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, 2006

March 11-20, 2006

March 21-31, 2006

Air advisory for Brown Co. issued - March 31, 2006 PG
Manure spill cases move to Justice Department - March 31, 2006 MHT
Dumps violated MMSD permit, DNR says - March 31, 2006 MJS
Sewage Is Dumped Into Lake Michigan - March 31, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] Officials Warn Against Eating Fish From Lake Crabtree - March 31, 2006 NBC 17
[PCB] Students to have say on tar ponds cleanup - March 31, 2006 CBC Nova Scotia
[Dioxin] N.J. tightens warnings on tidal fish, shellfish - March 31, 2006 North Jersey
[Dioxin] Waterfront's Problem Said To Be Transportation Costs, Tolls - March 31, 2006 New York Sun
[Dioxin] Eco Friendly and High Class - March 31, 2006 Popgadget
Corporate hog farms grow, and raise a stink - March 31, 2006 MSNBC
U.S. says wetlands healthier, fueling debate - March 31, 2006 MSNBC
Problem: Foreign Oil, Answer: Blowing in the Wind? - March 31, 2006 Common Dreams
We Need to Know the Truth About the Chernobyl Fallout - March 31, 2006 Common Dreams

Air advisory issued for Brown County - March 30, 2006 PG
Cormorant research raises new questions - March 30, 2006 PG
DNR issues air quality advisory for Manitowoc County - March 30, 2006 MHT
Land conservation deal unveiled - March 30, 2006 PC
Outagamie to audit energy efficiency - March 30, 2006 PC
A Better Way: UW Professor Emeritus Fears Power Line In Green Belt - March 30, 2006 CapTimes
Doyle signs eminent domain bill - March 30, 2006 Janesville Gazette
Eminent domain limits become law: Doyle signs bill restricting land acquisitions to public service projects - March 30, 2006 MJS
Great Outdoors Almanac - March 30, 2006 PG
Editorial: New federal mileage rules a bit tardy, but still welcome - March 30, 2006 PC
[PCB] Two Alaska facilities and one Washington school district fined for PCB violations - March 30, 2006 PressZoom
[PCB] Ghostly lessons - March 30, 2006 Daily Press
[PCB] Lockheed says tainted soil must be removed - March 30, 2006 Baltimore Sun
[Dioxin] Fishermen denied key health test - March 31, 2006 Daily Telegraph
[Dioxin] Chemical reaction - March 30, 2006 icChester
[Dioxin] Letter: PVC materials for roof deserve scrutiny - March 30, 2006 Bedford Minuteman
"Pombo-ized" Bills Worry Lawmakers - March 30, 2006 Truthout
For Some Fish, Lack of Oxygen in Water Can Mean Way Too Many Males - March 30, 2006 ENN
Americans at "Tipping Point" About Energy: Poll - March 30, 2006 Truthout

Land deal will preserve 64,000 acres: Conservation buy called state's largest - March 29, 2006 MJS
Biggest Conservation Purchase In State To Protect 65,000 Acres - March 29, 2006 CapTimes
Deal will preserve northern lands - March 29, 2006 PG
Green Valley cashing in on cow power: Farm system converts manure to electricity for We Energies - March 29, 2006 PG
Bill to halt invasive carp advances - March 29, 2006 MJS
Outagamie-owned land unsuitable for building - March 29, 2006 PC
Administration rolls out gas economy rules - March 29, 2006 MJS
Clinics lure kids to fishing - March 29, 2006 MJS
Lawmakers Say State, Not Feds, Rules Refuge - March 29, 2006 CapTimes
Weekly fishing report - March 29, 2006 MJS
[PCB] DEP tests Edison soil - Home News Tribune
[PCB] State to hunt junkyard patrons - March 29, 2006 PittsburghLive
[Dioxin] Municipal Waste Bound for Kingston? Waterkeeper Voices Concerns About Cement Plant Proposal - March 29, 2006 CNW Group
[Dioxin] Caught out - Marcy 29 (30), 2006 Daily Telegraph
FDA Says No Safety Concerns from Early Tests on Benzene in Soda - March 29, 2006 ENN
Environmentalists And States Criticize New Fuel Standards As Too 'Weak' - March 29, 2006 Tom Paine
Bush Fuel Economy Standards Fail to Cut Oil Addiction - March 29, 2006 Common Dreams
Fossil Fuel For Breakfast: Thanks to the global industries that produce, package and ship our food, each meal you eat also feeds the nation's oil addiction - March 29, 2006 AlterNet
Sexual twist among fish in ocean ‘dead zones’: Areas low in oxygen mean more males born, study finds - March 29, 2006 MSNBC

