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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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November 11-20, 2004

Kewaunee nuclear plant sale rejected - Nov 20, 2004 MHT
Kaukauna Utilities turns to wind-generated power - Nov 20, 2004 PC
Weekly outdoor notes - Nov 20, 2004 MilwJS
No cows to be seen on this Kewaunee County farm - Nov 20, 2004 NC
Alpacas: the latest trend in farming - Nov 20, 2004 NC
Emus - the farm animal of the future - Nov 20, 2004 NC
Where the bison roam - Nov 20, 2004 NC
[PCB] Farmers buy contaminated missile silos - Nov 20, 2004 CNN
[PCB] Scientists warn of toxins in fish - Nov 20, 2004 MLive
Towards Alternative Cities, the Green-Friendly Way - Nov 20, 2004 Common Dreams


'Misfortune 100' Identifies Top Air Polluters in United States [Georgia-Pacific 3rd on the list] - Nov 19, 2004 Truthout
Nuclear plant sale rejected - Nov 19, 2004 MilwJS
A.G. Lautenschlager: Annonuces Contempt Order Against Dunn County Waste Plastic - Nov 19, 2004 WisPolitics
WISPIRG critical of Wisconsin actions on water pollution - Nov 19, 2004 NC
Trace of gas additive found in well - Nov 19, 2004 PC
Algoma seeking $33,333 waterfront planning grant - Nov 19, 2004 KCN
Analysis: Utilities gave Doyle big money - Nov 19, 2004 NC
Letter: Wal-Mart abandons ‘buy American’ policy - Nov 19, 2004 SP
[PCB] Tests ease Lewistown PCB worries - Nov 19, 2004 Great Falls Tribune
[PCB] Builders to decontaminate stadium site - Nov 19, 2004 Democract & Chronicle
[PCB] Caulk Containing PCBs Found In Local Buildings - Nov 19, 2004 KIROTV
[PCB] More study needed of ocean toxins: scientists - Nov 19, 2004 Australian
[Dioxin] Backyard burning of household trash prompts action by state, federal officials - Nov 19, 2004 Dover Community
Melting glaciers threaten world's water supply - Nov 19, 2004 WaterTech


[PCB] Army Wants To Burn Buildings At Former Ammunition Plant - Nov 18, 2004 NewsNet5
[PCB] Army developing plan to burn buildings with toxins - Nov 18, 2004 Duluth News Tribune
State water pollution enforcement faltering - Nov 18, 2004 MilwJS
Attorney general sues Suamico man, Green Bay firm - Nov 18, 2004 MilwJS
Orion Energy Systems: Independent Printing Receives Environmental Stewardship Award - Nov 18, 2004 WisBusiness
Electronics recycling program started - Nov 18, 2004 CapTimes
Utility Projects Fire Up Contributions to Doyle: Utilities Send $50,000 governor’s way amid favorable state decisions - Nov 18, 2004 Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Opinion: Follow the drill - Nov 18, 2004 NC
[PCB] High Contamination Reported in Arctic Russians - Nov 18, 2004 L A Times
[PCB] Neighbors dispute environmental study - Nov 18, 2004 TownOnline
[Dioxin] Burn Barrels Linked To Dioxin - Nov 18, 2004 Times Record
[Dioxin] Bhopal disaster - 20 years on - Nov 18, 2004 Greenpeace
Viva La Resistance Diet - Nov 18, 2004 AlterNet
Climate change sceptics 'wrong' - Nov 18, 2004 BBC


