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.)
May 16 - 31, 2003
Shake-Up
Expected if New FCC Rules Pass - May 31, 2003 MilwJS
Fishing
club, Optimist group to hold fishing event geared toward families - May
31, 2003 PG
Public
hearing Monday on Kimberly sewer fees - May 31, 2003 PC
Seagulls
swarm city - May 31, 2003 Manitowoc
Outdoor Recreation
Report - May 31, 2003 DCA
GE
to pay fine for PCB violation - May 31, 2003 Berkshire Eagle
Dioxin
lawsuit grows - May 31, 2003 Midland Daily
Fish hatcheries
provide a closer look - May 31, 2003 MilwJS
Outdoor
notes - May 31, 2003 MilwJS
Board approves
bird hunting hearings - May 31, 2003 MilwJS
Paper
company support sought - May 30, 2003 PG
DNR
votes to buy 113 acres, enlarge wildlife area - May 30, 2003 PG
Judge
upholds denial of feedlot permits - May 30, 2003 PG
Band
of falcons - May 30, 2003 NC
Scenario:
all media; all Gannett; all Green Bay news and programming - May 30, 2003
NC
Newspaper
wars: A new front in El Paso - May 30, 2003 NC
Mercury
in rainwater exceeds federal standards - May 30, 2003 NC
Boating
class Saturday in Menasha - May 30, 2003 PC
Forest-fire
prevention bill doesn’t reach right target - May 30, 2003 PC
Alcohol,
boating deadly mix - May 30, 2003 ON
Friends
combine Arbor, Earth days - May 30, 2003 Manitowoc
S.C.
Johnson patriarch is fighting cancer - May 30, 2003 MilwJS
Taking
a look at transit - May 30, 2003 MilwJS
Support
Grows in Congress to Curb Interior Department - May 30, 2003 ENS
Halliburton
Agrees to Settle 20 Lawsuits - May 30, 2003 MilwJS
SEC
Wants Suspension for Ernst&Young - May 30, 2003 MilwJS
Incinerator
ban urged after study of child illnesses - May 30, 2003 icwales
US
eyes change in endangered species act - May 30, 2003 Reuter
Wealthy
Nations Fail to Fund Clean Water, Health - May 30, 2003 ENS
Green
Bay, Water Authority plan to seek state support for drinking-water agreement
- May 29, 2003 PG
Ducks’
lucky day: Briton saves two from traffic - May 29, 2003 PG
Letter:
Gard keeps trying to weaken DNR - May 29, 2003 PG
Panfish:
A big catch for anglers of any age - May 29, 2003 PG
Walleye,
trout like cold water - May 29, 2003 PG
Officials
call meeting for Fox River lovers - May 29, 2003 ON
Water
authority awaits agreement, DNR meeting - May 29, 2003 NC
Gypsy
moth spraying begins Saturday - May 29, 2003 NC
Rare
whooping crane spotting in Minnesota - May 29, 2003 NC
Committees
send rules on CWD, pollutants back to DNR - May 29, 2003 NC
Appleton
wins ruling in storm suit - May 29, 2003 PC
Door
County expected to host strong summer - May 29, 2003 PC
Crisis
in manufacturing - May 29, 2003 MilwJS
Open
records study lacks merit - May 29, 2003 ON
Shorter
season set for leaking pool - May 29, 2003 Manitowoc
Judge
upholds decisions denying feedlot permits - May 29, 2003 Manitowoc
Dig provides clues
to area's history - May 29, 2003 Marinette
Dioxins'
estrogen connection - May 29, 2003 The Scientist
Kodak's
Toxic Moments - May 29, 2003 AlterNet.org
General
Electric Agrees to Design Hudson River Cleanup - May 29, 2003 ENS
GE,
EPA reach dredging guideline agreement - May 29, 2003 Business Review
Critical
Habitat Endangered by Bush Policies - May 29, 2003 ENS
The
Endangered Endangered Species Act - May 29, 3003 Grist
Bracing
for the Challenges of an Urban World - May 29, 2003 ENS
Badger
to provide paper for new ‘Harry Potter’ book - May 28, 2003 PG
Fishing
class hooks kids on sport - May 28, 2003 PC
Jet
Ski and boater safety class offered - May 28, 2003 PC
Kaukauna
Utilities to seek 14% hike in city water rates - May 28, 2003 PC
Salmon
Derby scheduled for June 27-29 - May 28, 2003 Manitowoc
Children’s
fishing event set for June 14 - May 28, 2003 Manitowoc
Local
radio station begins fishing reports - May 28, 2003 Manitowoc
Weekly
fishing report - May 28, 2003 MilwJS
Swimming
safe? Check the Web - May 28, 2003 Sheboygan-Press
Make DNR answer the
'hard questions' - May 28, 2003 Marinette
Sen.
