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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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May 11-20, 2004
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May 1-10, 2004

[PCB] High levels of PCBs detected in Cedarburg pond - May 10, 2004 MilwJS
What a trip: Calumet County’s tourism gains lead state - May 10, 2004 PCCouple takes first in Fox River Walleye Classic - May 10, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Emergency rules for waterways work OK'd [Environmental Deregulation] - May 10, 2004 MilwJS
1000 Friends of Wisconsin: Builders, Environmental Groups Reach Agreement on Expedited Permit Rules [Environmental Deregulation] - May 10, 2004 WisPolitics
Wisconsin Coalition of Energy Consumers, others: Wisconsin utilities and consumer groups act to protect state customers  in a new power market proposed for the upper Midwest - May 10, 2004 WisPolitics (PDF)
State tourist spending up in 57 counties - May 10, 2004 CapTimes
2003 a flat year for tourism, state finds - May 10, 2004 MilwJS
AG Lautenschlager: Announces Waupaca County Man to Pay $25,000 for Asbestos Handling Violations - May 10, 2004 WisPolitics
Gov. Doyle considers lake water withdrawals - May 10, 2004 GLRC
[PCB] Organic Consumers Association and Allies Declare Major Victory as Monsanto Drops GE Wheat - May 10, 2004 AScribe
[PCB] Steel, cement costs won't fall soon - May 10, 2004 Sun Herald
[PCB] Sea turtle health linked to contaminants - May 10, 2004 Innovations Report
[PCB] Ospreys under pressure- May 10, 2004 DelawareOnline
[Dioxin] Group Wants Dioxin Noted On Food Labels - May 10, 2004 WOKR-TV 13
[Dioxin] Bhopal group seeks Dow action - May 10, 2004 Saginaw News
Bush Giving Away Wilderness to Oil and Gas Industry - May 10, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
National study finds forest biodiversity neglected by forest management: Potentially huge economic and environmental losses - May 10, 2004 EMS


Land purchase preserves shoreline at bargain price - May 9, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Strong trout fishing reported - May 9, 2004 MHT
DNR lands a deal with Rainbow Reservoir acreage - May 9, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
DNR studies unique trout strain - May 9, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
A lake trout like no other - May 9, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Entries of nonprofit groups sought for area Answer Book - May 9, 2004 PG
Honeysuckle, not a sweet deal - May 9, 2004 NC
EPA sending notices to well owners - May 9, 2004 NC
Open Woods event set for May 15 in Mishicot - May 9, 2004 Lakeshore Chronicle
State asks for financial protection from new power market system - May 9, 2004 NC
NYC mayor visits Manitowoc to launch Staten Island ferry - May 9, 2004 NC
Editorial: Cheney's task force - May 9, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Fish Still a Good Health Bet; But pregnant women and children should limit their intake - May 9, 2004 HealthCentral
[PCB] Consumers migrate to wild salmon - May 9, 2004 Tallahassee Democrat
[Dioxin] DEQ isn't backing down on Midland dioxin contamination - May 9, 2004 DuluthNewsTribune
[Dioxin] Medical waste goes missing - May 9, 2004 South Africa


Consumer groups against nuclear power plant sale - May 8, 2004 PG
New study won’t change state policy on CWD - May 8, 2004 PC
Volunteers guarding sturgeon's future - May 8, 2004 MilwJS
Perch season falls short; Poor reproduction cited for 16-day closed period - May 8, 2004 MilwJS
Marina pros and cons weighed - May 8, 2004 DCA
Bay Ship to build oil barge - May 8, 2004 DCA
Barely a bear - May 8, 2004 NC
On the edge of night - May 8, 2004 MilwJS
Hazardous-spill pads a win for firm - May 8, 2004 PC
Wal-Mart cancels Tuesday hearing - May 8, 2004 SP
Wisconsin Diary: Winged migrants  - May 8, 2004 CapTimes
Outdoor notes - May 8, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Jobs may come with dredging - May 8, 2004 Saratogian
[PCB] School's water deemed unsafe Mt. Greylock shuts its taps - May 8, 2004 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] PCBs found in fish at Lewistown hatchery - May 8, 2004 Billings Gazette
[PCB] James River Chemicals - May 8, 2004 WRICTV8
[PCB] Marin fishing spot on risk list - May 8, 2004 Marin Independent
[PCB] Supporters for new casino see cash for education - May 8, 2004 STLToday
[PCB] Editorial: E-waste/Getting the lead out of landfills - May 8, 2004 StarTribune
[PCB] $400m tab limits tar ponds options - May 8, 2004 Halifax Herald
[Dioxin] County doing its part, depending on who`s asked - May 8, 2004 Pensacola News Journal


