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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 - 21, 2007

Manitowoc dodges DNR fine over beach - March 20, 2007 MHT
ATVs are part of Peshtigo River State Forest plan - March 20, 2007 PG
Devil's Lake Deer Positive For CWD - March 20, 2007 CapTimes
Company: Mine Land Restored; Ladysmith Mine Site Is Back To Its Natural State, Firm Says - March 20, 2007 WSJ
[PCB] City to fight PCB dumping: EPA to bring contaminated soil from Kalamazoo River to landfill in Milwood neighborhood - March 20, 2007 Kalamazoo Gazette
[PCB] Toxic island slated for extreme makeover - March 20, 2007 UPI
[PCB] Contaminated mud migrates - March 20, 2007 Star Beacon
[PCB] Going green on computers - March 20, 2007 Houston Chronicle
[Dioxin] Pulp mill 'will pollute' Bass Strait - March 20, 2007 Daily Telegraph
Editorial: River Expert To Thank For Cleaner State Waters - March 20, 2007 CapTimes
 

[PCB/Dioxin] Joint pledge to accelerate cleanup of Great Lakes hot spots - March 19, 2007 Globe and Mail
Boaters reminded of security rules around nuke plant - March 19, 2007 PG
Proposed emission rules stir debate: Gov. Doyle's rules would exceed federal regulations - March 19, 2007 PG
State Paying More To Buy, Protect Land: While Officials See The Value In Preserving Land, They Question Whether It's Worth The Soaring Cost - March 19, 2007 WSJ
Bison May Graze On Prairie: Transfer Of The Badger Army Ammunition Plant Land To The Ho-chunk Nation And DNR Today May Bring Buffalo Back - March 19, 2007 WSJ
Lake Michigan's Low Water Level Not Expected To Rise: A $14 Million Study Will Determine If A Dredging Operation Caused River To Drain The Lake - March 19, 2007 WSJ
Editorial: New Farm Bill Has Plenty Riding On It - March 19, 2007 CapTimes
[PCB] Island may be headed for cleanup - March 19, 2007 Detroit News
[PCB/Dioxin] Consumers Energy to use landfill gas to power homes - March 19, 2007 Enquirer
Bush administration reinterprets species law: Officials say endangered wildlife will be helped, activists plan to sue - March 19, 2007 MSNBC
When Will Congress Join the Race to Be 'Green' - March 19, 2007 AlterNet
EarthTalk: Will Building Green Save Money? - March 19, 2007 AlterNet
Are Big Enviro Groups 'Holding Back' Anti-Warming Movement? - March 19, 2007 AlterNet


Energy conservation forum set - March 18, 2007 PG
State paying more to buy, protect land - March 18, 2007 WSJ
Spring hearings: Quick-strike rule up for vote - March 18, 2007 PG
Lake Michigan water level 1 inch lower than last year - March 18, 2007 MJS
Miller Park's sewage leaks fixed - March 18, 2007 MJS
Bounty awaits spring anglers - March 18, 2007 PG
Letter: Join growing trend toward pesticide-free lawns - March 18, 2007 SP
Letter: Officials could help by cleaning up river - March 18, 2007 MJS
 

DNR Wants New Rules For Mercury Emissions - March 17, 2007 WSJ
Summertime Lake Michigan level expected to drop further - March 17, 2007 MJS
No Ben & Jerry's agenda: Farmer focuses on pragmatic approach - March 17, 2007 MJS
Outdoors notes - March 17, 2007 MJS
Letter: Scientists making up global warming theory - March 17, 2007 PC
[PCB] Dredging Hudson can't become forgotten cause - March 17, 2007 The Record
Use smoke, mirrors to combat global warming? Those and other ideas are floated as ways to engineer a cooler Earth - March 17, 2007 MSNBC


Party with the animals March 21 at Wildlife Sanctuary - March 16, 2007 PG
Ice jams clog East River; runoff causes area flooding - March 16, 2007 PG
Letter: Ethanol column was wrong (Scroll down) - March 16, 2007 PG
This Was World's Warmest Recorded Winter, US Government Says - March 16, 2007 Truthout
Collapse of Arctic Sea Ice "Has Reached Tipping Point" - March 16, 2007 Truthout
Thirstier World Likely to See More Violence - March 16, 2007 Common Dreams
Rich and Poor Nations Launch Biodiversity Initiative - March 16, 2007 Common Dreams
The World’s Climate Being Betrayed by G8 States - March 16, 2007 Common Dreams
How Reporters Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nuclear Front Groups: We're having a lopsided discussion on energy issues in America because the nuclear industry has funded it that way - March 16, 2007 AlterNet
 

