complete news coverage - June 7, 2005 FightingBob
Milwaukee speaker to address Door County beach closings - June 7, 2005 PG
First operating phase begins for power plant - June 7, 2005 PC
Dewey Street area to be site of water park - June 7, 2005 MHT
Panel accepts donated marina - June 7, 2005 ON
Thousands Of Fish Dead In Starkweather Creek - June 7, 2005 WISCTV
Deny asphalt permit, panel urges: County will make final decision on Springfield plant - June 7, 2005 CapTimes
MGE's pond drain roils Odana area - June 7, 2005 CapTimes
DNR investigates massive fish kill on McDill Pond - June 7, 2005 SPJ
Council revives park and forestry board - June 7, 2005 SP
Letter: This "Dirty Air" Assembly bill insults our families (Scroll down) - June 7, 2005 PG
Editorial: Builders, 1000 Friends work together to help DNR - June 7, 2005 PC
[PCB] Double Bonus: Bacteria Eat Pollution, Generate Electricity - June 7, 2005 LiveScience
[PCB] Bacteria turn toxic waste into electricity: Critters could power electronic devices, experts say - June 7, 2005 MSNBC
[Dioxin] Hospitals to disclose environmental violations - June 7, 2005 BostonGlobe
[Dioxin] Aquifer zone rules OK'd - June 7, 2005 Times Record
Wind is a renewable resource - June 7, 2005 Niagara Gazette
Green Energy Plan to Reduce Climate Risk a Reality; Jobs, Revitalized Ports, Green House Gas Reductions, Energy Credits for Big Cities and Towns - June 7, 2005 Business Wire
It's Not Just Eskimos in Bikinis - June 7, 2005 AlterNet
EPA Data Not Reliable, Business Lobby Says - June 7, 2005 Washington Post
Scientists Proclaim "Green Diesel" Breakthrough - June 7, 2005 RenewableEnergyAccess
Renewable Energy to Play Role in New CA Emissions Reductions - June 7, 2005 RenewableEnergyAccess
World scientists urge CO2 action - June 7, 2005 BBC
How do you live a carbon-neutral lifestyle? - June 7, 2005 BBC
China pledges billions for nuclear power - June 7, 2005 ChinaDaily
Kofi Annan Links Urban Planning To Poverty Reduction - June 7, 2005 Planetizen

Green Diesel: New Process Makes Liquid Transportation Fuel From Plants - June 6, 2005 ScienceDaily
Grant to fund studies of nongame animals - June 6, 2005 WSJ
Local control goes both ways at Capitol - June 6, 2005 LCT
Water, water ad nauseam (Scroll down) - June 6, 2005 PG
Marina site to be donated to city - June 6, 2005 ON
Point Beach waives day’s admission for visitors - June 6, 2005 MHT
Dr. Chuck Baynton: U.S. evades duties of nuclear treaty - June 6, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Valley cleanup sought - June 6, 2005 Connecticut Post
[Dioxin] Clean-air facts - June 6, 2005 Joplin Globe
Citizens Sue to Reverse EPA-Factory Farm Deal - June 6, 2005 Bush GreenWatch
Davis-Besse targets Utah as waste site: Utilities wait for NRC nod on disposal - June 6, 2005 ToledoBlade
FACTBOX - Environment Suffers as Cities Boom - June 6, 2005 PlanetArk
Al Gore urges world mayors to take action to fight global warming - June 6, 2005 PlanetSave
World's mayors call for better care of environment - June 6, 2005 Seattle Times
Mayors from Around World Sign 'Urban Environmental Accords' - June 6, 2005 ENN
Coming in out of the cold: Cold fusion, for real - June 6, 2005 Christian Science Monitor

Landowners will learn how to restore wetlands - June 5, 2005 MHT
St. Nazianz’s water wins state taste test - June 5, 2005 MHT
P-C editorial board seeks new members - June 5, 2005 PC
Carmody park, pier opens in Door County - June 5, 2005 WO
Local duck rescue efforts under way - June 5, 2005 WO
Great Outdoors Almanac - June 5, 2005 WO
Power politics: Assembly Bills 437 and 441 demonstrate the lengths to which some legislators will go to do the utilities’ bidding - June 5, 2005 FightingBob
Letter: Politics shouldn’t be part of state, local planning process - June 5, 2005 SP
Letter: Ethanol mileage for trucks, cars worse than reported - June 5, 2005 ON
Pat Durkin column: Complicated wolf debate won’t get easier - June 5, 2005 WO
Letter: Don’t grab all the land around De Pere - June 5, 2005 PG
Ed Culhane column: A taut line across the years - June 5, 2005 WO
Doug Dugal column: Paper industry continues to work toward bright future [But what about all those PCBs?] - June 5, 2005 PC
[PCB] New School Built on Tainted Fill: L.A. Unified failed to inform regulators that material with PCBs and other contaminants was used at the campus, set to open in July - June 5, 2005 KTLA
[PCB] Autism's cause and cure remain elusive - June 5, 2005 LebanonDailyNews
[PCB] Report: Use of contaminated debris at LA school site angers activists - June 5, 2005 SanLuisObispo
Casks Gain Favor as Method for Storing Nuclear Waste - June 5, 2005 NYTimes
Environment and Transportation Play a Role at Green Cities Conference - June 5, 2005 Voice of America News
Green Cities Declaration: 21-Step Plan Toward Urban Sustainability - June 5, 2005 Green Car Congress
Sellin' Nukes, Dissin' Wind - June 5, 2005 Truthout
Environment Day spotlights cities - June 5, 2005 BBC

