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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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March 11-20, 2004
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March 1- 10, 2004

[PCB] Water council has no secrets (Scroll down) - March 10, 2004 PG
[PCB] Cheers for Green unwarranted - March 10, 2004 NC
[PCB] Great Lakes Study Finds Muddy Situation: Poor State Data Makes it Impossible to Say if Waters Are Fishable, Swimmable - March 10, 2004 Yahoo
Howard official suggests Green Bay use Manitowoc pipeline for backup - March 10, 2004 PG
Editorial: Power plan would give jolt to our electricity bills - March 10, 2004 PC
Quarry owners seek answers - March 10, 2004 DCA
Clean Water Coalition: Urges Adoption of AB 926 & Positions on Each Amendment - March 10, 2004 WisPolitics
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Support for SB 524; regulation of high-capacity wells - March 10, 2004 WisPolitics
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Comments on Support for AB 926; regulation of high-capacity wells - March 10, 2004 WisPolitics
P-C gets high marks for recycling paper (Scroll down) - March 10, 2004 PC
Major builder goes green on construction teams - March 10, 2004 PC
Environmental bill sees new life [Environmental Deregulation] - March 10, 2004 PG
Sen. Cowles: Environmental Trust Financing Bill passes state Senate - March 10, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Has WPS made fools of DNR, taxpayers? - March 10, 2004 MEH
Sierra Club: Opposition to AB 480 - March 10, 2004 WisPolitics
Rep. Friske: Task Force Releases Forest Assessment  - March 10, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Rep. Freese: Assembly Approves Ban on Electronic Voting Machines - March 10, 2004 WisPolitics (PDF)
Weekly fishing report - March 10, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Report: Flying Blind - March 10, 2004 Environmental Integrity Project
[PCB] Work at new Keith school site approved - March 10, 2004 South Coast Today
[PCB] Pennsylvania's 2004 Trout Forecast - March 10, 2004 Pennsylvania Game&Fish
[PCB] Agency disputes editorial - March 10, 2004 El Defensor Chieftain
[Dioxin] Government, industry study aims to counter poor image of farmed B.C. salmon - March 10, 2004 Province
[Dioxin] Dioxin Exposure Not Tied to Soft-Tissue Cancer - March 10, 2004 Reuters
[Dioxin] Plastics Recycling - Employment for Millions - March 10, 2004 Mathaba.Net
An Effort on Atomic Waste Is Called a Failure - March 10, 2004 NYTimes
Report Finds Reverse Environmental Justice By Bush EPA - March 10, 2004 Bush GreenWatch


City not giving up on water sale - March 9, 2004 NC
Speak out against factory farm bill [Factory Farming] (Scroll down) - March 9, 2004 MHT
Does dairy bill encourage factory farms? [Factory Farming[ - March 9, 2004 GazetteExtra
Seagulls making their return to Lakeshore marinas - March 9, 2004 PG
Gulls return to marina - March 9, 2004 MHT
Protect state ground water - March 9, 2004 WSJ
Wis. officials seek to delay new power market system - March 9, 2004 NC
State seeks to delay new power system - March 9, 2004 PC
Luxemburg board discusses options for constructing fourth well - March 9, 2004 NC
Silver maple could be saved by champion status - March 9, 2004 ON
Editorial: States’ cooperation helping to safeguard the Great Lakes - March 9, 2004 SP
[PCB] ADEM to hold public meeting on assessment of former city landfill - March 9, 2004 Daily Home
[PCB] A tiny fraction: Anniston incinerator fails test for PCB pollution - March 9, 2004 AL.com
[PCB] Landfill deal lets Patterson off hook - March 9, 2004 JournalNews
[PCB] Advisory on eating fresh fish released - March 9, 2004 NJ.com
[PCB] Yankee Rowe waste materials are traveling over Vermont roads - March 9, 2004 Brattleboro Reformer
[PCB] TDEC to discuss Witherspoon site - March 9, 2004 Oak Ridger
[PCB] Drop in Budget Slows Superfund Program - March 9, 2004 NYTimes
[PCB] GE deserved win in latest round of dredging fight - March 9, 2004 Saratogian
Zero Sites Added To Superfund List - March 9, 2004 EMS
Google's Ads -- and Minuses - March 9, 2004 Business Week
Bush Plan Would Destroy Species in Order to Save Them - March 9, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Scientist denies being 'muzzled' - March 9, 2004 BBC


