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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Nov 1-10, 2004

Nov 11-20, 2004

November 21-30, 2004

Senators to focus on job creation [Environmental Deregulation] - Nov 30, 2004 MHT
Judge rejects power plant application - Nov 30, 2004 NC
Judge takes issue with power plant - Nov 30, 2004 PC
Power outage: We Energies' plant expansion must start over - Nov 30, 2004 Racine Journal Times
Push comes to shove for Wal-Mart - Nov 30, 2004 SP
Hazardous chemicals necessary but need to be handled with care - Nov 30, 2004 PG
Ship carrying iron runs aground in Lake Michigan - Nov 30, 2004 NC
Letter: Town of Sheboygan should reject rezoning for Wal-Mart proposal - Nov 30, 2004 SP
Letter: We don’t need any alternative chemicals (Scroll down) - Nov 30, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Gary-NIPSCO lakefront deal - Nov 30, 2004 Post-Tribune
[PCB] Changes in school construction plan - Nov 30, 2004 Hoboken Reporter
[PCB] DEC officials hold cleanup hearing - Nov 30, 2004 Capital News 9
[PCB] Ships still idle: James River ships still locked in limbo - Nov 30, 2004 Daily Press
[Dioxin] Central Valley Community Halts Building of Toxic Plant - Nov 30, 2004 Pacific News Service
A Spreading Hazard for Deer and Elk (and Hunters) - Nov 30, 2004 NYTimes
EPA Set To Accept Human Pesticide Dosing Studies; “Senior Agency Officials” to Decide Ethical Concerns on “Case-By-Case Basis - Nov 30, 2004 EMS
EPA eyes industry to test humans for chemicals: Agency says it will monitor data, call in bioethicists - Nov 30, 2004 MSNBC
EPA Looking at Human Testing - Nov 30, 2004 Truthout
Join thousands in petitioning the EPA to terminate CHEERS Study! - Nov 30, 2004 EMS

Court pulls plug on Oak Creek power project - Nov 29, 2004 MilwJS
Judge halts two coal-fired power plants - Nov 29, 2004 CapTimes
Tariffs threaten boat builders - Nov 29, 2004 MilwJS
Agencies request more studies on impact of proposed wind farm - Nov 29, 2004 NC
Studies sought for proposed wind farm - Nov 29, 2004 PC
Arctic melt won't flood the Great Lakes, But there are other climate shift dangers - Nov 29, 2004 CapTimes
Canada works to gain power in Great Lakes deal - Nov 29, 2004 WaterTech
Flame retardant chemicals ring alarm bells - Nov 29, 2004 GLRC
Editorial: It’s good to think green - Nov 29, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Dredging opponents, proponents line up - Nov 29, 2004 Bay City Times
[PCB] State proposes final Honeywell cleanup plan for polluted Onondaga Lake - Nov 29, 2004 Newsday
[PCB] Hudson River lover now leads river advocacy group - Nov 29, 2004 Journal News
[PCB] American eels find friends in conservationist brothers - Nov 29, 2004 Patriot News
[PCB] Miami River dredging promises to clean up pollution, downtown - Nov 29, 2004 Daytona Beach News Journal
[PCB] Ludgate triggers Gunn's return - Nov 29, 2004 FT.com
[Dioxin] Fire Resistant: Why I went to jail to protect my daughter from toxic polluters - Nov 29, 2004 Ecologist
New Faces, Same Attack - Nov 29, 2004 TomPaine
Wal-Mart's Great Leap Forward - Nov 29, 2004 Planetizen
The Rise of the Bottomless Hot Water Heaters - Nov 29, 2004 NYTimes

Sky's the limit for 'green roof' advocate - Nov 28, 2004 MilwJS
Editorial: No easy decision for town in Wal-Mart deal - Nov 28, 2004 SP
Letter: Wal-Mart Supercenter will hurt Town of Sheboygan - Nov 28, 2004 SP
Letter: Wal-Mart store isn’t needed, or wanted, in the Town of Sheboygan - Nov 28, 2004 SP
Doug Dugal column: Outsourcing plays key role in paper industry - Nov 28, 2004 PC
[PCB] Indiana University Scientists Study PCBs in Great Lakes - Nov 28, 2004 WISHTV
[PCB] IU scientists study toxins in Great Lakes - Nov 28, 2004 IndyStar
[Dioxin] Toxic time bomb - Nov 28, 2004 News.com.au
Greenhouse Effect 'May Benefit Man': Claims by Pro-Bush Think-Tank Outrage Eco-Groups - Nov 28, 2004 Common Dreams