[PCB] Federal cutbacks draining funds for port: Dredging taking hit since 2001, Army Corps says - March 28, 2006 PG
State trail’s progress, support slow in coming - March 28, 2006 MHT
Anamax buys recycling unit - March 28, 2006 PG
MMSD, suburbs seek EPA advice: Rule would ease ban on dumping from waste-only sewers - March 28, 2006 MJS
Waukesha Co. Environmental Action League: Starting the Conservation Conversation--Water-Wise in Waukesha County - March 28, 2006 WisPolitics
Letter: Cormorant bill needs prompt approval (Scroll down) - March 28, 2006 PG
[PCB] State says women's prison in Bedford is clean of PCBs — again - March 28, 2006 Journal News
[PCB] Environment fills financial agenda - March 28, 2006 Edinburgh News
[Dioxin] Poison Cloak - March 28, 2006 Monitor
[Dioxin] Del. fails to lower toxic pollution - March 28, 2006 News Journal
Wetlands rule would favor private restoration - March 28, 2006 MSNBC
Enviros Across the Border - March 28, 2006 AlterNet
The Real News About Green Marketing : Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - March 28, 2006 ENN
Green Bloggers Confront Bush Administration's Proposed Sale of National Forests - March 28, 2006 ENN
Creating a Network Against Biopiracy - March 28, 2006 Common Dreams
2005 Hottest Year On Record - March 28, 2006 ENN

Bad septic systems may add to well problem - March 27, 2006 PG
DNR plans controlled burns - March 27, 2006 SP
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Energy efficiency should get boost with new law - March 27, 2006 PC
New Energy Law Is Good For Everyone - March 27, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Gold in the Brownfields - March 27, 2006 Recycling Today
[PCB] Fish group slams omega 3 study - March 27, 2006 Food Navigator
[PCB] Latest Import From China: Filthy Air - March 27, 2006 ABC News
[PCB] Another ship to leave 'Ghost Fleet' in James - March 27, 2006 TimesDispatch
[Dioxin] DEP to probe contamination - March 27, 2006 Tribune-Review
Eco-friendly homes multiply across U.S.- March 27, 2006 MSNBC
Farm Subsidies Devastate the World's Poor and the Environment - March 27, 2006 ENN

[PCB] Mental health center focus of Brown County races - March 26, 2006 PG
Giant farms can get bigger: Calumet County officials helpless under new rules - March 26, 2006 PC
DNR welcomes volunteers to watch over lakes - March 26, 2006 PG
Muskie anglers target Green Bay - March 26, 2006 PG
Outdoors notes - March 26, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Feds can't shirk Great Lakes role - March 26, 2006 PG
Letter: We must preserve great natural resource (Scroll down) - March 26, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Great Lakes hang in a precarious balance - March 26, 2006 News-Dispatch
[PCB] 9/11 'Ill Worker Outrage" - March 26, 2006 New York Post
[PCB] 'Oyster' contains pearls of wisdom - March 26, 2006 Oregonian
[PCB] Technology Turns Contaminated Sediment into Useful Product - March 26, 2006 NewsBlaze
Polar Ice Caps Are Melting Faster Than Ever ... More and More Land Is Being Devastated By Drought ... Rising Waters Are Drowning Low-Lying Communities ... By Any Measure, Earth Is At ... The Tipping Point - March 26, 2006 Truthout