Ellis assails land fund cuts as destructive - May 28, 2003 CapTimes
Clues to
dioxin danger - May 28, 2003 BBC
Interior seeks species
aid delay - May 28, 2003 MSNBC
Half U.S.
Climate Warming Due to Land Use Changes - May 28, 2003 ENS
Environmental
Groups Gain as Companies Vote on Issues - May 28, 2003 New York Times
U.S. presidential
panel favors extending ocean science to inland issues - May 28, 2003 ENN
Looking
Inland On Ocean Pollution - May 28, 2003 CBS News
Exploring
the Link Between Health and Environment - May 28, 2003 ENS
Compromise
sought in water spat - May 27, 2003 PG
Kewaunee
County beaches test safe for E. coli levels - May 27, 2003 NC
An
ode to our missing lake flies, where ever they have gone - May 27, 2003
ON
State
beach testing to increase - May 27, 2003 Manitowoc
Hormone
therapy disappoints in study [some PCBs are estrogenic] - May 27, 2003
MilwJS
Stora
Enso Wood Supply Europe organisation - May 27, 2003 Stora Enso
Fight
is on over financing of Wisconsin's Stewardship Fund - May 27, 2003 WSJ
EPA
System That Checks Pollution Called Obsolete - May 27, 2003 LATimes
EPA faulted on water
pollution - May 27, 2003 MSNBC
Clean Water
Act Diluted by Obsolete Data System - May 27, 2003 ENS
UN:
Simple measure will help world water supply - May 27, 2003 WaterTech
South
Bay Marina in ship shape - May 26, 2003 PG
Park
the right choice for Avenue bridge site - May 26, 2003 PC
Official
sees state tourism on rise - May 26, 2003 PC
Trestle-to-trail
project faces delay - May 26, 2003 PC
Four-lane
bridge planned - May 26, 2003 ON
Small
grants boost lake improvements - May 26, 2003 ON
Beaches
get greater scrutiny - May 26, 2003 MilwJS
Toxic
site gets vapor system - May 26, 2003 dailybreeze.com
U.S.
