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, 2006

Nov 11- 20, 2006

November 21-30, 2006

Study: Sewage Sullies Great Lakes - Nov 30, 2006 CapTimes
Water rate hearing likely to be Dec. 21 - Nov 30, 2006 PC
City Pours On The Salt: Salt Use On City Streets Threatens The Quality Of Our Drinking Water And Lakes - Nov 30, 2006 WSJ
Green Works in full bloom: Program helps developmentally disabled adults find jobs - Nov 30, 2006 MJS
Developers cope with snake’s effect - Nov 30, 2006 GM Times
Cooking Oil Can Be Recycled - Nov 30, 2006 CapTimes
Great Outdoors Almanac - Nov 30, 2006 PG
Letter: Ag Must Pursue Environment Cases - Nov 30, 2006 CapTimes
DOE Proposes Nuclear Waste Dumps for 11 Communities - Nov 30, 2006 Truthout
[PCB] Connecting the environment and children’s health - Nov 30, 2006 ChronicleHerald
Private landowners conserve 37 million acres: Acreage equal to state of Georgia set aside by local land trusts - Nov 30, 2006 MSNBC
Bush v. Gore's Movie - Nov 30, 2006 Truthout
Justices' First Brush With Global Warming - Nov 30, 2006 Truthout

Study finds Great Lakes threatened by aging sewage systems - Nov 29, 2006 MJS
Study: Sewage threatening Great Lakes; Antiquated systems incapable of dealing with vast amounts of effluents - Nov 29, 2006 MSNBC
Antlerless harvest pushes deer hunt totals past '05 - Nov 29, 2006 PG
Report: Review Not Needed For Power Line - Nov 29, 2006 WSJ
DNR backs 321-mile oil pipeline: Superior-Delevan project passes environmental review, agency says - Nov 29, 2006 MJS
Milwaukee's not the worst — or best — lake polluter - Nov 29, 2006 MJS
Protected Snake To Remain On List - Nov 29, 2006 WSJ
Firm enters energy arena: Madison's BEST works to create cleaner alternatives - Nov 29, 2006 MJS
Aquaculture Sales Grow In State - Nov 29, 2006 CapTimes
Wall-to-wall Wal-marts - Nov 29, 2006 CapTimes
High Court takes up global warming case - Nov 29, 2006 MJS
That Souvenir Could Be The Next Outbreak - Nov 29, 2006 WSJ
UW Applies For Federal Disease Lab - Nov 29, 2006 WSJ
Outdoor Notes - Nov 29, 2006 CapTimes
Weekly fishing report - Nov 29, 2006 MJS
Letter: Great Lakes; It's vital to balance nature, shipping - Nov 29, 2006 (Scroll down)
Commentary: We Need To All Help Stop Climate Change - Nov 29, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Hazardous hand-me-downs under spotlight at waste conference - Nov 29, 2006 EDIE
[PCB] Marathon Oil Company settles PCB Violations off Alaska Coast - Nov 29, 2006 SitNews
[PCB] Do you have a 3:6:9? Go fish! - Nov 29, 2006 ChronicleHerald
[PCB/Dioxin] Death by Dust: The frightening link between the 9-11 toxic cloud and cancer - Nov 29, 2006 Village Voice
Research Shows Acceleration in Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Nov 29, 2006 ENN
Biodiversity: The Insatiable in Pursuit of the Inedible - Nov 29, 2006 Common Dreams
Bush Faces Legal Action over Global Warming - Nov 29, 2006 Common Dreams
Interview - Climate Lawsuits May Surge If Humans Blamed - Expert - Nov 29, 2006 Truthout
Gaia Scientist Lovelock Predicts Planetary Wipeout - Nov 29, 2006 Common Dreams