Drainage ponds near Howard school concern parents - Nov 27, 2004 PG
DNR won't alter eradication zone in Walworth County - Nov 27, 2004 JG
Outdoor news and notes - Nov 27, 2004 MilwJS

County communities working with regional runoff group - Nov 26, 2004 NC
Southwest teacher state's best at biology - Nov 26, 2004 NC
Sounds of woods heard while waiting - Nov 26, 2004 MHT
Pewaukee residents have visions of cougars stalking yards, roads - Nov 26, 2004 MilwJS
Insurance company helps fund trail - Nov 26, 2004 PG
Contaminants Found In Lake Michigan - Nov 26, 2004 WSJ
Point Beach Reactor Back In Service - Nov 26, 2004 WSJ
Shipbuilders need help for expansion plans - Nov 26, 2004 DuluthNewsTribune
MMSD accused of putting buildings at risk - Nov 26, 2004 MilwJS
Opinion: Cut A Fair Deal On Smart Growth' - Nov 26, 2004 WSJ
Letter: Just say ‘no’ to Wal-Mart Supercenter - Nov 26, 2004 SP
[PCB] For victims of toxic site, a legacy of suffering - Nov 26, 2004 New Jersey
[PCB] Former silo sites are laced with toxic chemicals - Nov 26, 2004 KRT Wire
[PCB] EPA releases pollution findings in study of PCBs in Housatonic - Nov 26, 2004 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Contaminants found in Lake Michigan Nov 26, 2004 WSJ
[PCB] Researchers zero in on possible home carcinogens - Nov 26, 2004 TownOnline
[PCB] Trouble hits toxic dumpers - Nov 26 (27), 2004 News.com
The Real Environmental Mandate - Nov 26, 2004 NYTimes
Army tests ravaged family's land - Nov 26, 2004 DeseretNews

Kewaunee Nuclear Plant sale still possible - Nov 25, 2004 PG
DNR investigates manure spill polluting Point Creek - Nov 25, 2004 MHT
Recycling picks up with state aid - Nov 25, 2004 MilwJS
Great Outdoors Almanac - Nov 25, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Letter: Don’t allow Wal-Mart in residential neighborhood - Nov 25, 2004 SP
[PCB] Flame retardants in Lake Michigan evoke concern - Nov 25, 2004 CNN
[Dioxin] Does Yushchenko's face show he's been poisoned? - Nov 25, 2004 Globe and Mail
Lack of Money Slows Cleanup of Hundreds of Superfund Sites - Nov 25, 2004 Truthout
Nell on Earth - Nov 25, 2004 AlterNet

Wolf expert monitors pack growth - Nov 24, 2004 PC
Kaukauna trades clay for pond excavation - Nov 24, 2004 PC
Shipyard project may add 600 jobs - Nov 24, 2004 MilwJS
3 more deer test positive for chronic wasting disease - Nov 24, 2004 MilwJS
Tests Find Cow Free Of Disease - Nov 24, 2004 WSJ
DATCP: Nilsestuen Announces Environmental Award to Milwaukee Public Schools - Nov 24, 2004 WisPolitics
Weekly fishing report - Nov 24, 2004 MilwJS
Editorial: More direction from DNR, Corps needed on Lake Winnebago - Nov 24, 2004 ON
Roy Lukes column: The true all-American berry - Nov 24, 204 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] 9/11 helpers sue feds over air quality 'lies' - Nov 24, 2004 NR Daily News
[PCB] Providence Company To Pay Fine To Settle Environmental Charges - Nov 24, 2004 News Channel 10
[PCB] Power plant battles loom - Nov 24, 2004 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Massive coverup - Nov 24, 2004 NorthJersey
[PCB] Empty Fowlerville site may be developed - Nov 24, 2004 Detroit News
[PCB] Dietary changes that could make a big splash - Nov 24, 2004 Seattle Times
[PCB] Opinion: Crimes against nature - Nov 24, 2004 MetroTimes
[Dioxin] Health Care Groups Launch First Green Building Guide for Hospitals - Nov 24, 2004 EarthVision
[Dioxin] Leader's lost looks may have toxic chemical link - Nov 24 (25), 2004 Sydney Morning Herald
U.S. Again Seeking Delay in Protecting Ozone Layer - Nov 24, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
As ice melts, Arctic peoples at loss for words - Nov 24, 2004 MSNBC