U.S. cracks down on some state wells as DNR lags - May 7, 2004 MilwJS
Fate of Sturgeon Bay marina plan depends on judge’s ruling - May 7, 2004 PG
Gannett newspapers get new publishers - May 7, 2004 PC
Editorial: Region requires plan to combat ozone pollution - May 7, 2004 MHT
[PCB] PCB levels at 4 firms probed - May 7, 2004 Richmond Times-Dispatch
[PCB] State report links businesses to James River PCBs - May 7, 2004 Virginian Pilot
[PCB] PCBs Found In Many Triangle Fishing Holes - May 7, 2004 WRAL
[PCB] I-Team Investigates How Bombs Got To Baltimore - May 7, 2004 WBALChannel
[PCB] Reclaiming Minneapolis - May 7, 2004 Minneapolis Public Radio
[PCB] Focus on health, taste boosts wild salmon prices - May 7, 2004 Olympian
[PCB] PCBs - Questions and Answers - May 7, 2004 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
[PCB] Rising levels of contaminants in gull eggs raising alarm - May 7, 2004 Globe and Mail
[PCB] Sea turtle health linked to contaminants - May 7, 2004 EurekAlert
[PCB] Mother's mercury - May 7, 2004 WhyFiles
[Dioxin] Stockholders have concerns - May 7, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] State urges caution at Saginaw Township park - May 7, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Incinerator permit revocation sought - May 7, 2004 Courier-Journal
[Dioxin] Landfill sites 'not harmful to health' - May 7, 2004 FT.com
[Dioxin] UK's waste management non-threatening, find study - May 7, 2004 EDIE
Mothers Press Bush for Stronger Mercury Controls - May 7, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Experts say few understand oceans' effect on their lives - May 7, 2004 Marin Independent Journal
Study finds oceans of old plastic - May 7, 2004 Guardian


Treml family seeks 'corrective measures' at Glen Stahl farm - May 6, 2004 Kewaunee County News
Groundwater study starts at surface in Kewaunee - May 6, 2004 PG
Suit dismissed over Green Bay water pipeline - May 6, 2004 NC
Group seeks to block sale of nuclear plant - May 6, 2004 MilwJS
Sturgeon Bay marina’s effect on navigation debated - May 6, 2004 PG
Storm that killed 100 herons shows vulnerability, DNR says - May 6, 2004 NC
Deer disease lingers in environment, study says - May 6, 2004 MilwJS
Study finds more ways for CWD to spread - May 6, 2004 Duluth News Tribune
DNR: First Segment of Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail to be Dedicated - May 6, 2004 WDNR
New law will create jobs, state official says [At the expense of the environment] - May 6, 2004 SP
Green Bay rescue group has plenty of duck tales - May 6, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Outdoors Almanac - May 6, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Enjoy parks — but do so safely - May 6, 2004 PG
Forest plan would limit ATV use - May 6, 2004 PC
E-Mail Finds an Unintended Audience - May 6, 2004 Washington Post
Sierra Club: Doctors, Anglers and Sierra Club Tell Bush: “Protect People, Not Polluters!" - May 6, 2004 WisPolitics
Pat Durkin column: Hunt yields little gobbling, but plenty of hammering - May 6, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] Gulls reflect changes in Great Lake pollutants - May 6, 2004 CBC News
[PCB] Harbor tunnel, I-895 closed - May 6, 2004 Baltimore Sun
[PCB] Fish consumption advisories released - May 6, 2004 Brainerd Dispatch
[PCB] Order from EPA keeps dreams afloat for Artship - May 6, 2004 Oakland Tribune
[PCB] Whale wok, burgers seek to lure dulled appetites - May 6, 2004 Reuters AlterNet
[PCB] Oceans Awash With Microscopic Plastic, Scientists Say - May 6, 2004 National Geographic
[Dioxin] Top 10 findings - May 6, 2004 Pensacola News Journal
[Dioxin] 1920s Plan To Keep Neighborhoods Segregated Still Has Impact - May 6, 2004 First Coast News
[Dioxin] DuPont plant seeking to increase air emissions - May 6, 2004 Sun Herald
[Dioxin] Controversy still plagues tire proposal in Preston - May 6, 2004 Minnesota Public Radio
[Dioxin] Evidence of Things Not Seen - May 6, 2004 Nation
[Dioxin] UK go-ahead to more waste burning - May 6, 2004 BBC
[Dioxin] Review Fails to Boost Confidence in Government Waste Strategy - May 6, 2004 Friends of the Earth
Republican House Leaders Reject Pentagon Effort to Exempt Military from Health Laws - May 6, 2004 ENN
Utilities Have Helped Bush, GOP - May 6, 2004 LATimes
Study Finds Top Air Polluters Closely Tied to Bush Administration - May 6, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
EPA water report on lead now online - May 6, 2004 WaterTech
Conservation groups organize boycott of catch from environmentally damaging fisheries - May 6, 2004 PlanetSave