DNR places ‘The Ledge’ under state protection - June 4, 2005 PG
Bothersome bugs overtake Oshkosh - June 4, 2005 PC
Taking over Oshkosh by swarm - June 4, 2005 ON
It's all about rain gardens - June 4, 2005 CapTimes
Marsh makeover complete - June 4, 2005 MJS
Living the life on Riley: Lake provides anglers maximum enjoyment - June 4, 2005 MJS
Weekly outdoor notes - June 4, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Digging in over contaminated soil - June 4, 2005 The Times
[PCB] How toxins travel the seas: Scientists identify key vectors of toxicity in marine mammals - June 4, 2005 Daily Yomiuri Online
[Dioxin] Buckeye is committed to running a clean operation - June 4, 2005 Tallahassee Democrat
Gore urges mayors to act on global warming - June 4, 2005 MSNBC
Changing planet revealed in atlas - June 4, 2005 BBC

[PCB] Carol DeGroot of Green Bay, founder of the Mediation Center of Greater Green Bay, received the District 4 Senior Achievement Award (Scroll down) - June 3, 2005 PG
Pipeline work drains residents - June 3, 2005 PG
Water Authority OKs 7 contracts - June 3, 2005 PG
Deer road hazard heats up in June - June 3, 2005 PG
Students learn lesson in ecology: Damage caused by invasive species plant fought by beetles - June 3, 2005 MHT
Development proposal contested: Winneconne residents balk at channel shore housing - June 3, 2005 ON
Biron seeks alternative to energy deal - June 3, 2005 WRDT
Another win for air quality science of ethanol - June 3, 2005 WisPolitics (PDF)
DATCP: Working Lands Initiative Launched - June 3, 2005 WisPolitics (PDF)
Letter: Road salt harmful to wildlife, humans (Scroll down) - June 3, 2005 PC
Letter: Recycled cell phones aid Special Olympics - June 3, 2005 SP
[PCB] Borough told to pay for cleanup - June 3, 2005 NorthJersey
[PCB] Forget the elephant - June 3, 2005 BostonGlobe
[PCB] 2005: Challenges & Opportunities - June 3, 2005 SanFranciscoExaminer
[PCB] Fears of Ghost Ship Dump - June 3, 2005 DailyRecord
[Dioxin] Feds, state say Dow conducted secret dioxin studies - June 3, 2005 Detroit Free Press
Fears over child leukaemia link to power lines - June 3, 2005 Independent
Common drugs seeping into lakes, fish and water supply - June 3, 2005 DNT
Startling study on toxins' harm: WSU findings show that disorders can be passed on without genetic mutations - June 3, 2005 SeattlePI
Toxins may pass down generations - June 3, 2005 BBC
A Call for Action to Save Forests through Cooperation - June 3, 2005 ENN
NRC Unanimously Rejects Atomic Waste Deregulation Rulemaking in Surprising Victory for Environmentalists and Public - June 3, 2005 CommonDreams
Environmentalists and Developers Join Forces in Outreach Program - June 3, 2005 PRNewswire
Study: Humans to blame for warming of oceans - June 3, 2005 Denver Post
San Francisco Hosts World Environment Day -- 'Green Cities: Where the Future Lives' - June 3, 2005 ENN
Wind Powered Web Hosting Launches for World Environment Day - June 3, 2005 eMediaWire
Outcry over call for nuclear power debate - June 3, 2005 ABCNews
Green good for business: U.N. encourages companies to sign Global Compact - June 3, 2005 SFGate