Glatfelter to repay $292,000 state loan - March 25, 2006 PC
Great Lakes Degraded As Congress Stalls - March 25, 2006 WSJ
Outdoors notes - March 25, 2006 MJS
School takes students back to basics of living: Immersion course shows how to live off land for months - March 25, 2006 MJS
[PCB] PCBs "not a significant risk" - March 25, 2006 Asbury Park Press
Old Big Brother Had a Farm - March 25, 2006 AlterNet
A Carbon Cloud Hangs Over Green Fuel - March 25, 2006 AlterNet
The Pollution Gap: Report reveals how the world's poorer countries are forced to pay for the CO2 emissions of the developed nations - March 25, 2006 Truthout

Water study finds 2 local violations - March 24, 2006 PG
Water pipeline still is on track, despite obstacles - March 24, 2006 MHT
Vrakas to outline water plan for Waukesha county - March 24, 2006 MJS
Letter: Public misled on wind energy rules - March 24, 2006 PG
Editorial: Grim 'weather Makers' Sounds Global Warning - March 24, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] PCB cleanup input is sought - March 24, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Poor, Ethnic Children At Greater Risk For Exposure To Toxic Pollutants - March 24, 2006 Medical News Today
Pill-Popping Society Fouling Our Water, Official Says - March 24, 2006 Common Dreams
Global warming ad makes a stark point - March 24, 2006 MSNBC
Little Time to Avoid Big Thaw, Scientists Warn - March 24, 2006 Truthout
A New Ethics Needed to Save Life on Earth - March 24, 2006 Common Dreams

Overloaded soil poses Morrison well problem: Town lacks enough land for all its manure, director says - March 23, 2006 PG
Water Pollution Limits Exceeded: 42% Of State Firms Guilty - March 23, 2006 CapTimes
Local coyotes are making a comeback - March 23, 2006 MHT
Court upholds PSC's wind farm approval - March 23, 2006 MJS
Green Program Nominated For Award - March 23, 2006 WSJ
Great Outdoors Almanac - March 23, 2006 PG
Editorial: Court gives Americans victory with clean air ruling - March 23, 2006 PC
Patrick Durkin column: We can't allow politicians to manage wildlife - March 23, 2006 PG
Politics of the dammed: Riverfront property deals are what happen when water and Big Money mix - March 23, 2006 FightingBob
[PCB] GE Seeks To Push Dredging Back To 2008 - March 23, 2006 WNBC
[PCB] Dredging not likely till '08 - March 23, 2006 Saratogian
[PCB] Tainted steel nets fine for nuclear plant - March 23, 2006 Republican
[PCB] Make Ford fund PCB testing - March 23, 2006 Home News Tribune
[PCB] Key site is cleaned up; now, what to do with it? - March 23, 2006 Boston Globe
[PCB] Divers attempt again to raise sunken barge - March 23, 2006 Vallejo Times Herald
[Dioxin] Broga incinerator a chemical bomb - March 23, 2006 Sun2Surf
Polluters Contaminating America’s Waters: 62 Percent Exceed Pollution Limits in Recent 18-Month Period - March 23, 2006 Common Dreams
Wind Energy Demand Booming : Cost Dropping Below Conventional Sources Marks Key Milestone in U.S. Shift to Renewable Energy - March 23, 2006 ENN
Chernobyl Disaster Linked to Higher Rate of Infant Mortality in Britain - March 23, 2006 Common Dreams
Are We Winning the Race to Stop Biodiversity Loss? - March 23, 2006 ENN
Final Declaration Holds Diluted View of Water as a "Right" - March 23, 2006 Common Dreams
Polar shift: Melting ice, quakes and higher seas - March 23, 2006 MSNBC