A.G. Lautenschlager: Announces Wetland Filling Suit in Oconto County - Nov 17, 2004 WisPolitics
Ashwaubenon-Green Bay water work won’t be without a little hassle - Nov 17, 2004 PG
TR seeks help on harbor work - Nov 17, 2004 MHT
Grass waterways: Conserving the land - Nov 17, 2004 MHT
Fighting for lighting - Nov 17, 2004 ON
Oil-independence plan needs work - Nov 17, 2004 PC
Racine gets grant to work on contaminated property - Nov 17, 2004 PC
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued - Nov 17, 2004 WDNR
MMSD wants suit dumped - Nov 17, 2004 MilwJS
O is for ozone. D is for death - Nov 17, 2004 RJT
Weekly fishing report - Nov 17, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Stadium builders agree to clean up site - Nov 17, 2004 Democrat & Chronicle
[PCB] Toxic mud spurs study of health risk to residents - Nov 17, 2004 Muskegon Chronicle
[PCB] Ward site deemed health hazard - Nov 17, 2004 Newsobserver
[Dioxin] Aelan bags - an alternative to cancer-causing pollutants - Nov 17, 2004 Port Vila Press
[Dioxin] A Burning Problem - Nov 17, 2004 Bangor Daily News
White House Asks Congress to Overturn Court Decision on Yucca Mountain - Nov 17, 2004 Common Dreams
New Documents Reveal Bush Administration Allowed Drilling Under National Park Service Areas - Nov 17, 2004 Common Dreams
Groups Charge New EPA Rule Loopholes Violate Clean Air Act - Nov 17, 2004 BushGreenWatch
Americans are swimming in sewage - Nov 17, 2004 Environmental Science & Technology
America's Obsession with Consumption - Nov 17, 2004 Planetizen
U.S. Ignores Growing Global and Domestic Water Crisis - Nov 17, 2004 EMS
Climate change issues heat up in D.C. - Nov 17, 2004 MSNBC
Species disappearing at an alarming rate, report says - Nov 17, 2004 MSNBC
Scientists Say More Than 15,000 Species Facing Extinction - Nov 17, 2004 ENN
World on Alert as Over 15,000 Species Face Extinction - Nov 17, 2004 Common Dreams
Ozone blamed in thousands of deaths annually: study - Nov 17, 2004 KeralaNext


[PCB] Renard Island future debated - Nov 16, 2004 NC
Sierra Club files appeal against coal plant in Marathon County - Nov 16, 2004 NC
Sierra Club files appeal against coal-fired power plant - Nov 16, 2004 PC
Sierra Club challenges new WPS power plant - Nov 16, 2004 PG
Group's goal: Make NE Wisconsin an economic power - Nov 16, 2004 NC
Northeast Wisconsin Economic Development Partnership: Northeast Wisconsin Economic Development Partnership Launches - Nov 16, 2004 WisPolitics
New aquatic center study is next step - Nov 16, 2004 MHT
‘End of referendum’ for Sheridan Park - Nov 16, 2004 SP
Wal-Mart gets green light - Nov 16, 2004 SP
Governor Doyle Announces $550,000 Grantto Help Clean Up Brownfields Site in Racine - Nov 16, 2004 WisPolitics (PDF)
Ontario demands tougher water protection in Great Lakes agreements with U.S. - Nov 16, 2004 NC
Great Lakes are facing gravest challenges ever - Nov 16, 2004 Muskegon Chronicle
Letter: Global Warming - We cannot ignore this serious threat (Scroll down) - Nov 16, 2004 MilwJS
Bill Berry: What would world be like if we thought ahead 7 generations? - Nov 16, 2004 CapTimes
[PCB] Navy's Moffett Field cleanup plan criticized - Nov 16, 2004 Mercury News
[PCB] PCBs could burn in Portage - Nov 16, 2004 Akron Beacon Journal
[PCB] Cleanup complete - Nov 16, 2004 Public Opinion
[Dioxin] Dow to check river patterns at ImermanMemorial Park - Nov 16, 2004 Saginaw News
Is Wal-Mart Good For America? - Nov 16, 2004 Planetizen
Democrats, Greens Aim to Overturn Bush Forest Plan - Nov 16, 2004 Truthout
Premature deaths tied to moderate smog - Nov 16, 2004 MSNBC
The End of Oil - Nov 16, 2004 Planetizen


WPS coal plant permit challenged - Nov 15, 2004 MilwJS
Sierra Club: Challenges Giant Coal Plant Proposal: Weak Standards Leave Wisconsin Residents at Risk - Nov 15, 2004 WisPolitics
Wisconsin tests people for mercury - Nov 15, 2004 GLRC
Sierra Club: Citizens Await Bush Administration's Creative Plans to Ignore Support for Forest Protections - Nov 15, 2004 WisPolitics
[PCB] An important study - Nov 15, 2004 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] MP test shows chemical threat - Nov 15, 2004 Green Consumer Guide
[PCB] Bonfire of the illegalities and an ageing bull - Nov 15, 2004 Herald
[Dioxin] Authorities probe McCain plant after dioxin scare - Nov 15, 2004 Just-Food
[Dioxin] Is a pregnant woman's chance of giving birth to a boy 50 percent? - Nov 15, 2004 Scientific American
Climate Change Already Affecting the Global Environment, Two Reports Say - Nov 15, 2004 ENN
Soft Energy Pathfinder: Who Needs Oil, Anyway? - Nov 15, 2004 ENN