Emergency drill set for Kewaunee nuclear plant - Nov 28, 2006 PG
Garter snake won't lose protection: Committee rescinds vote to strip safeguards - Nov 28, 2006 MJS
State park stickers to go on sale Dec. 1 - Nov 28, 2006 SP
DNR Deals Another Blow To Foes Of State Pipelines - Nov 28, 2006 CapTimes
Hunters register 336,211 deer over nine-day season - Nov 28, 2006 WDNR
Water Trails Viewed As Generator For Tourism - Nov 28, 2006 CapTimes
Cute, Wild And Potentially Deadly: Millions Of Exotic Animals Imported And Smuggled Into The U.s. Present A Major Health Concern - Nov 28, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Rail, water issues loom - Nov 28, 2006 MJS
Letter: U.S. government must address global warming (Scroll down) - Nov 28, 2006 PG
[PCB] Honeywell pays $50 million to settle Georgia pollution lawsuits - Nov 28, 2006 Wichita Eagle
[PCB] Oceans awash in plastic junk - Nov 28, 2006 Portland Press Herald
[PCB] Keith to open in two weeks - Nov 28, 2006 South Coast Today
[PCB] Health study set on land proposed for amphitheater - Nov 28, 2006 Standard - Speaker
[PCB/Dioxin] Purity provides a hook for fish oil sellers - Nov 28, 2006 NutraIngredients
[Dioxin] Hazards: Study Links Dioxin to Testosterone Levels - Nov 28, 2006 NYTimes
[Dioxin] Unsafe At Any Speed - Nov 28, 2006 Courant
Time to Accept the Obvious: To be pro-growth, we need to be pro-green. The costs of action are smaller than the cost of business-as-usual - by a factor of five to 20 - Dec 2006 Truthout
EPA OKs Spraying Pesticides over Waters - Nov 28, 2006 Common Dreams
Bioprospecting: Mining Our National Parks One Gene at a Time; The National Parks Service is considering a proposal to allow private companies to own the genetic resources of plants and animals in our parks - Nov 28, 2006 AlterNet
Largest Science Teachers Organization Rejects Gore Video ... Why? - Nov 28, 2006 Truthout
Global Warming Goes to Court - Nov 28, 2006 NYTimes
Report says CO2 emissions have doubled: Study analyzed 30-year record of air samples from observation station - Nov 28, 2006 MSNBC
Climate report likely to spur suits, expert says: 'Far more robust' evidence that humans causing warming, says U.N. study - Nov 28, 2006 MSNBC
Carbon Emissions Show Sharp Rise - Nov 28, 2006 Common Dreams
Researchers: Amazon's biodiversity seriously degraded - Nov 28, 2006 MSNBC
Professor Devises New Form of Solar Cell - Nov 28, 2006 ENN
In Texas, Leftover Turkey Fat Fuels Biodiesel Cars - Nov 28, 2006 ENN

[PCB] Letter: Public needs all parts of the PCB equation (Scroll down) - Nov 27, 2006 PG
Group urges Wis. DNR to follow rules on Great Lakes water request - Nov 27, 2006 MJS
Statewide Coalition Weighs in on New Berlin’s Request for Great Lakes Water: Conservation Groups Call for Implementation of Great Lakes Compact before Application is Considered - Nov 27, 2006 WisPolitics (PDF)
Air-quality health advisory issued for region - Nov 27, 2006 PG
Stronger farmland program sought - Nov 27, 2006 MJS
Letter: Public and private parties cooperate on dust solution (Scroll down) - Nov 27, 2006 PG
Letters: Menasha stormwater plans need oversight - Nov 27, 2006 PC
[PCB] Barge carrying PCBs sailed through legal loophole - Nov 27, 2006 CBC
[PCB] At the toxic tradeshow - Nov 27, 2006 Boston Globe
[PCB] World Forum on E-Wastes - Nov 27, 2006 TechNews
EPA OKs Spraying Pesticides Over Waters - Nov 27, 2006 Truthout
Documentary Films Rattle Business World - Nov 27, 2006 Common Dreams
Would the World's Largest Science Teacher's Organization Ignore Climate Change Education? (Why did the NSTA say no to free "An Inconvenient Truth" DVDs?) - Nov 27, 2006 Common Dreams
High court to hear pivotal global warming case: A dozen states, large cities argue that emissions need to be regulated - Nov 27, 2006 MSNBC
Supreme Court Will Decide EPA's Authority Over Climate Gases - Nov 27, 2006 ENS
Carbon emissions show sharp rise - Nov 27, 2006 BBC
Scientists: Climate Change Clues in Sky - Nov 27, 2006 Common Dreams
Scientists Find Climate Change Clues in the Sky - Nov 27, 2006 ENN
Worldwatch President to Address Business Leaders, Policy Makers at Renewable Energy Conference at U.S. Capitol: Flavin to Discuss Political and Economic Conditions Needed to Make Renewables Cost-Competitive and Effective at Securing a Safer, Cleaner U.S. Energy Future - Nov 27, 2006 Common Dreams