Report Faults Efforts to Track Water Pollution - May 26, 2003 New York
Times
Area
veterans have long wait for services - May 26, 2003 TheSpectrum
New-look
chamber hones mission - May 25, 2003 PG
Door
County’s tourism outlook looks sunnier this year - May 25, 2003 PG
Neenah,
Hilbert fishermen win RCL walleye tourney - May 25, 2003 PC
Paper
Report: It’s time to redefine what we consider paper products - May 25,
2003 PC
Northern
Wisconsin tourism businesses offering discounts - May 25, 2003 NC
Lake
fly mystery grows - May 25, 2003 ON
Politicians
should be looking at ways to license baiters and feeders - May 25, 2003
ON
Jury
awards exceed $35 million in PCBs suit - May 25, 2003 Al.com
Editorial:
Don’t rush to decision at marina - May 25, 2003 Manitowoc
Arsenic
risk on playgrounds a concern - May 25, 2003 Manitowoc
Two
Rivers organizations to celebrate natural resources - May 25, 2003 Manitowoc
Manitowoc
angler takes second - May 25, 2003 Manitowoc
Little
Bay de Noc yields outstanding big walleye action - May 25, 2003 MilwJS
No
way to healthy forests - May 25, 2003 MilwJS
Exports
driving Milwaukee toward bigger share of trade - May 25, 2003 MilwJS
Where
are folks going to find jobs? [scroll down - job blackmail] - May 24, 2003
PG
Stay
alert for West Nile, attacks by mosquitoes - May 24, 2003 PG
G-P
mill workers, union meet - May 24, 2003 PC
John
Gard, this is your conscience calling - May 24, 2003 PC
Communities
eye funds for damage from PCB cleanup - May 24, 2003 Saratogian
Replacing
EPA's Whitman - May 24, 2003 MilwJS
Wisconsin
steps up for fight against cancer - May 24, 2003 MilwJS
8-year-old
a natural at casting - May 24, 2003 MilwJS
Boom to
bust in the factory sector - May 24, 2003 MilwJS
Port
riding surge of seaway, inland river traffic - May 24, 2003 MilwJS
Journal
Sentinel faces potential, peril as parent goes public - May 24, 2003 MilwJS
Fishing
options plentiful this weekend [no mention of fish consumption warnings]
- May 23, 2003 NC
Union
reps meet G-P employees - May 23, 2003 PG
Anamax,
Howard reach settlement - May 23, 2003 PG
That
craving for pavement - May 23, 2003 MilwJS
Pfizer
Not In PCBs Lawsuit - May 23, 2003 High Plains Journal
Congress
Split Over Pentagon's Duty to Wildlife - May 23, 2003 ENS
Military
Spending Bill Opens Door to New Nukes - May 23, 2003 ENS
Senators
protest firing of EPA scientist over sludge safety - May 23, 2003 ENN
Christie Todd
Whitman on her resignation from the Bush cabinet - May 23, 2003 Newsweek
Greens
highlight dangers of domestic waste burning - May 23, 2003 Waterford News
Anamax,
Howard settle wastewater lawsuit - May 22. 2003 PG
Trial
beach testing detects mild bacteria levels - May 22, 2003 PG
Study
says bay won’t recover until Fox River’s clean - May 22, 2003 PG
Negotiators
say water talks are on schedule - May 22, 2003 PG
Bay
has more PCBs than before - May 22, 2003 NC
Water
deals on schedule, authority leader says - May 22, 2003 NC
Water
negotiations remain on track in Wisconsin - May 22, 2003 WaterTech
Mill
to upgrade thermal coater - May 22, 2003 PC
Joint
Finance simply takes the easy road - May 22, 2003 PC
Variety
of fish are biting on Fox - May 22, 2003 PC
Kretsch
team wins Fox River walleye tournament - May 22, 2003 PG
Fish
kill brings fines; Chemical passes through Freedom plant into creek - May
22, 2003 PC
Walleye
fishing tip: Don’t get discouraged - May 22, 2003 PC
Wetlands
to filter QQ stormwater - May 22, 2003 PC
Lake
Michigan fishing slow - May 22, 2003 Manitowoc
Fox
River's PCBs migrate to bay, 2 say [scroll down] - May 22, 2003 MilwJS
'Frankenfish'
causing a fright; Scientists worry about genetically altered species -
May 22, 2003 MilwJS
The
battle over tort reform - May 22, 2003 MilwJS
Gators
lack bite, but geese don't know that - May 22, 2003 MilwJS
Outdoor Recreation
Report - May 22, 2003 DCA
Something
stinks in South Apopka - May 22, 2003 OrlandoWeekly
Outgoing EPA chief sees
fault in key Bush policies - May 22, 2003 MSNBC
Healing Our
World: Kill a Few Hundred Whales, Soldier? No Problem! - May 22, 2003 ENS