EPA deluged by state on mercury rule - May 5, 2004 WSJ
PSC Schedules Forums on Wisconsin's Energy Future - May 5, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
State expecting less funding to distribute to counties for 2004 beach monitoring - May 5, 2004 NC
Fresh eggs just a few steps away with backyard chicken coop OK - May 5, 2004 CapTimes
Drive is on to stamp out asthma - May 5, 2004 PG
New life for mill - May 5, 2004 PC
Conditional OK on Sturgeon Bay-area marina extensions sought - May 5, 2004 PG
Judge upholds retaining wall lawsuit - May 5, 2004 ON
DNR boat certification class set for Saturday - May 5, 2004 PC
Wisconsin Energy board gets 1-year terms - May 5, 2004 MilwJS
Fishing report - May 5, 2004 MilwJS
Opinion: ‘State trees’ costly to local taxpayers - May 5, 2004 MHT
Letter: Magnolia project wastes city reserves - May 5, 2004 MHT
Editorial: Cold water can be paralyzing in Wisconsin - May 5, 2004 MHT
[PCB] 9-11 study: New Yorkers poisoned by WTC plume - May 5, 2004 Salt Lake Tribune
[PCB] Study shows 9-11's harmful environmental aftermath - May 5, 2004 Bradenton Herald
[PCB] 'Tell me what PCBs do' - May 5, 2004 MSNBC
[PCB] Change is coming, but when? - May 5, 2004 ENN
[PCB] EPA halts export of WWII ship to China, citing toxic chemicals - May 5, 2004 Fredericksburg
[PCB] Discovery of PCBs Prevents Bay Area "Artship" From Being Scrapped in China: Finding Raises Questions About Fate of Navy "Ghost Fleet" - Common Dreams
[PCB] NWE to clean PCB spill after wind damages transformer - May 5, 2004 Billings Gazette
[PCB] Wild Salmon Prices Boosted by Campaigns - May 5, 2004 ABC 7 News
[PCB] Wild salmon rising - May 5, 2004 Daily News
[PCB] Demand gone wild Salmon fishermen are profiting as health-conscious consumers pick ocean-caught over farmed - May 5, 2004 Oregonian
[PCB] Tainted soil stymies Morton East plan - May 5, 2004 Chicago Tribune
[PCB] Kits take guesswork out of dinner - May 5, 2004 Mercury News
[PCB] Students document the documentarians - May 5, 2004 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Treated Nerve Gas May Flow Into Bay - May 5, 2004 Herald News
[Dioxin] Report: Government Failed to Curb Pollution - May 5, 2004 The Ledger
[Dioxin] Grand jury blasts agencies over tainted water supply - May 5, 2004 Pensacola News Journal
[Dioxin] St. Johns River to be discussed - May 5, 2004 StarAugustine
Public Access to Private Lakes? - May 5, 2004 Law.com
USDA Limits Green Payments, Is Accused of Skimping - May 5, 2004 Planet Ark
Lawmakers Seek to Remove Lead from Tap Water - May 5, 2004 Planet Ark
Study: Top U.S. Air Polluters Are Closely Tied to Bush Fundraising, Pollution Policymaking Process - May 5, 2004 EMS
U.S. petitioned to protect 225 species - May 5, 2004 MSNBC
Scientists petition to list 225 plants and animals as endangered - May 5, 2004 PlanetSave
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Indoctrination Proclaims Its "Scientific Excellence;" All Staff Required to Watch Video and "Dialogue" - May 5, 2004 EMS
Federal buildings increasingly going green - May 5, 2004 ES&T
United Nations wakes up to sustainable coffee - May 5, 2004 ENN
“Dead zones” on the rise - May 5, 2004 ES&T
New Interpretation of Satellite Measurements Confirms Global Warming - May 5, 2004 Newswise
Effects of climate warming are here and now - May 5, 2004 Scripps Howard News
World Food Security Deteriorating - Food Crunch in 2005 Now Likely - May 5, 2004 ENN


