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, 2005

Nov 11-20, 2005

November 21-30, 2005

Authors defend study on Great Lakes shipping value - Nov 30, 2005 MJS
AG Lautenschlager: Announces Utica Energy Ordered to Pay $76,000 for Air Pollution Violations - Nov 30, 2005 WisPolitics
Cranes On Way To Florida - Nov 30, 2005 CapTimes
Weekly fishing report - Nov 30, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Wisconsin getting too much out-of-state garbage - Nov 30, 2005 PC
[PCB] Riverfront ruckus? - Nov 30, 2005 Saratogian
[PCB] Mohawk Indians file lawsuit - Nov 30, 2005 News 10 Now
[PCB] Toxins still seeping into Sangamo site - Nov 30, 2005 MytleBeachOnline
[PCB] The skinny on healthful fats - Nov 30, 2005 Seattle Times
[PCB] Specter of ''ghost fleet'' is slowly fading - Nov 30, 2005 PilotOnline
[PCB] City council to look at cleaning up possible site toxins - Nov 30, 2005 State News
[PCB] Environmental pollutants may raise diabetes risk - Nov 30, 2005 FoodConsumer
[PCB/Dioxin] EPA to Scale Back Testing at Ground Zero - Nov 30, 2005 Washington Post
[Dioxin] Fake Christmas trees contain PVC, lead and other not so environmentally friendly additives - Nov 30, 2005 Insight News
[Dioxin] DuPont, EPA settle over toxic chemical - Nov 30, 2005 Sun Herald
Storm Season Ends: Are Potent Hurricanes Linked to Global Warming? - Nov 30, 2005 Truthout
Is Wal-Mart Really Going Green? - Nov 30, 2005 AlterNet
Blowing Global Hot Air - Nov 30, 2005 AlterNet
Scientists decry fishing’s collateral damage - Nov 30, 2005 MSNBC
Scientists: Key Atlantic current slowing - Nov 30, 2005 MSNBC
Future of the Global Economy: Embrace New Energy Economy - Nov 30, 2005 Common Dreams

Faulty pump shuts nuclear plant: Kewaunee reactor expected to resume operation soon - Nov 29, 2005 MJS
Nuclear plant back in service - Nov 29, 2005 PG
Storm water utility denied - Nov 29, 2005 MHT
Cool Heads Prevail In Climate Debate - Nov 29, 2005 CapTimes
Great Lakes Compact Needs Change To Close Big Loophole On Bottled Water - Nov 29, 2005 CapTimes
Wisconsin DNR News - November 29, 2005 WisPolitics
[PCB] Pollutants linked to type 2 diabetes - Nov 29, 2005 UPI
[PCB] The looming lawsuit - Nov 29, 2005 NorthJersey
[PCB] Navy weighs 13 Hangar One alternatives - Nov 29, 2005 Palo Alto
[PCB] Residential tower eyed on harbor - Nov 29, 2005 Connecticut Post
[PCB] PCB cleanup studied - Nov 29, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] City requests funding for testing, cleanup - Nov 29, 2005 State News
New heat on U.S. over global warming treaty - Nov 29, 2005 MSNBC
Impact of Climate Change 'Can be Likened to WMD' - Nov 29, 2005 Common Dreams

County sees green from recycling - Nov 28, 2005 PG
Menasha eyes outdoor wood boiler ordinance - Nov 28, 2005 PG
Editorial: Great Lakes accord should be approved - Nov 28, 2005 SP
Editorial: Ethanol Means More Total Fuel Burned - Nov 28, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Housatonic work undone 3 years after settlement - Nov 28, 2005 NewsTimesLive
[PCB] Refresher set on PCB cleanup terms - Nov 28, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Efforts to save lake take on new urgency - Nov 28, 2005 News & Advance
U.S. Farmers Use Pesticide Despite Treaty - Nov 28, 2005 Common Dreams
BP to spend up to $8 bln on green energy - Nov 28, 2005 Reuters
"It's about Us!": Climate Change Fires Young Minds - Nov 28, 2005 Truthout
US to Battle Allies on Post-2012 Global Warming - Nov 28, 2005 Truthout

DNR issues ice safety warning - Nov 27, 2005 PG
To the Point: If ethanol is so great, why do we need a law to make us buy it? - Nov 27, 2005 SP
[PCB] Yorktown man fights school PCBs, prompts state rules - Nov 27, 2005 Journal News
[PCB] Hot on Parkinson's Trail: Scientists have amassed evidence that long-term exposure to toxic compounds, especially pesticides, can trigger the neurological disease - Nov 27, 2005 KTLA
Silent Streams - Nov 27, 2005 Truthout
Wildlife breeder reactors - Nov 27, 2005 GRIST
World Leaders to Discuss Strategies for Climate Control: Bush Administration Shuns Conference On Strategies to Build on Kyoto Pact - Nov 27, 2005 Washington Post