Naturalist steps down - Nov 23, 2004 MHT
Appleton Paper Museum Makes Congressional Pork List - Nov 23, 2004 Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
Cana Island transfer may be challenged - Nov 23, 2004 DCA
DNR News - Nov 23, 2004 WDNR
[PCB] Outburst in PCBs hearing leaves 2 women arrested - Nov 23, 2003 AL.com
[PCB] More vessels to ship out of James River Fleet - Nov 23,2004 DailyPress
[PCB] Study Links 200 or More Diseases to Pollution - Nov 23, 2004 EMagazine
[Dioxin] Trespass Against Us: Twenty Things to Know About Dow Chemical on the 20th Anniversary of Bhopal - Nov 23, 2004 Common Dreams
Thousands Near 9/11 Attack Reported Ill Effects, U.S. Says - Nov 23, 2004 NYTimes
EPA's New Stealth Campaign to Kill Regulation of Harmful Air Pollutants - Nov 23, 2004 NRDC
Environmental Group Urges Green Consumer Activism for Shopping Season - Nov 23, 2004 EMS
Thanksgiving's Hidden Costs - Nov 23, 2004 AlterNet
Activists attempt to strip gold of its lustre - Nov 23, 2004 Globe and Mail

State offers help to shipyards - Nov 22, 2004 NC
Great Lakes are a popular commodity: States fight to prevent water from being diverted to other regions - Nov 22, 2004 PG
Protecting the Great Lakes - Nov 22, 2004 Racine Journal Times
As world gets thirstier, Great Lakes region ponders how to keep its precious waters safe - Nov 22, 2004 PlanetSave
Where have all the salmon gone? - Nov 22, 2004 MilwJS
Citizens Utility Board: PSC Rejects Sale of Nuclear Power Plant - Nov 22, 2004 WisPolitics
Public Service Commission: Rejects sale of Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant - Nov 22, 2004 WisPolitics
Point Beach nuclear reactor shut down to fix leaking pipe - Nov 22, 2004 MilwJS
Chronic wasting disease goes to back burner for 2004 deer season - Nov 22, 2004 PG
Sierra Club: New JAMA Study Says Smog Kills - Nov 22, 2004 WisPolitics
Research testing 'pollution' cows generate - Nov 22, 2004 Wisconsin State Journal
[PCB] Scientists warn of deadly toxins polluting world’s fish population - Nov 22, 2004 DesertSun
[PCB] Frogs have returned, but much work remains - Nov 22, 2004 APP
[PCB] Scientist on fish toxins: 'Mediterranean a toilet' - Nov 22, 2004 USAToday
[PCB] Scientists warn of dangerous 'chemical soup' - Nov 22, 2004 IOL
[PCB] Short-term fix ordered for Duwamish pollution hot spot - Nov 22, 2004 SeattlePI
[PCB] Kalamazoo River: still waiting - Nov 22, 2004 Grand Rapids
[PCB] N.S. government says human-waste fertilizer safe - Nov 22, 2004 Fort St John
[PCB] Green Chemistry Takes Root - Nov 22, 2004 RedNova
[Dioxin] First Green Building Guide for hospitals released today - Nov 22, 2004 Honeycomb Connect
[Dioxin] My Chemical Romance: Green chemistry gets rolling - Nov 22, 2004 Grist
[Dioxin] Helfand exposes vinyl's dangers - Nov 22, 2004 TuftsDaily
Religion Can Be Powerful Tool for Protecting Ecology, Environmentalists Say - Nov 22, 2004 Truthout
Outgoing Congress Whacks Away Wilderness Protections - Nov 22, 2004 EMS
Northern Exposure - Nov 22, 204 AlterNet
The Babes of Biofuel - Nov 22, 2004 AlterNet

Wildlife sanctuary thrives on military range - Nov 21, 2004 NC
Wildlife sanctuary thrives in Fort McCoy - Nov 21, 2004 MilwJS
Not-so-weird science - Nov 21, 2004 MilwJS
UW-Manitowoc Environmental Club plans ‘Winter Wonderland’ on Dec. 3, 2004 MHT
Lakefront land is now a lost opportunity - Nov 21, 2004 MilwJS
Fishing signs help solve problem - Nov 21, 2004 MHT
[PCB] Reluctant landowners buy former silo plots - Nov 21, 2004 Columbia Daily Tribune
[PCB] Seafood with a nasty little bite - Nov 21, 2004 Capital
[PCB] Meals of fish include risk of toxins, scientists warn - Nov 21, 2004 Detroit News
[Dioxin] Rogue batch linked to Kimberley herbicides - Nov 21, 2004 Sunday Times
Group Blasts Political Quizzing of U.S. Science-Panel Nominees - Nov 21, 2004 Common Dreams
Conservationists Rethink Global Poverty - Nov 21, 2004 IPS

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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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