Bill opens door to factory farms [Factory Farming] (Scroll down) - March 8, 2004 MEH
Finding a cure [Factory Farming] - March 8, 2004 FightingBob
New London considers shoreland setback rules - March 8, 2004 PC
Spring flooding nothing new along Wolf River - March 8, 2004 PC
[PCB] DNR Adds Local Stream To State Polluted Waters List - March 8, 2004 WISC Channel3000
Study backs intense cholesterol care [PCBs linked to increased cholesterol] - March 8, 2004 MilwJS
State is 16th in asbestos deaths - March 8, 2004 MilwJS
Budget crunch cuts into crowd heading to Appleton science expo - March 8, 2004 PC
John Dipko column: Bills quietly make way to Doyle - March 8, 2004 PG
Legislators rush to pass bills - March 8, 2004 WSJ
Troubled Ohio nuclear plant may reopen, regulators say [Point Beach] - March 8, 2004 MilwJS
Making money from muck - March 8, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] 11 New Hazardous Waste Sites Proposed to the Superfund National Priorities List - March 8, 2004 U.S. Newswire
[PCB] EPA raises awareness of tainted fish - March 8, 2004 Ledger-Enquirer
[PCB] In The Northwest: New head of EPA serves up a lot of verbal mush - March 8, 2004 SeattlePI
[PCB] Klickitat County, Wash., Banks on Scenic Beauty for High-Tech Recruiting - March 8, 2004 Miami Herald
[PCB] Consumers share blame for culinary perils - March 8, 2004 Yahoo
[Dioxin] On the Alert for Toxins in Preschools - March 8, 2004 Connect For Kids
[Dioxin] Dr. Martin Donohoe: Opposing EPA's proposal on toxic mercury emissions - March 8, 2004 Oregonian
New sites proposed for Superfund cleanups - March 8, 2004 MSNBC
White House Race Pits Oil Drilling Vs Conserving - March 8, 2004 PlanetArk
Hunters get Bush to ease up on wetlands - March 8, 2004 MSNBC
Little help for 400 endangered bird species - March 8, 2004 MSNBC
Bush Aims to Reverse Transportation Reforms - March 8, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Protect rigorous science - March 8, 2004 Providence Journal
Mr. Anti-science - March 8, 2004 Berkshire Eagle
Ganging up on Superfund - March 8, 2004 Berkshire Eagle
Corporations Cut Deals To Avoid Pollution Penalties - March 8, 2004 EMS
Scientists Call On Bush Administration To Reverse Policy Expanding Imports Of Endangered Species - March 8, 2004 EMS
Scientist 'gagged' by No 10 after warning of global warming threat - March 8, 2004 Independent
How chief scientist attracted heat from No 10 - March 10, 2004 Independent


Luxemburg provides water to township family with contaminated well [Factory Farming] - March 7, 2004 NC
State bureaucracy replaces local democracy [Factory Farming] - March 7, 2004 PG
Editorial: Smoke signals on the farm [Factory Farming] - March 7, 2004 MilwJS
Letters: Farm expansion bill is a flagrant power grab [Factory Farming]- March 7, 2004 SP
Committee balances local, environmental interests [Factory Farming] March 7, 2004 PG
Water talks need light of day - March 7, 2004 NC
Suburbs’ water costs elusive - March 7, 2004 PG
Town may opt for money over land - March 7, 2004 PC
Vote on well rules is likely - March 7, 2004 WSJ
Ed Culhane column: Looking for some spear change - March 7, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Anglers’ final trips on ice pay off - March 7, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Fishing fever strikes again - March 7, 2004 PG
It’s time to speak your mind at spring fish and game hearings - March 7, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Club seeks Earth Day logo entries - March 7, 2004 MHT
Employees frustrated by DNR hours - March 7, 2004 ON
DNR customers accustomed to reduced hours - March 7, 2004 PC
Bush tackles pollution like a CEO [like a destroyer] - March 7, 2004 PG
Duck hunters win one for wetlands — or do they? March 7, 2004 PG
Carol Hunter column: Forum points out state’s ideals [EnvDereg] - March 7, 2004 PG
Editorial: State’s economy has image problem [EnvDereg] - March 7, 2004 ON
Paper Report: Research, innovation, ideas needed in fight to revitalize industry - March 7, 2004 PC
[PCB] Legal muck - March 7, 2004 TimesUnion
[PCB] Behold the Delaware - a simmering stew of deadly toxins - March 7, 2004 DelawareOnline
[PCB] Going it alone in the Gorge - March 7, 2004 Columbian
[PCB] A Ludacris choice - March 7, 2004 New York Daily News
[PCB] Food fears haven't tainted most consumers - March 7, 2004 HoustonChronicle
[PCB] When corporations need an expert, he gladly answers the call - March 7, 2004 NJ.com
[PCB] Engineer pins all his hopes on garbage career - March 7, 2004 New Haven Register
Study Highlights Global Threats to Bird Populations - March 7, 2004 Yahoo


