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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March 1-10, 2005

March 21-31, 2005

March 11-20, 2005

Local fish changes top hearing agenda - March 20, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Jim Lee column: Community protects its water future - March 20, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
DNR advisory group to hear views on lower hunting age - March 20, 2005 MilwJS
Experts urge frequent well testing - March 20, 2005 MHT
Proposed aquatic center to be discussed - March 20, 2005 MHT
Contaminated wells mean expensive fix for families - March 20, 2005 MHT
Editorial: Federal rules aren’t optional - March 20, 205 PG
Guest Commentary: Wind energy important to state - March 20, 2005 MHT
Editorial: State senate affirms corrupt campaign-finance practices - March 20, 2005 PG
Letter: Ethanol plant opponents ignoring facts, city’s future - March 20, 2005 SP
Letter: Site for new station has been studied - March 20, 2005 SP

Georgia-Pacific looks to cut labor force with buyouts - March 19, 2005 PG
Gravel pit proposal stirs anger - March 19, 2005 MHT
Ecology, economy are state's true green, gold - March 19, 2005 MilwJS
Editorial: This is a right that belongs to the people - March 19, 2005 MilwJS
Shine the light: Serving as a watchdog of the public's right to know - March 19, 2005 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - March 19, 2005 MilwJS

Nuke plant sale ripped: Groups decry out-of-state deal for power facility - March 18, 2005 CapTimes
Nuclear-plant sale to Virginia company OK’d - March 18, 2005 PG
Dominion takes over nuclear plant - March 18, 2005 PG
Age of plant influenced sale - March 18, 2005 PG
State regulators approve Kewaunee nuclear power plant sale - March 18, 2005 NC
Gov. Doyle: Accepts Certification of 27 Wisconsin County Forests - March 18, 2005 WisPolitics
DNR display takes aim at illegal hunting - March 18, 2005 MilwJS
New grant aimed at area growth - March 18, 2005 PG
Litter on frozen Lake Poygan angers rural Oshkosh resident - March 18, 2005 ON
Letter: Join neighbors in opposing ethanol plant in Sheboygan - March 18, 2005 SP
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Increase Our Fees; Protect Our Ability to Hunt and Fish - March 18, 2005 WisPolitics
Editorial: Great Lakes invasive-species issue needs immediate action - March 18, 2005 PG
Dave Zweifel: Cleaner lakes mean changing habits - March 18, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] LBNL Plans Major Offsite Move, Historic Accelerator Demolition - March 18, 2005 Berkeley Daily Planet
[PCB] Marine researchers deliver blueprint for rescuing America’s troubled coral reefs - March 18, 2005 Innovations Report
[PCB] Evergreen Ballet drops protest of $11 million hotel-condo project - March 18, 2005 KingCountyJournal
[PCB] Gas-cutting move makes Ralph mad - March 18, 2005 Edmunton Sun
[Dioxin] Activists promise legalchallenge to permit - March 18, 2005 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] DEQ issues permitfor sludge - March 18, 2005 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Boeing cited after contamination found - March 18, 2005 L A Daily News
Measuring Wal-Mart's Impact: State governments are concerned about Wal-Mart's impact - March 18, 2005 Planetizen
POLL - Americans See Fuel Efficient Cars as "Patriotic" - March 18, 2005 Planet Ark
Understanding Sustainability In 60 Minutes: How would you explain the concept of sustainability to college students in an hour? - March 18, 2005 Planetizen
Scientists: Road Salt Harms Environment - March 18, 2005 ENN
The Unfolding Yucca Mountain Scandal? Falsified Yucca documents lead to investigation of project's science - March 18, 2005 Planetizen
Environmentalists get drilled: ANWR vote shows how far environmentalism's stock has fallen on Capitol Hill - March 18, 2005 WorkingForChange