Coast Guard mulls reaction to firing guns on Great Lakes: Target practice stirs environmental, safety questions - Nov 26, 2006 PG
Air quality advisory in effect until Monday morning - Nov 26, 2006 PC
Indoor air pollution only gets worse as temps dip: Health threat from mold, smoke go up as windows get sealed - Nov 26, 2006 PG
Looking to put his energy elsewhere: Investor expects alternative power to generate returns - Nov 26, 2006 MJS
Everybody’s laughing at you: Nobody thinks the DNR’s “plan” for CWD is working - Nov 26, 2006 FightingBob
[PCB] Loon fans gather at open house - Nov 26, 2006 Citizen Online
[PCB] Landowner fights Fort Edward's bid to slow dredging - Nov 26, 2006 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] A model for agricultural growth - Nov 26, 2006 Anniston Star
[PCB] International Conference Seeks to Reduce Hazardous Waste - Nov 26, 2006 Red Bolivia
[PCB/Dioxin] Dolphins in distress: Whatever is deforming and killing the mammals may also imperil humans - Nov 26, 2006 Orlando Sentinel
[Dioxin] Toxin found to affect reproductive systems (scroll down) - Nov 26, 2006 Dallas Morning News
See the world with 'green' eyes - Nov 26, 2006 CNN
Science a la Joe Camel (Scroll down) - Nov 26, 2006 Truthout

[PCB] Little Lake Butte des Morts PCB dredging finishes for year: Project to resume in '07 - Nov 25, 2006 PG
[PCB] Dredging of PCBs finishes for year - Nov 25, 2006 PC
Everyone Laughs While Chronic Wasting Looms - Nov 25, 2006 CapTimes
Proposed ballast ban makes waves: Idea alarms Great Lakes shippers, thrills fisheries - Nov 25, 2006 MJS
New ethanol plant expected in 2008 - Nov 25, 2006 PG
New AG May Be In Cranberry Jam - Nov 25, 2006 WSJ
Election results may help DNR: Balance between parties might reduce acrimony - Nov 25, 2006 MJS
Squirrel's act delays Thanksgiving feasts - Nov 25, 2006 PC
Outdoors notes - Nov 25, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Deer Herd Still Growing As Herd Of Hunters Shrinks - Nov 25, 2006 WSJ
Letter: Let's Press The DNR To Help Reduce Mercury Pollution - Nov 25, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Midwest governors should advocate for high-speed rail - Nov 25, 2006 MJS
[Dioxin] Poison victims U.S. war legacy - Nov 25, 2006 Bradenton Herald
[Dioxin] Justice For All Military Personal - Nov 25, 2006 ePluribus Media
[Dioxin] Health minister concedes more errors in dioxin blood tests - Nov 25, 2006 Radio New Zealand

[PCB] Fox Cities PCB dredging finishes for season - Nov 24, 2006 PC
Public meeting set on whitewater park plan - Nov 24, 2006 PC
Thompson, others plan ethanol plant: Ex-governor among partners in Walworth County project - Nov 24, 2006 MJS
Conflict in cranberry lawsuit for Van Hollen? - Nov 24, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Another invader threatens resources - Nov 24, 2006 PG
Editorial: Trust is a must for DNR, Legislature - Nov 24, 2006 SP
[PCB] Old agreement had its day; Great Lakes action plan is now needed - Nov 24, 2006 Bay City Times
[PCB] County to receive $25 million from Superfund site settelement - Nov 24, 2006 Savannah Home
[Dioxin] Many say U.S. should help victims of wartime poison - Nov 24, 2006 Herald Today
Ban on 'brutal' fishing blocked - Nov 24, 2006 BBC