Ready to carve up: our federal natural resources - Nov 26, 2005 MJS

It's property rights vs. sign clutter - Nov 25, 2005 CapTimes
State cites gas leaks at landfills - Nov 25, 2005 PG
Nuclear reactor returns to service - Nov 25, 2005 MJS
Storm water rules changing - Nov 25, 2005 ON
Invasive species fight grows - Nov 25, 2005 MJS
Tia Nelson inherited passion for nature - Nov 25, 2005 MJS
Roy Pirrung column: Spend public funds on trails, not bridge - Nov 25, 2005 SP
[PCB] Dredging memo needs close look - Nov 25, 2005 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Small PCB questions lead to bigger concern - Nov 25, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[Dioxin] Protecting mother earth - Nov 25, 2005 Indian Country
Study Shows There's More CO2 Now Than Past 650K Years - Nov 25, 2005 ENN

Billboard bill battle: Backers, opponents weigh in on outdoor advertising legislation - Nov 24, 2005 MJS
Three deer in herd reduction zone test positive for CWD - Nov 24, 2005 PG
MMSD spends millions on plan - Nov 24, 2005 MJS
Great Outdoors Almanac - Nov 24, 2005 PG
The gang that couldn't e-mail straight: With new revelations about secret dealing between the PSC and We Engergies, it is time to put the "public" back in the Public Service Commission - Nov 24, 2005 FightingBob
Patrick Durkin column: State fighting skepticism and CWD - Nov 24, 2005 PG
Where’s The Beef From? - Nov 24, 2005 Common Dreams
Tiny bubbles, rising seas point to warming: Ocean, ice core research add to data about human-induced climate change - Nov 24, 2005 MSNBC

Family, farm settle manure lawsuit - Nov 23, 2005 PG
Family settles suit over bad water: Farm will pay total of $380,000 for contamination - Nov 23, 2005 PC
Blue-green algae danger grows - Nov 23, 2005 MJS
Weekly fishing report - Nov 23, 2005 MJS
Mike Dombeck: U.S. House Puts 'for Sale' Sign On Vast Tracts Of Public Land - Nov 23, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Few True Alternatives Exist For Energy - Nov 23, 2005 CapTimes
U.S. Racing the Clock to Find Alternate Fuels - Nov 23, 2005 Common Dream

P-C Watchdog: Fox River recreational trail segments lower on city's priority list - Nov 22, 2005 PC
Sanctuary selling bird seed - Nov 22, 2005 PG
New Take On Recycling - Nov 22, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Twelve Reasons to Avoid the South Beach Diet - Nov 22, 2005 eMediaWire
[PCB] City should fund Hill 78 study - Nov 22, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Ghost ship disposal project treading water - Nov 22, 2005 DailyPress
[PCB] Memo dredges up trouble for GE's Hudson River clean-up plans - Nov 22, 2005 JournalNews
[PCB] GE plan on PCBs is faulted - Nov 22, 2005 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Mayor wary of PCBs study - Nov 22, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] 'Black lagoon' features cleaner water, hope - Nov 22, 2005 Detroit News
Forests Paying the Price for Biofuels - Nov 22, 2005 Truthout
Goldman to Encourage Solutions to Environmental Issues - Nov 22, 2005 NYTimes
Affordable Housing Goes "Green" - Nov 22, 2005 Truthout
Chemical Farm - Nov 22, 2005 AlterNet
Smarter Use of Nuclear Waste - Nov 2005 Scientific American

Compact to allow Waukesha County access to Lake Michigan water - Nov 21, 2005 GMToday
Editorial: Ethanol Benefits The Environment And Helps Wean Us Off Mideast Oil - Nov 21, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: DNR policies eroding Wisconsinites' freedom - Nov 21, 2005 PC
Letter: Fox River remains the soul of the Valley - Nov 21, 2005 PC
[PCB] Toxic sediment dredging in East Chicago delayed - Nov 21, 2005 NWITimes
[PCB] Litigation challenges EPA rule that does little to protect against mercury, PCBs and more - Nov 21, 2005 EarthJustice
[PCB] Toxic legacy in heart of the wilderness - Nov 21, 2005 Globe and Mail
[Dioxin] Quinte West - Medical Officer of Health talks about dioxins in humans - Nov 21, 2005 Community Press
[Dioxin] New Study Questions Causes of Acne In Women - Nov 21, 2005 PR.com
[Dioxin] What Happened? Where Do We Go From Here? - Nov 21, 2005 Metropolis Mag

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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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