[PCB] Fox River bill sent to Assembly - March 17, 2005 PG
[PCB] PCB bill pits paper companies, insurers - March 17, 2005 PC
WisPolitics: PSC Approves Sale of Kewaunee Nuclear Plant - March 17, 2005 WisPolitics
Energy panel approves sale of Kewaunee nuclear plant: Consumer groups say new deal still too risky - March 17, 2005 MilwJS
Vote possible on nuke-plant sale - March 17, 2005 PG
Public hearing set to redesignate ozone status in Manitowoc County - March 17, 2005 NC
Police chief still likes Sheridan Park - March 17, 2005 SP
DNR warns about dangers with spreading manure on frozen ground - March 17, 2005 NC
Kaukauna council sets aside land for city park - March 17, 2005 PC
State Senate rejects campaign finance reform bill - March 17, 2005 PC
Report: Campaign donors get bigger grants; State officials say awards made without political pressure - March 17, 2005 PC
Fur is flying over cat proposal [The politics of distraction] - March 17, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Outdoors Almanac - March 17, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Wisconsin Outdoor Report as of March 17, 2005 - March 17, 2005 WDNR
Citizens Utility Board: PSC Nuke Decision Threatens Health, Safety, and Pocketbooks - March 17, 2005 WisPolitics
Customers First! Coalition: PSC Reversal a Step Toward Deregulating Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant - March 17, 2005 WisPolitics (PDF)
PSC: Approves Sale of Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant with New Conditions - March 17, 2005 WisPolitics
Chuck Pils: Legislators don't understand conservation - March 17, 2005 CapTime
Big is beautiful: Where are all the Big Ideas? - March 17, 2005 FightingBob
Pat Durkin column: Johnson deserves a note of thanks - March 17, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Editorial: Lawmakers just not into campaign finance reform - March 17, 2005 PC
Editorial: Federal open-records law needs boost from Congress - March 17, 2005 PC
National Farmers Union Applauds Renewable Fuel Standards Bill - March 17, 2005 NFU
Michael Neuman: Petitions urging action on global warming will be sent to pols - March 17, 2005 CapTimes
How to prepare a planet for global warming - March 17 (18), 2005 Christian Science Monitor
Global Warming Unstoppable for 100 Years, Study Says - March 17, 2005 National Geographic
[PCB] EPA to review Army plan to burn buildings - March 17, 2005 Beacon Journal
[PCB] Norway to check dioxins and PCB levels in halibut - March 17, 2005 Fishupdate.com
[Dioxin] So durable, it's hard to get rid of - March 17, 2005 World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Senate votes for ANWR oil drilling - March 17, 2005 CNN
No stopping rising sea levels, study says: Even if pollution suddenly ends, Earth will still grow warmer - March 17, 2005 MSNBC

[PCB] PCB bill pits paper companies, insurers: Measure likely to spur court battle - March 16, 2005 PG
PSC reconsiders nuclear power plant sale: Utility's request for rate increase expected to pass - March 16, 2005 MilwJS
Some want to lift barriers to new nuclear projects - March 16, 2005 MilwJS
[PCB] Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger: Thermal treatment of painted metal objects causes PCB contamination at Badger AAP - March 16, 2005 CSWAB
Residents still fighting wind farm - March 16, 2005 MHT
Pipeline projects could boost local jobs - March 16, 2005 PG
EPA rule means Wisconsin must scale back new mercury controls - March 16, 2005 NC
Report says new police station not a good fit at Sheridan Park - March 16, 2005 SP
Rezoning for ethanol plant vetoed by plan commission - March 16, 2005 SP
Ozone air-pollution standards advance: State designated 10 lakeshore counties as ‘nonattainment’ areas - March 16, 2005 PG
Crane found dead, but researchers hope for nesting success - March 16, 2005 NC
Abbey provides ideal habitat for bird-watchers boutique - March 16, 2005 PC
Port looks to clear way for shipping season - March 16, 2005 PG
Ambitious plans eyed for Gilbert Paper mill site - March 16, 2005 PC
Mayor Cieslewicz Announces Recycling Cart Choice Program - March 16, 2005 Wheeler Report (PDF)
New federal rules to allow states to control disruptive mute swans - March 16, 2005 MilwJS
Save Our Unique Lands (SOUL): WPS land acquisition case - March 16, 2005 Wheeler Report
Editorial: Give Sheridan Park back to neighborhood - March 16, 2005 SP
‘Have-Mores’ Clean Up at Corporate Welfare Trough: Campaign donors get substantially more help than non-contributors - March 16, 2005 Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Dane County Executive Falk, Watershed Commission Announce formation of manure spreading taskforce - March 16, 2005 Dane County
Letter: Big, noisy generators are not the answer - March 16, 2005 MilwJS
Letter: Steps can be taken to protect birds, bats (Scroll down) - March 16, 2005 MilwJS
Letter: Use turbines to make real energy contribution (Scroll down) - March 16, 2005 MilwJS
Senate votes to drill in refuge - March 16, 2005 MilwJS
Gridlock and the Greens - March 16, 2005 Cincinnati Post
[PCB] PCB Exposure Tied to Menstrual Cycle Length - March 16, 2005 Reuters
[PCB] Loss to recreational fishing just one component of ultimate bottom line of pollution's cost - March 16, 2005 Kalamazoo Gazette
Mercury Pollution, Autism Link Found - U.S. Study - March 16, 2005 Yahoo
Data on Yucca nuclear waste site falsified? - March 16, 2005 MSNBC