Earth's
Vital Signs Show the Pain of Poverty - May 22, 2003 ENS
World
caviar trade moving to North America; U.S. sturgeon, paddlefish stocks
at risk - May 22, 2003 ENN
[PCB]
Cleaning Green Bay of PCBs Requires Cleaning Fox River First, UW Scientitsts
Say - May 21, 2003 Sea Grant UW Wisconsin (PDF)
Mining
appeals only to those who will profit - May 21, 2003 NC
Seminar
addresses fight against air pollution - May 21, 2003 NC
Restaurant
owners offer plan to develop Vulcan hydro plant [on Fox] - May 21, 2003
PC
Local
utility hungry for more power - May 21, 2003 PC
Kimberly
students have special reason for being in Fox Cities Walk to Cure Diabetes
[PCBs are linked to diabetes] - May 21, 2003 PC
Cleaning Green
Bay of PCBs requires cleaning Fox River first - May 21, 2003 UW-Madison
Communications
Boaters
buy parking permits - May 21, 2003 ON
County board opposes
NRB appointment - May 21, 2003 Marinette
Town of Peshtigo
will work with Bay-Lake, city - May 21, 2003 Marinette
Lake
Michigan contains room for sport and commercial fishing - May 21, 2003
Manitowoc
Whitman
Resigns From EPA - May 21, 2003 WSJ
Boat
Show and Swap on tap for June 14 - May 21, 2003 Manitowoc
Weekly
fishing report - May 21, 2003 MilwJS
Judge
won't add Pfizer to Solutia PCB case - May 21, 2003 St. Louis Business
Journal
It's
Not Too Late to Save Our Oceans - May 21, 2003 Washington Post
Door
County marina proposal gets cool reception - May 20, 2003 PG
Melissa
K. Scanlan: Wisconsin muddies its name with Clean Air Act violations -
May 20, 2003 CapTimes
DNR,
DOT oppose cut in funding to buy land - May 20, 2003 PG
Low-tech
activities sport high-tech gadgets - May 20, 2003 PG
Regional
chambers of commerce join forces - May 20, 2003 PG
How
safe are your boating habits? - May 20, 2003 PC
Launch
boating season with a review of the rules - May 20, 2003 PC
Local
lawmakers divided on cuts to stewardship program - May 20, 2003 NC
Land
use planning process needs full public participation - May 20, 2003 ON
Council
receives petition opposing marine storage facility - May 20, 2003 Manitowoc
City to test soil
before proceeding with project - May 20, 2003 Marinette
Waterfront Festival
plans continue to move forward - May 20, 2003 Marinette
Zebra
mussels found in 10 more Wisconsin lakes - May 20, 2003 MilwJS
Defense
Spending Bill Attacks Wildlife Protection - May 20, 2003 ENS
Oceans
Are in a World of Trouble - May 20, 2003 LaTimes
GE
to begin PCB testing - May 20, 2003 Capital News9
Despite destruction
of documents, department will continue soil work - May 19, 2003 Marinette
Money
machines roll on [campaign finance] - May 19, 2003 MilwJS
Japanese
PCB Waste No Longer Bound For Pell City - May 19, 2003 NBC13
Enso
financial information release dates in 2004 - May 19, 2003 Stora Enso
Plan
to protect drinking water during Hudson River dredging unveiled - May 19,
2003 WaterTech
Scientists
to give PCB update Wednesday - May 18, 2003 PG
Low
water, rising problems: Bay’s shoreline retreat causes headaches - May
18, 2003 PG
In
Door County, many are left high and dry - May 18, 2003 PG
‘Spirit’
showcases Northwoods’ beauty - May 18, 2003 PG
Slashing
stewardship fund is a mistake - May 18, 2003 PG
The
Paper Report: Making products and process competitive - May 18, 2003 PC
Campaign
finance reform takes courage - May 18, 2003 PC
GOP takes
risk with stewardship fund cuts - May 18, 2003 MilwJS
Crandon-area
mine could hurt Wisconsin in many different ways - May 18, 2003 PG
Fishing:
Former champs lead Sturgeon Bay Open bass tournament - May 18, 2003 PG
You
don’t fish with a cane pole, so stop storing tackle like you do - May 18,
2003 PG
Editorial:
Loopholes that are cheating Wisconsin - May 18, 2003 CapTimes
The
Paper Report: Making products and process competitive - May 18, 2003 PC
Campaign
finance reform takes courage - May18, 2003 PC
Traumatic
bug bites - May 18, 2003 PC
Letter:
Clean up PCBs in Lake Michigan - May 18, 2003 Manitowoc
Water
mains to be flushed this week - May 18, 2003 Manitowoc
U.S.