Editorial: Exceedingly ugly lobbying [EnvDereg] - March 6, 2004 CapTimes
Opposition to energy pricing system unifies state, utilities, consumer groups - March 6, 2004 MilwJS
Short sturgeon season good for population - March 6, 2004 ON
Spearheading an effort - March 6, 2004 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - March 6, 2004 MilwJS
Time and effort needed to keep jobs in Wisconsin [EnvDereg] - March 6, 2004 PC
[PCB] Town meetings on PCB payments delayed - March 6, 2004 AL.com
[PCB] Chemical Weapons - March 6, 2004 WTVY
[PCB] Town reapplies for funds to clean up Cos Cob site - March 6, 2004 Greenwich Time
[PCB] Wilton company future of limitless trash - but financial risk - March 6, 2004 TheAdvocate
[Dioxin] Blood testing for dioxin on the way - March 6, 2004 Stuff
How Industry Won the Battle of Pollution Control at E.P.A. - March 6, 2004 NYTimes
President's panel skewed facts, 2 scientists say - March 6, 2004 Boston.com


[PCB] Editorial: Owens’ anti-burial stance on PCBs a shining moment - March 5, 2004 ON
Water Authority gets ready to work with Manitowoc - March 5, 2004 De Pere Journal
Corporation counsel calls manure runoff allegations a DNR matter [Factory Farming]- March 5, 2004 NC
County corporation counsel: 'Hijacked' committee meeting not legal; Discussion of alleged manure runoff not listed on Tuesday agenda - March 5, 2004 NC
Report: Falls power plant’s effects on environment would be minimal - March 5, 2004 SP
Opponent might lose more land to power line - March 5, 2004 WausauDailyHerald
Letters: True story about loss of Wisconsin wetlands unknown - March 5, 2004 ON
Editorial: Doyle fails to back reform - March 5, 2004 CapTimes
Great Lakes lawmakers call on Corps to build electric barrier - March 5, 2004 NC
[PCB] Chemical weapons facility fails test; PCBs limits passed at incinerator - March 5, 2004 AL.com
[PCB] Tests show exhaust from Ala. weapons incinerator exceeded maximum levels for PCBs - March 5, 2004 AtlantaJournalConstitution
[PCB] EPA asks Army for more data on destruction of weapons in Ala - March 5, 2004 Waste News
[PCB] Two states join in fish warning - March 5, 2004 NewsJournal
[PCB] New Independent Tests Reveal PCB Contamination in SUNY New Paltz Dormitories - March 5, 2004 eMediaWire
[PCB] Court orders GE suit restored - March 5, 2004 New York
[PCB] Appeals court revives General Electric challenge of Superfund law - March 5, 2004 ENN
[PCB] GE can challenge Hudson cleanup, court rules - March 5, 2004 TheJournalNews
[PCB] Risks from PCBs in air are minimal, official claims - March 5, 2004 NewsandSentinel
[PCB] EPA slashes CCSU violation fines - March 5, 2004 NewBritainHerald
[PCB] End of dredging dispute is near - March 5, 2004 DailyPress
[PCB] Occum Park plan promised final funds - March 5, 2004 NorwichBulletin
[Dioxin] US presidential hopeful recalls experience with Agent Orange - March 5, 2004 VNANet
Bush administration holds scientific evidence hostage - March 5, 2004 NashvilleCityPaper
Cleaning up the Coasts - March 5, 2004 ENN