Big cut in mercury emissions proposed - March 15, 2007 MJS
Great Outdoors Almanac - March 15, 2007 PG
Letter: Don't give live pets for Easter - March 15, 2007 PG
Letter: Hunters and anglers are environmentalists (Scroll down) - March 15, 2007 PG
[PCB] Public PCB review to expire: Agency won't extend comment deadline - March 15, 2007 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] A Million and Counting: PCBs Still Plague Montana Fish Hatchery - March 15, 2007 American Chronicle
[PCB] Low levels of PCBs found in soil testing at new development - March 15, 2007 Daily Home
House of the future? How about a manure mix: Researchers turn cow pies into fiber for particleboard — sans smell - March 15, 2007 MSNBC
National wildlife refuges feel the budget ax: 200 areas won't be staffed, others will have fewer staffers - March 15, 2007 MSNBC
Bush v. the Polar Bears - March 15, 2007 AlterNet
Warming scenario: Greener world, then wilt; Draft U.N. report predicts that if temperatures keep climbing - March 15, 2007 MSNBC
How the Rich Are Destroying the Planet: A Review - March 15, 2007 Truthout
Race to the Finish: How climate activists can put aside "business as usual" to win the race against time - March 15, 2007 AlterNet
Across the Globe, Warming Viewed as "Critical" - March 15, 2007 Common Dreams
 

Area nears high-water mark after meltdown - March 14, 2007 PG
Maritime Transit to test biodiesel fuel - March 14, 2007 PG
Guidelines not new for Door Co. growers - March 14, 2007 PG
Weekly fishing report - March 14, 2007 MJS
Letter: Residents must work together to protect resources (Scroll down) - March 14, 2007 PG
Opinion: Don't throw out the baby bottle with the water - March 14, 2007 MJS
[PCB] Milford muck goes upriver - March 14, 2007 Connecticut Post
You Call Yourself a Progressive -- But You Still Eat Meat? - March 14, 2007 AlterNet
Why the U.S. Is So Far Behind the Brits on Climate Change - March 14, 2007 AlterNet
Renewing a Call to Act Against Climate Change - March 14, 2007 Truthou
 

FDA Announces New Rules For Fresh Produce - March 13, 2007 PC
Diversion of water, invasive species top list of issues - March 13, 2007 PG
Records show ethanol bill sponsor ties to industries - March 13, 2007 MJS
Symposium looks at watershed work - March 13, 2007 PG
Glenmore officials look at wind turbine permits - March 13, 3007 PG
P-C audit: State records policies hard to find; Law requires posting in 'prominent location' - March 13, 2007 PC
Torched shanty angers DNR warden - March 13, 2007 ON
Paper Council president resigns - March 13, 2007 PC
Letter: Concentrated Solar Power Means There's No Need For Nukes - March 13, 2007 CapTimes
Letter: Options available for preserving state land - March 13, 2007 PC
Guest commentary: News on global warming requires action - March 13, 2007 MHT
[PCB] Warning on fish extended in Wake - March 13, 2007 News Observer
[PCB/Dioxin] Association Between Serum Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Insulin Resistance Among Nondiabetic Adults - 2007 Diabetes Care
 

Food poisoning because of bad poultry up, inspector ranks thinning - March 12, 2007 PG
Grant lets students share data on arsenic levels in water - March 12, 2007 PG
Ethanol bill poses conflicts: One sponsor has $20,000 interest in fuel producer - March 12, 2007 MJS
Feds Take Wolves Off Protected Species List - March 12, 2007 CapTimes
Couple And DNR Fight About Fence For Pet Deer - March 12, 2007 MHT
Papermaker Appleton names new finance executives - March 12, 2007 PC
Editorial: An offensive seepage; MMSD and UWM have identified a problem that could require a broad and sustained effort to solve. Now, involve all stakeholders to fix it - March 12, 2007 MJS
Opinion: Farm Policy, Ethanol And Foreign Competition - March 12, 2007 WSJ
Editorial board seeks community members - March 12, 2007 PC
[PCB] Allies join battle to stop Army's plans - March 12, 2007 Connecticut Post
[PCB] Toxic Kings County landfill wants to expand - March 12, 2007 SFGate
[PCB] The dredging tales of two rivers - March 12, 2007 Post Star
[Dioxin] Endometriosis - a woman's nightmare - March 12, 2007 Jamaica Gleaner
Even Republicans Hate Our Health Care System - March 12, 2007 AlterNet
A Farm Bill for the Enivornment - March 12, 2007 AlterNet
Waterbirds losing to development, experts say - March 12, 2007 MSNBC
American Consumers Being Misled by "Organic" Salmon Sold in the U.S.: Chefs Refuse to Serve Farmed Salmon, Even if it is Labeled "Organic" - March 12, 2007 Common Dreams
Al Gore's Carbon Solution Won't Stop Climate Change - March 12, 2007 AlterNet
Earth Talk: What Will Make Solar Energy Competitive? - March 12, 2007 AlterNet


Study sheds light on walleye mortality - March 11, 2007 PG
Career profile: Wellness: Fighting electrical pollution - March 11, 2007 PG
Wetland annexation vote pending - March 11, 2007 PC
 


Link to More Articles 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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