[PCB] Brown County may hold off on Renard Isle plan - March 15, 2005 PG
Letters: Conservation meetings important to state sportsmen - March 15, 2005 ON
Kohlberg buying International Papers’ Industrial Papers Business - March 15, 2005 PG
IP sells mills - March 15, 2005 NC
Impact of IP sale murky - March 15, 2005 PC
Police station site report ready - March 15, 2005 SP
Mercury rules worry area residents - March 15, 2005 PG
State DNR disappointed by new mercury rules - March 15, 2005 MilwJS
Environmental groups want more study on airport project - March 15, 2005 NC
April conference to focus on waterfront revitalization - March 15, 2005 WDNR
Michigan lawmakers want states to fight exotic species - March 15, 2005 NC
Ed Garvey: We need people who think big, dream big - March 15, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Air-cleanup mandate a start - March 15, 2005 PG
Editorial: Ethanol plant doesn’t belong in urban setting - March 15, 2005 SP
Editorial: Bad law chills openness of financial interest forms - March 15, 2005 PC
Alice D'Alessio: GOP lawmakers endanger Wisconsin's quality of life - March 15, 2005 CapTimes
Vietnam defoliant ruling to be appealed - March 15, 2005 Herald
[PCB] Tests reveal more PCBs in soil near proposed school - March 15, 2005 BostonHerald
[PCB] Our Chemical Bodies - March 15, 2005 Daily Democrat
[PCB] The Body Chemical - March 15, 2005 Inside Bay Area
[PCB] Maritime agency halts contracting process - March 15, 2005 Daily Press
[PCB] PCBs in farmed salmon a danger to Americans - March 15, 2005 Montana Kaimin
[PCB] PCBs a hot topic at annual geologists' meeting in city - March 15, 2005 Saratogian
[PCB] Well worth the effort to restore Spokane River - March 15, 2005 Seattle PI
[Dioxin] Doctor recants blood claim - March 15, 2005 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Hospital won't scrap incinerator - March 15, 2005 SJ-R
[Dioxin] Dana speaks on social and environmental justice - March 15, 2005 Tufts Daily
[Dioxin] American students shocked by Vietnam’s AO suffering - March 15, 2005 Thanhnien News
Group links mercury to learning disabilities - March 15, 2005 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bush uses rule book to roll back protections - March 15, 2005 SeattlePI

International Paper sale to affect 1,000 workers - March 14, 2005 MilwJS
IP sells Valley plants - March 14, 2005 PC
Renewable fuels save in long run - March 14, 2005 PG
You can help count cranes - March 14, 2005 PG
Stephanie Turner: Conservation Congress out of touch, needs overhaul - March 14, 2005 CapTimes
Mike Wood 'Takes Five'- March 14, 2005 MilwJS
Missteps Hurt Advisory Group - March 14, 2005 WisOpinion
[PCB] Fish for your heart - March 14, 2005 Cybernoon
[PCB] The great experiment: Better living through chemistry carries hidden risks - March 14, 2005 MarinIndependentJournal
[PCB] A body's burden: What's in you? - March 14, 2005 MarinIndependentJournal
[PCB] Testing options limited, costly - March 14, 2005 MarinIndependentJournal
[PCB] How family of 4 was selected, tested - March 14, 2005 MarinIndependentJournal
[PCB] PCB damage to river to be detailed - March 14, 2005 Kalamazoo Gazette
[PCB] How we depend on chemicals - March 14, 2005 Ukiah Daily Journal
[Dioxin] Dioxin Exposure: The Way Forward - March 14, 2005 Scoop
[Dioxin] Kenneth T. Tellis: Now we also know what US democracy is all about? - March 14, 2005 VHeadline
[Dioxin] Four hospitals resist calls to shut down medical waste incinerators - March 14, 2005 ABC7Chicago
EPA Abandons Lead-Based Paint Protections; 1.4 Million Children and Thousands of Construction Workers at Risk - March 14, 2005 EMS