Portage Co. game deer tests positive for wasting disease - Nov 14, 2004 NC
Economic leaders look to put study to work - Nov 14, 2004 PG
Lake level plan worries fishers - Nov14, 2004 ON
A look at alternative fuels - Nov 14, 2004 SP
Letter: Why not build new police station next to city hall? - Nov 14, 2004 SP
Opinion: Four more years - Nov 14, 2004 FightingBob
[PCB] US study links more than 200 diseases to pollution - Nov 14, 2004 Independent
Down drain, they remain - Nov 14, 2004 Star Tribune


Shipyard developers pursue belated Sturgeon Bay storm-water permit - Nov 13, 2004 PG
Door County lighthouse plans upset neighbors - Nov 13, 2004 PG
Leaving no leaves behind - Nov 13, 2004 MHT
State keeps up aggressive work against deer disease - Nov 13, 2004 MilwJS
Power plant's a win for economy, ecology - Nov 13, 2004 MilwJS
Cuts at SCA sad sign of the times - Nov 13, 2004 PC
The selling of science - Nov 13, 2004 WSJ
Outdoor Notes - Nov 13, 2004 MilwJS
Editorial: Protections in jeopardy - Nov 13, 2004 CapTimes
[PCB] Gloucester native swims length of Charles River to highlight pollution - Nov 13, 2004 Gloucester Daily Times
[PCB] What's the better supplemental water source: the Hudson River or Saratoga Lake? - Nov 13, 2004 Saratogian
[PCB] Prozac and painkillers found in tap water - Nov 13, 2004 Vancouver Sun
[PCB] Vermont swimmer hates dirty water, but covers entire Charles River in Mass - Nov 13, 2004 Times Argus
[PCB] Scientists: contamination leading to abnormalities - Nov 13, 2004 Taipei Times
Reports Point to Proof of Global Warming - Nov 13, 2004 Tallahassee Democract


Gov. Doyle: To Help Launch Northeast Wisconsin Regional Economic Development Partnership - Nov 12, 2004 WisPolitics (PDF)
DATCP: Positive CWD Deer Triggers Quarantine at Shawano County Deer Farm - Nov 12, 2004 WisPolitics
Editorial: Council should let voters have their say on Sheridan Park - Nov 12, 2004 SP
Letter: Sheridan Park was once a dump site - Nov 12, 2004 SP
[Dioxin] Dow study legitimate,but limited - Nov 12, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Dutch Re-Open Some Farms After Dioxin Scare - Nov 12, 2004 Reuters
[Dioxin] Dutch authorities probe fries maker in dioxin scare - Nov 12, 2004 TerraDaily
Greener buildings rise across America - Nov 12, 2004 MSNBC
Oil wells in Alaska reserve get final OK - Nov 12, 2004 MSNBC
Nature, Nurture and Culture - Nov 12, 2004 AlterNet
Report: Tobacco Industry Hid Smoking Dangers - Nov 12, 2004 Planet Ark
Materialistic Madness - Nov 12, 2004 Common Dreams
Pesticide study with children delayed - Nov 12, 2004 CNN


Sheridan Park future may go to a referendum - Nov 11, 2004 SP
Police start petition favoring Sheridan site - Nov 11, 2004 SP
Papermaker Appleton sees revenue rise - Nov 11, 2004 PC
RENEW Wisconsin/Focus on Energy: Ten ways to support renewable energy for next to nothing - Nov 11, 2004 Wheeler Report
Great Outdoors Almanac - Nov 11, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Pat Durkin column: It’s clear how CWD panic clouded hunters’ judgment - Nov 11, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Editorial: Wal-Mart's free ride - Nov 11, 2004 CapTimes
Opinion: Global Warming Is A Moral Issue - Nov 11, 2004 WSJ
Letter: Streets more dangerous than Sheridan Park - Nov 11, 2004 SP
[PCB] NOAA Observes Killer Whales After Valdez - Nov 11, 2004 Burlington County Times
[Dioxin] Dutch Dioxin Scare Spreads to France and Spain - Nov 11, 2004 Planet Ark
Kansas hunters shoot endangered cranes - Nov 11, 2004 CNN
Ancient Forests, Salmon, Endangered Species Act Face Congressional Threat Next Week - Nov 11, 2004 Truthout
Interior Dept. weighs oil, species protection - Nov 11, 2004 MSNBC
Arctic thaw could open vast oil and gas region - Nov 11, 2004 Reuters
The Uranium Whistleblower - Nov 11, 2004 Planetsave
Going Nuclear (Again)? - Nov 11, 2004 Mother Jones

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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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