[PCB] Environmentalists Against the Environment: The Lost Sierra Club - May 4, 2004 CounterPunch
DNR wrapping up contamination investigation - May 4, 2004 NC
Treml family seeks ‘permanent corrective measures’ - May 4, 2004 DCA
New plan for national forest reduces logging, expands ATV access - May 4, 2004 MilwJS
Hazardous-spill pad spells success - May 4, 2004 PG
Bridge, marina projects bump heads - May 4, 2004 PG
Commission approves general plan design - May 4, 2004 MEH
Whooping cranes win fans - May 4, 2004 WSJ
Tree planting takes serious planning - May 4, 2004 MEH
Representative Spencer Black: A tale of two Legislatures - May 4, 2004 FightingBob
[PCB] Study: WTC air was 'intensely toxic' - May 4, 2004 New York Newsday
[PCB] Sprawl, disease harm birds' habitats - May 4, 2004 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] EarthTalk: Are there any safe, nontoxic garden herbicides? - May 4, 2004 ENN
[PCB] Toxic World War II Ship Will Stay Docked In Vallejo - May 4, 2004 VallejoNews
[PCB] Joint Genome Institute Decodes Wood & Toxic Waste-degrading Fungus Genome - May 4, 2004 ScienceDaily
[Dioxin] Public Health Consequences of World Trade Center Disaster - May 4, 2004 Newswise
[Dioxin] DuPont emissions, production up for discussion - May 4, 2004 Sun Herald
Searching for safer seafood - May 4, 2004 ENN
Arsenic used in chicken feed may pose threat - May 4, 2004 Baltimore Sun
Bush Supports Defense Department Exemption From Environmental, Health Protections - May 4, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
ACC to Lauch Environmental Website - May 4, 2004 C&EN
Global Warming's Dollar Effects - May 4, 2004 SpaceDaily
Global warming's bottom line - May 4, 2004 Boston Globe