Area has clout on state energy policy - March 13, 2005 PG
DNR: Chronic Wasting Disease Meetings Set - March 13, 2005 WISC
Wetlands, fish, people benefit from rise in Great Lakes' levels - March 13, 2005 NC
A comparison of average annual water levels of the Great Lakes - March 13, 2005 NC
State gets permit to kill wolves - March 13, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Deer hunting issues on spring ballot - March 13, 2005 Wisconsin Outdoors
Hunting, fishing fees must go up, state says - March 13, 2005 PG
[PCB] Breast milk toxin study troubles nursing moms - March 13, 2005 STLtoday
[PCB] Our body's burden must be addressed - March 13, 2005 Argus
[PCB] Our chemical legacy - March 13, 2005 Daily Democrat
[Dioxin] Author condemns Dow's chemical footprint - March 13, 2005 ToledoBlade
[Dioxin] Vietnam's Agent Orange Victims Feel Cheated by U.S. Court - March 15, 2005 IPS
[Dioxin] Agent Orange lawsuit: an unjust, immoral verdict - March 13, 2005 VietNam News
[Dioxin] Kiwis fight for dioxin tests - March 13, 2005 HindustanTimes

Denmark OKs future pipeline tap - March 12, 2005 PG
Study finds big payoff in clean water: Delavan Lake project boosts economy in area - March 12, 2005 MilwJS
Lack of water can sink progress internationally - March 12, 2005 MilwJS
State's anglers asked to offer opinions to Congress, DNR - March 12, 2005 MilwJS
Fish refuges are being established for walleyes - March 12, 2005 PC
Scott Hassett: State conservation at critical juncture - March 12, 2005 CapTimes
Outdoors notes - March 12, 2005 MilwJS

Nuclear-plant work comes at a cost: WPS wants rate increase for next year - March 11, 2005 PG
Ethanol plant faces uphill fight - March 11, 2005 SP
DNR chief pitches license fee hikes - March 11, 2005 PC
DNR chief: Fee increases for DNR, not state - March 11, 2005 NC
New rules call for cleaner air - March 11, 2005 MilwJS
Village of Cross Plains: To Introduce Unique Measure to Protect Drinking Water and Black Earth Creek at Forum Tuesday Night - March 11, 2005 WisPolitics
Power plant suits grow, drop by 1: Court rejects wetlands objections; Illinois sues over mercury emissions - March 11, 2005 MilwJS
EPA Puts a New Cap on Pollution - March 11, 2005 LATimes
Farming mishap threatens water quality - March 11, 2005 WaterTech
Guest Commentary: It’s time to stop manure runoff - March 11, 2005 MHT
Letter: Wind turbines won’t harm us - March 11, 2005 MHT
Letter: Manure, sewage are about the same - March 11, 2005 PG
[PCB] Raising their voices for a Ringwood cleanup - March 11, 2005 NorthJersey
[PCB] Bureaucrat fingers bird 'nutrients' for toxicity - March 11, 2005 MountainNews
[Dioxin] Blood results a puzzle - March 11, 2005 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Child's deformity 'caused by dioxin' - March 11 (12), 2005 New Zealand Herald
[Dioxin] Paris conference on effects of Agent Orange - March 11, 2005 Expatica
America the Crumbling: A report issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the nation's infrastructure a D grade - March 11, 2005 Planetizen
Scientists Prove Less Trees, Less Rain - March 11, 2005 ENN
Sustainable Economy This Week - March 11, 2005 ENN
EarthNews Radio: Sustainable Conservation - March 11, 2005 ENN

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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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