assails EU effort to bar toxic chemicals; Rules will put burden on manufacturers
to prove products are safe [Are Europeans the only people with brains?]
- May 18, 2003 Sunspot.net
PCBs
waste in Japan no longer bound for Alabama - May 18, 2003 TuscaloosaNews.com
$769M
to clean contaminated bases in Canada - May 18, 2003 Ottawa Citizen
Women
break barriers for toxic-spill safeguard - May 18, 2003 Mercury News
Georgia-Pacific
union officials to meet here - May 17, 2003 PG
Be
prepared for West Nile virus - May 17, 2003 NC
Meet
the new [media] owner, same as the old owner - May 17, 2003 NC
The
Door County Lighthouse Walk - May 17, 2003 NC
Wisconsin
firms scope global view - May 17, 2003 PC
Dam
adjustments raise water levels - May 17, 2003 ON
Preserve
Wisconsin’s valuable resources - May 17, 2003 Manitowoc
Carferry
makes history with voyage - May 17, 2003 Manitowoc
Union
protest urges local hiring - May 17, 2003 Manitowoc
Dow
responds to dioxin suit - May 17, 2003 Midland Daily News
DNR walleye
stocking makes waves - May 17, 2003 MilwJS
State
braces for West Nile season - May 17, 2003 MilwJS
Dam failure
damages ecosystems on U.P. river - May 17, 2003 MilwJS
Full
steam into golden summer (ferry) - May 17, 2003 MilwJS
Issue
ad or electioneering? That's key in court fight - May 17, 2003 MilwJS
UW
land center will close - May 17, 2003 CapTimes
Group
hopes G-P deal is overturned - May 16, 2003 PG
15
losing their jobs at SCA operations - May 16, 2003 PC
A
family touched by diabetes is hoping to make a difference by raising money
for research [PCBs are linked to diabetes] - May 16, 2003 PC
New owners take over
Hi Seas Marina - May 16, 2003 Marinette
Editorial:
State strangles new businesses in regulation [More of Gannett's pro-corporate
hogwash] - May 16, 2003 ON
Defending
our environment and health from the U.S. military - May 16, 2003 Chicago
Tribune
House
Committee Approves Military Exemptions to Wildlife Protection Laws - May
16, 2003 ENS
E.P.A.
Reintroduces Standards to Control Ozone and Smog - May 16, 2003 New York
Times
PCBs in
Recreationally Caught Great Lakes Fish May Cause Fewer Male Births - May
16, 2003 Seafood.com
Our
bodies contain a toxic cocktail of 300 dangerous chemicals - May 16, 2003
London PQ
United States
urged to put warning labels on Teflon pans - May 16, 2003 ENN
Study Warns
of Health Risk From Nonstick Cookware - May 16, 2003 ENS
Charity
Hiring Lawyers to Try to Prevent Probe - May 16, 2003 Washington Post
Toxic Substances
Put One in Five EU Workers at Risk - May 16, 2003 ENS
The
killing fields [dioxin] - May 16, 2003 Globe&Mail
Save
the bumblebee, gardeners urged - May 16, 2003 BBC
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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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