Unexpected repairs to delay restart of nuclear plant reactor - May 3, 2004 MilwJS
Botanical Garden sets class schedule - May 3, 2004 NC
Lakeshore Update: Invasive exotic plant focus of presentation - May 3, 2004 MHT
Project cost is soaring - May 3, 2004 ON
War on mosquitoes proposed - May 3, 2004 WSJ
Duck decline blamed on fragmented habitat - May 3, 2004 GLRC
Editorial: Ozone pollution is a reality we have to accept, attack - May 3, 2004 SP
Editorial: Gard's cash constituents - May 3, 2004 CapTimes
[PCB] Housy label hinges on ‘rest of river’ - May 3, 2004 Register Citizen
[PCB] - Upper Newport Bay Revitalized - May 3, 2004 University of California Online
[Dioxin] New Research Outlines Public Health Consequences of World Trade Center Disaster - May 3, 2004 NIH News
[Dioxin] - Burning issue in Albany - May 3, 2004 Daily Freeman
[Dioxin] Tennis champ rallies against meat dangers - May 3, 2004 Ka Leo O Hawaii
Breastfed Babies Less Likely to Die, Study Finds - May 3, 2004 Washington Post
New Data To Reveal Top 50 U.S. Polluters, Political Contributions Made By Same Companies - May 3, 2004 EMS
The Toxic EPA - May 3, 2004 TomPaine
Supreme Court declines to review Bush administration appeal over pollution - May 3, 2004 NJ.com
In the sky, more than meets the eye - May 3, 2004 EMS
The Oceans are Dying - May 3, 2004 Washington Post


8 counties fail air pollution test - May 2, 2004 MilwJS
Proposed power plan would be costly - May 2, 2004 PG
The Paper Report: Papermakers confront global competitors [Push for more deregulation] - May 2, 2004 PC
State working to teach people to fight invasive species - May 2, 2004 NC
DNR aims at invasive species - May 2, 2004 PC
Silver Lake Park project moving along - May 2, 2004 MHT
Green Bay pro Grunwaldt wins RCL walleye tourney - May 2, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Cutter built in Marinette carries lots of maritime tradition - May 2, 2004 PG
Opinion: Indian School offers a design at peace with the earth - May 2, 2004 MilwJS
Editorial: The EPA should stand fast - May 2, 2004 MilwJS
Letter: State's environment is getting healthier [NOT!] (Scroll down) - May 2, 2004 MilwJS
Letter: We should be addressing our own pollution (Scroll down) - May 2, 2004 MilwJS
Ed Culhane column: Making a run for white bass - May 2, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] Pollution cleanup blitz planned - May 2, 2004 Press & Sun Bulletin
[PCB] FINN (COM) Daily Record: 29 April 2004 - May 2, 2004 Falkland Islands News Network
[Dioxin] Trash talk about energy - May 2, 2004 Newsday
[Dioxin] Tire-fire plan roils small-town Preston - May 2, 2004 StarTribune
[Dioxin] Mary McGrory: Veterans have lost a true friend - May 2, 2004 Boston Globe
[Dioxin] A call for an eco-revolutionary protest camp in Perm - May 2, 2004 InfoShop
Wal-Mart's New Political Strategy - May 2, 2004 Planetizen


[PCB] Katers article omitted key facts - May 1, 2004 PG
[PCB] Law no barrier to invasive bighead carp - May 1, 2004 MilwJS
Water Authority picks project manager - May 1, 2004 PG
Public hearings on proposed power plant to be held this month - May 1, 2004 SP
Carmody County Park and Boat-launch plans put on hold - May 1, 2004 PG
Couple sue over mineral interests - May 1, 2004 MEH
Fishing season off to good start - May 1, 2004 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - May 1, 2004 MilwJS
Gov. Doyle: Dedicates Stewardship Purchase of Land on Big Timber Island in the Chippewa Flowage - May 1, 2004 WisPolitics
Opinion: Law breaks new ground in protecting state's water - May 1, 2004 MilwJS
Wisconsin Diary: A tree for later - May 1, 2004 CapTimes
Editorial: Protecting priceless land - May 1, 2004 MilwJS
Opinion: Eye? Aye -Aye, Legislators continue to blink at exposure - May 1, 2004 Waukesha Freeman
Optimistic opening weekend - May 1, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Health Of Housatonic - May 1, 2004 CTNow
[PCB] GE can't elude cleanup duty - May 1, 2004 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Struggles of the polar bear- May 1, 2004 TheStar
[PCB] Pronova Biocare AS - May 1, 2004 NPI Center
[Dioxin] The Paper Chase - May 1, 2004 EMagazine.com
[Dioxin] Firefighters battle fire at Sand Island recycling-yard - May 1, 2004 Honolulu Advertiser
Backsliding on the environment - May 1, 2004 Boston

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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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