Drinking water impacted by manure runoff [Factory Farming] - March 4, 2004 WaterTech
Polluted water forces family to leave home [Factory Farming] - March 4, 2004 PG
Manure runoff in Luxemburg well could spur lawsuits [Factory Farming] - March 4, 2004 PG
Residents accuse Luxemburg farmer of contaminating their well water [FactoryFarming] - March 4, 2004 Kewaunee County News
Rep. Ward: Assembly Passes Historic Livestock Siting Bill [Factory Farming] - March 4, 2004 WisPolitics
Tom Perry column: New water deal seems out of this world - March 4, 2004 PG
County panel eyes fourth class of water for shoreland ordinance - March 4, 2004 Shawano Leader
Lobby groups bankroll big effort in Wisconsin [Environmental Deregulation] - March 4, 2004 PC
Lobbying groups set spending record [Env Dereg] - March 4, 2004 WSJ
Wisconsin Legislature: Letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioners Recommending Delay in MISO's Competitive Wholesale Market - March 4, 2004 WisPolitics (PDF)
Quarries, asphalt companies rally against Door County policies - March 4, 2004 PG
Aldermen walk out - March 4, 2004 DCA
Land ordinance draws fire - March 4, 2004 DCA
Officials: Anglers must remove ice shacks - March 4, 2004 ON
Marinette to combat gypsy moth - March 4, 2004 MEH
Groups share concern for resources - March 4, 2004 MilwJS
Go with the flow - March 4, 2004 MilwJS
It’s transition time in fishing - March 4, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Outdoors Almanac - March 4, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] Shrimp: But when 88% is imported, is it safe? - March 4, 2004 Modbee.com
[PCB] Monsanto taking over Solutia cleanup in Illinois - March 4, 2004 Planet Ark
[PCB] Court Decision Gives General Electric Another Chance to Sue E.P.A.- March 4, 2004 WSTM-TV
[PCB] EPA Warns Court Ruling Could Mar Superfund Cleanup - March 4, 2004 FoxNews
[PCB] Writer: SUNY still has PCBs - March 4, 2004 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] SUNY, activist still at odds over PCB contamination - March 4, 2004 Daily Freeman
[PCB] Environmentalists call for more responsibility in dealing with CRTs in TVs and computer monitors - March 4, 2004 MNSun
[PCB] Cleanup of Colo. oil recycling site is complete, EPA says - March 4, 2004 Waste News
[PCB] PCB trial called waste of taxpayers' money - March 4, 2004 Edmunton.CBC
[PCB] Canadian firm pioneers PCB cleanup in soil - March 4, 2004 InSourced
[PCB] Ban on toxic chemicals comes into force in May - March 4, 2004 Green Clippings
[Dioxin] Dow exec defends company - March 4, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Judge makes document ruling - March 4, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Five a day for fish? Veggie-eating creatures healthier for humans - March 4, 2004 TCPalm
U.S. Requests Exemptions to Ozone Pact for Chemical - March 4, 2004 NYTimes
Republicans won't budge on MTBE - March 4, 2004 HoustonChronicle
Oil drilling OK gets politically messy - March 4, 2004 MSNBC
Asbestos Death Toll: 10,000 Americans a Year - and Rising - March 4, 2004 EMS
World-wide Quality Of Life Survey - March 4, 2004 Planetizen


Runoff blamed for driving out family [Factory Farming] - March 3, 2004 PC
Polluted water forces family to leave home [Factory Farming] - March 3, 2004 PG
Residents accuse town of Luxemburg farmer of contaminating their well water; DNR also blamed for enforcement inaction related to manure runoff [Factory Farming] - March 3, 2004 NC
Midwest Environmental Advocates. Assembly passes bill to promote siting of livestock factories while DNR investigates water pollution at two [Factory Farming] - March 4, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Editorial: Farm expansion bill has two big flaws, needs good follow-up [Factory Farming] - March 3, 2004 SP
Call it what it isn't [Factory Farming] - March 3, 2004 NC
Assembly passes bill streamlining livestock expansion [Factory Farming] March 3, 2004 NC
Assembly OKs livestock expansion bill [Factory Farming] - March 3, 2004 PC
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation: Farmers, Local Communities One Step Closer to Sensible Livestock Siting Standards [Factory Farming] - March 3, 2004 WisPolitics (PDF)
New recreation trail may come with water line - March 3, 2004 MHT
Little Chute mulls privatizing village water department - March 3, 2004 PC
Weekly fishing report - March 3, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Toxin Combo Common In Fish Appears Capable Of Impairing Motor Skills - March 3, 2004 ScienceDailyNews
[PCB] State approves filling old mines with river dredge, coal ash - March 3, 2004 PhillyBurbs
[PCB] Officials ask for probe into air quality - March 3, 2004 Marietta Times
[PCB] Peanut butter pie survives, thanks to Lunch Pail legacy - March 3, 2004 Mercury News
[PCB] UK-owned store sells whale meat in Japan - March 3, 2004 OneWorld.net
[Dioxin] Dioxin levels drop in trout and bass from two major rivers - March 3, 2004 MaineToday
[Dioxin] FDA Gives Favorable Review for Martek DHA Derived From Former OmegaTech Technology - March 3, 2004 Yahoo