Morrison septic system inspections considered - March 22, 2006 PG
Kewaunee Nuke plant faces more scrutiny - March 22, 2006 PG
AG Lautenschlager: Announces Judgment for Unlawful Land Spreading in Jefferson County - March 22, 2006 WisPolitics
Horicon wind farm foes find unlikely ally in U.S. Air Force - March 22, 2006 MJS
DNR strives to keep destructive ash tree pest at bay - March 22, 2006 MJS
Sturgeon guards needed for spawning run - March 22, 2006 ON
Upstream battle on Seaway invaders: As shipping season begins, alien species still pose threat, and cure is elusive - March 22, 2006 MJS
Deer crashes through glass, drowns later in Wolf River - March 22, 2006 PG
DNR sets sail on boat safety program - March 22, 2006 MJS
Earth Day's Birthday Still Debated - March 22, 2006 CapTimes
State Parks To Use Only WI Firewood - March 22, 2006 WFRV
DATCP: Wisconsin Company Successfully Tests Technology to Convert Cheese Waste to Renewable Energy - March 22, 2006 WisPolitics
Weekly fishing report - March 22, 2006 MJS
Don't Take Water For Granted - March 22, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] Pollutants Threaten Poor, Minority Kids - March 22, 2006 Forbes
[PCB] Poor, ethnic children at greater risk for exposure to toxic pollutants - March 22, 2006 EurekAlert
[PCB] Fill from Ford has more contaminants - March 22, 2006 Trenton Times
[PCB] Warship USS Oriskany returns to Pensacola - March 22, 2006 NOLA
[PCB] Pass: Unsafe Working Conditions at Burlington Airport Facility Unacceptable; Radiation Exposure Among Hazards Not Addressed by FAA - March 22, 2006 U.S. Newswire
[PCB] Plans for dredging safety shape up - March 22, 2006 Post-Star
[PCB] PCB probe is a 'charged issue' state official says - March 22, 2006 Sentinel
[Dioxin] Environmental Chemicals Implicated In Cancer, Say Experts - March 22, 2006 Medical News Today
[Dioxin] Budget good to parks, Passaic River - March 22, 2006 North Jersey
Good Riddance to Gale Norton - March 22, 2006 AlterNet
PBS To Offer Special Science And Environmental Programming For April 2006 - March 22, 2006 ENN
Ceres Releases First-Ever Ranking of 100 Global Companies on Climate Change Strategy - March 22, 2006 World Business Council on Sustainable Development

Hobart owls put back in the wild - March 21, 2006 PG
Menasha steam, water filtration projects advance - March 21, 2006 PC
Transmission line environmental impact hearings set - March 21, 2006 PG
Less beach, more cars: YMCA's parking lot expansion would cost about $250,000 - March 21, 2006 MHT
Session to debunk myth about women, science - March 21, 2006 PG
Uncertainty Clouds Demand For Ethanol - March 21, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Managing a returning species - March 21, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Invasive species taking toll on lakes - March 21, 2006 Oakland Press
[PCB] Tests find high pollution at old plant - March 21, 2006 SeattlePI
[Dioxin] Child cancer pesticide link - March 21 (22), 2006 Advertiser
[Dioxin] Environmental chemicals implicated in cancer, say experts - March 21, 2006 Innovations Report
[Dioxin] Doubt over pesticide cancer link - March 21, 2006 BBC
Infected Planet: Modern human plagues like bird flu aren't the result of mysterious forces. Whether we mean to or not, we bring them on ourselves - March 21, 2006 AlterNet
Life's Diversity 'Being Depleted' - March 21, 2006 Common Dreams
Changing Climate's Threat to Water Seen - March 21, 2006 LATimes
Big Water's Boondoggle - March 21, 2006 AlterNet
H2O Ought to Be A Public Good, Not A Commodity - March 21, 2006 Common Dreams
Depletion of Oceans Demands an End to Fishing Subsidies - March 21, 2006 Common Dreams
Humans Spur Worst Extinctions Since Dinosaurs - March 21, 2006 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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