DNR stocks Manitowoc River with 100 sturgeon yearlings - June 2, 2005 MHT
Lake Michigan anglers welcome rainbow’s return - June 2, 2005 WO
Editorial: State lack of energy policy shows in problems facing it - June 2, 2005 ON
John Nichols: French vote shows anti-corporate push - June 2, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Study ties lake pollution to area growth - June 2, 2005 BostonGlobe
[PCB] Investigators seek clues to who owns leaking equipment - June 2, 2005 Bay City Times
[PCB] Anniston-area PCB study enrollment low - June 2, 2005 Decatur Daily News
[PCB] 'Safer fish' is goal of program - June 2, 2005 DailyBreeze
[PCB] County settles contamination case - June 2, 2005 SeattleTimes
[PCB] EPA levels fines for pollution in county - June 2, 2005 SeattlePI
[PCB] PPL Agreement with Pennsylvania DEP: 10 Years of Success in Addressing 'Brownfield' Sites - June 2, 2005 Yahoo
[PCB] 'Ghost ship' firm eyes Scots yard - June 2, 2005 BBC
[Dioxin] IPSCO plant ranks high for lead, dioxin - June 2, 2005 CBC Saskatchewan
The Green Guide Reports on Air Pollution's Other Victim: The Heart - June 2, 2005 ENN
Less-Toxic Gardening and Landscaping - June 2, 2005 ENN
Simpler - and safer: In its comeback bid, US nuclear industry eyes a new generation of reactors. Will they ease Americans' worries? - June 2, 2005 Christian Science Monitor
Postwar Iraq Paying Heavy Environmental Price - June 2, 2005 Common Dreams
Schwarzenegger defies Bush on warming: Republican governor announces plan, says 'debate is over' - June 2, 2005 MSNBC

[PCB] Coalition for Contract Fairness: Coalition Decries “Anti-Business’’ Policy in State Budget - June 1, 2005 WisPolitics
[PCB] Work begins on $310,000 park educational building: New Barkhausen facility funded by PCB settlement - June 1, 2005 PG
Peregrine falcons make home atop Minergy - June 1, 2005 PC
Turbine investors go with flow: Brothers look to generate power for WPS utility - June 1, 2005 PC
A.G. Lautenschlager: Announces State Environmental Suit in Sheboygan Co. Against Subdivision Developer and Excavation Contractor for Erosion Control Violations - June 1, 2005 WisPolitics
A.G. Lautenschlager: Announces Suit Against Walworth Co. Well Driller - June 1, 2005 WisPolitics
State panel passes energy bills - June 1, 2005 PG
Power Plant Law Change Moves Ahead - June 1, 2005 CapTimes
DNR Permit Process Gets Streamlined - June 1, 2005 CapTimes
1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Builders Association: Environmentalists, Builders Develop New Permit Process - June 1, 2005 WisPolitics
Politics Take Toll On National, State Natural Resources - June 1, 2005 CapTimes
Manure Spills - June 1, 2005 CapTimes
State Task Force Takes On Manure - June 1, 2005 CapTimes
State Will Tackle Manure Issue, Too - June 1, 2005 WSJ
Runoff reports spur formation of Manure Task Force - June 1, 2005 PG
Algae that’s bad news for the nose - June, 2005 WNRM
Curious by nature: A gathering of professional and amateur scientists discusses how to knit together a network to turn outdoor observations and measurements into usable scientific data - June, 2005 WNRM
The ripple effect: With lake grants, municipalities, groups and individuals can assume ever-expanding roles in local shoreland protection - June, 2005 WNR
National Trails Day Saturday June 4: Walk, run, hike to state's closest trail - June 1, 2005 MJS
Free Fishing Set For This Weekend In Wisconsin - June 1, 2005 CapTimes
Weekly fishing report - June 1, 2005 MJS
Judge decides for state intervention in EPA's ships' ballast water rules - June 1, 2005 NC
Fight to keep Smart Growth - June 1, 2005 MJS
Editorial: PSC legislation a no-brainer - June 1, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Save energy now; avoid running short later - June 1, 2005 PG
Letter: Clean Sweep was very efficient - June 1, 2005 MHT
[PCB] Conn. Sub Base a ’Minefield’ of Pollution - June 1, 2005 Bellaciao
[PCB] Canal site cleanup planned: PCBs pose hazards along Frankfort stretch of Old Erie - June 1, 2005 uticaOD
[Dioxin] Another View: Take a time out before burning more construction waste in NH - June 1, 2005 NH Union Leader
Coalition for Contract Fairness: Coalition Decries “Anti-Business’’ Policy in State Budget - June 1, 2005 WisPolitics
Evidence Showing Harm to Whales Withheld by Bush Administration - June 1, 2005 ENN
Sweden shuts nuclear plant in shift to wind - June 1, 2005 MSNBC
Fifth of all bird species are on extinction path, survey finds: Some success stories but overall more 'sliding towards oblivion' - June 1, 2005 MSNBC
Building a Water Democracy: Local water wars are erupting across California against global corporations whose agenda is to privatize and profit from turning water into a commodity - June 1, 2005 AlterNet

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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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