[PCB] Legislator presses ban on PCBs in landfills - March 2, 2004 PG
[PCB] Committee hears testimony on PCB legislation - March 2, 2004 PC
Green Bay could contest water deal - March 2, 2004 PG
Allouez board to explain vote to buy Manitowoc water - March 2, 2004 PG
True regional water authority required - March 2, 2004 NC
Assembly likely to OK farm expansion bill [Factory Farming] - March 2, 2004 SP
Residents question well plan - March 2, 2004 Stevens Point Journal
Coverage on mercury missed a critical issue - March 2, 2004 PG
Door County wolves are not an illusion (Scroll down) - March 2, 2004 PG
Aquaculture conference will lure hundreds - March 2, 2004 ON
Recreation - March 2, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Forestry work to begin for Neenah Riverwalk - March 2, 2004 PC
Tom Perry column: Taking out the trash used to be so simple - March 2, 2004 PG
[PCB] Ripping Steel - March 2, 2004 Wired
[PCB] Firm pioneers PCB clean-up solution - March 2, 2004 E-Wire
[PCB] An End to Landfills? - March 2, 2004 Tidepool
[PCB] Commission restocks waterways with trout, warns fishermen of mercury levels - March 2, 2004 Digital Collegian
[PCB] State adds to advisories as anglers start fishing - March 2, 2004 ToledoBlade
[PCB] Puget Sound orcas proposed for endangered species list - March 2, 2004 Daily News Online
[PCB] Toxin combo common in fish appears capable of impairing motor skills - March 2, 2004 Innovations-Report
[PCB] Toxin content in fish harms motor skills in humans : Study - March 2, 2004 WebIndia
[PCB/Dioxin] Monsanto to take over environment cleanup - March 2, 2004 SeattlePI
[Dioxin] Fish farmers bite back - March 2, 2004 FoodProduction
[Dioxin] Judge to rule in dioxin lawsuit - March 2, 2004 Saginaw News
Second Thoughts on a Chemical: In Water, How Much Is Too Much? - March 2, 2004 NYTimes
Bush Puts Giant Sequoias on the Chopping Block - March 2, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
The Sixth Great Extinction: A Status Report - March 2, 2004 ENN
A Sampling of Apartments to Be Retested for 9/11 Ills - March 2, 2004 NYTimes
When facts start getting in the way - March 2, 2004 ChicagoDailyTribune
Building Sustainability At Ground Zero - March 2, 2004 Planetizen
Oceans in crisis, will Bush step up? - March 2, 2004 MSNBC


Laura Olah: Military endangers public by shirking duty to clean up its messes - March 1, 2004 CapTimes
Mapping may help predict wolves' problem spots - March 1, 2004 CapTimes
Gov. Doyle: Issues Executive Order Recognizing Tribal Sovereignty - March 1, 2004 WisPolitics
Clean Wisconsin: Letter to Groundwater Protection Act Drafting Subcommittee - March 1, 2004 WisPolitics
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation: Testimony on proposed groundwater protection bill, LRB-4302 - March 1, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Teacher thrilled with seeing bear - March 1, 2004 MEH
Suburbs draining water from Lake Michigan - March 1, 2004 GLRC
[PCB] Animals' Sexual Changes Linked to Waste, Chemicals - March 1, 2004 National Geographic
[PCB] Monsanto and Pfizer could be facing fines - March 1, 2004 STLToday
[PCB] Asbestos removal at Burlington store may get green light in weeks - March 1, 2004 Advocate
[PCB] Washington state recommends endangered status for Puget Sound orcas - March 1, 2004 SignOnSanDiego
[PCB] The Farmed Salmon Debate - Economic Terrorism? - March 1, 2004 Scoop
[PCB] Sonic Completes Construction of Plant One - March 1, 2004 MarketWire
[PCB] After food scares, what's safe to eat? - March 1, 2004 MSNBC
[PCB] Is anything safe to eat these days? March 1, 2004 CTV.ca
[Dioxin] Scottish Quality Salmon: Science Study is Seriously Misleading on Safety of Scottish Salmon - March 1, 2004 Yahoo
[Dioxin] Eco-Traitor - March 1, 2004 Wired
EPA Misleading Public on Superfund - March 1, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Global Catastrophe In 20 Years Warns Leaked Pentagon Report - March 1, 2004 Planetizen

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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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