Nuclear emergency exercise set Dec. 5 - Nov 23, 2006 MHT
Mike Hoeft column: Any way you slice it, organic turkey healthier; Locally grown birds also contribute to area economy - Nov 23, 2006 PG
Georgia-Pacific plans to shuffle jobs to Broadway mill - Nov 23, 2006 PG
Giving science projects room to grow - Nov 23, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Danger site given new start - Nov 23, 2006 Falkirk Today
[PCB] Oceans falling prey to widespread pollution - Nov 23, 2006 BCNG Nanaimo News Bulletin
A Step Shy of Book-Burning: The White House has begun closing the Enviromental Protection Agency's research libraries to the public and to its own staff, cementing Bush's reputation as usher of a new dark age - Nov 23, 2006 AlterNet
Consumers Not Warned of Mercury in Fish - Nov 23, 2006 ENN
Sustainable development: Big not boring - Nov 23, 2006 BBC

Federal authorities expand quarantine to fight tree-killing bug - Nov 22, 2006 MJS
Hobart zoning focus of waste-station trial - Nov 22, 2006 PG
Nuke exercise slated Dec. 5 - Nov 22, 2006 MHT
Reconnect with the food that we eat - Nov 22, 2006 MJS
Beware Of Hazardous Toys - Nov 22, 2006 WSJ
DNR encouraged by doe numbers - Nov 22, 2006 MJS
Weekly fishing report - Nov 22, 2006 MJS
Letter: Ethanol, Biodiesel Not The Answer - Nov 22, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Arlene Blum: Tricky chemical makes a comeback - Nov 22, 2006 SacBee
[Dioxin] UT researchers warn of toxic dioxin in food - Nov 22, 2006 Daily Texan
[Dioxin] Exposure To Dioxins Influences Male Reproductive System, Study Of Vietnam Veterans Concludes - Nov 22, 2006 Medical News Today
EPA to regulate nanosilver: Increasingly widespread technology may pose risks - Nov 22, 2006 ENN
EPA Exempts Some Pesticide Use - Nov 22, 2006 ENN
Francis Moore Lappe: Buying Local Doesn't Hurt the Developing World - Nov 22, 2006 AlterNet
2005 Another Record Year for Global Carbon Emissions - Nov 22, 2006 ENN

Climate Change Killing Species - Nov 21, 2006 CapTimes
321-mile Pipeline Is On Fast Track: Environmental Groups Rip Lack Of Impact Statement - Nov 21, 2006 CapTimes
Point Beach nuclear unit at full power - Nov 21, 2006 PG
Bad turkey can make for an unhappy Thanksgiving - Nov 21, 2006 PC
Editorial: Input Sought On Plan Affecting Great Lakes [Water Diversion Comments accepted through Nov 26] - Nov 21, 2006 CapTimes
Letter: Computer Recycling Program Works Great - Nov 21, 2006 CapTimes
Once more, with feeling: Jim Doyle has a chance in his second term to undue some of the damage he did in his first - Nov 21, 2006 FightingBob
[PCB] Obesity: Maybe We Share Some of the Blame - Nov 21, 2006 Washington Post
[PCB] Health: Nutrition - Nov 21, 2006 Detroit Free Press
[Dioxin] Chemical's legacy of suffering - Nov 21, 2006 Mercury-News
[Dioxin] EcoWellness: Dioxin's reproductive dangers - Nov 21, 2006 ScienceDaily
Turns Out, Seattle Isn't So Green: How About Your City? - Nov 21, 2006 AlterNet
Nations give green light for nuclear fusion: U.S. among signatories for $12.8 billion project for 'ecological energy' - Nov 21, 2006 MSNBC
US: Climate Change Climate Changing - Nov 21, 2006 Common Dreams
Pace of Global Warming Causes Alarm - Nov 21, 2006 Common Dreams
Analysis: Global warming killing some species; Up to 200 species, including penguins and polar bears, are in big trouble - Nov 21, 2006 MSNBC
Global Warming Said to Be Killing Some Species - Nov 21, 2006 ENN
World Has Under Decade to Act on Climate Crisis - Nov 21, 2006 Truthout

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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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