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 21- 30, 2006

November 11-20, 2006

[PCB] River cleanup options sought: Public queried on cheaper PCB capping plan [Public Hearing Dec 5] - Nov 20, 2006 PC
[PCB] PCB capping debated as long-term solution: Mills, agencies defend proposal as faster, cheaper - Nov 20, 2006 PG
[PCB] Scientist urges balance between dredging, capping in PCB cleanup - Nov 20, 2006 PC
Reservoir project will increase city water capacity - Nov 20, 2006 SP
DNR To Have More Allies At Capitol - Nov 20, 2006 WSJ
Democratic Senate could make life easier for DNR - Nov 20, 2006 La Crosse Tribune
Sticking To His Campaign Guns: Van Hollen Says He May Pull Out Of Environmental Cases - Nov 20, 2006 WSJ
Road takes snakes, trail users into account: Endangered species, people can pass below widened Highway 164 - Nov 20, 2006 MJS
Twenty-Two States [Including Wisconsin] Say EPA Too Soft on Mercury - Nov 20, 2006 ENN
Midwest Environmental Advocates: Proposed Crude Oil Pipeline Threatens Wisconsin’s Environment - Nov 20, 2006 WisPolitics (PDF)
Editorial: Corporate Ag Takes Us Down Wrong Road - Nov 20, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Barnaclelike shellfish may endanger our waters - Nov 20, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Biological Pollution Could Be Killing Seals - Nov 20, 2006 Medical News Today
[PCB] Truck traffic takes toll on Riley Road - Nov 20, 2006 Northwest Indiana Times
Will Forests Adapt to a Warmer World? - Nov 20, 2006 Truthout
Nobel Laureates Back Case Pushing Bush to Act on Global Warming - Nov 20, 2006 Common Dreams
Slow Talks Could Leave Climate Deal in 'Tatters' - Nov 20, 2006 Common Dreams

Second delay granted for wind turbines - Nov 19, 2006 PC
Ashwaubenon scraps plan for recycling facility: Residents feared, noise, odor, vermin - Nov 19, 2006 PC
DNR urges hunters to 'step up,' thin herd - Nov 19, 2006 PC
DNR Hunts Illegal Hunters - Nov 19, 2006 WISN
Weekly outdoor notes - Nov 19, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Conflicts between farmers, country residents growing - Nov 19, 2006 MHT
[PCB] From farm to feast: How healthful is your meal? - Nov 19, 2006 Salt Lake Tribune
[PCB] Residents question plan to further pollute river - Nov 19, 2006 Roanoke Times
[PCB] Chemical Burns - Nov 19, 2006 Amherst Times
[PCB] Avoid the 'Dirty Dozen,' buy organic - Nov 19, 2006 Salt Lake Tribune
[Dioxin] Toxic Toys: San Francisco prepares to ban certain chemicals in products for kids, but enforcement will be tough -- and toymakers question necessity - Nov 19, 2006 SFGate

Fish virus could limit shipping: Michigan seeks ban on ballast from eastern Great Lakes - Nov 18, 2006 MJS
C-CARES: Pollution linked to manure - Nov 18, 2006 MHT
Many Opinions But No Solutions: Disagreement Over How To Best Curb The Fatal Deer Brain Disease Has Officials Looking For Good Ideas - Nov 18, 2006 WSJ
It's almost OK to drink the water, tests find: Copper levels drop at Door County Justice Center - Nov 18, 2006 PG
Water Authority Pipeline Update - Nov 18, 2006 PG
High Cliff State Park to purchase 40 acres - Nov 18, 2006 PC
Truck unveils hybrid garbage vehicle - Nov 18, 2006 ON
EPA fines in Wisconsin total $6 million for 2006 - Nov 18, 2006 PG
Letter: Don't treat dairy farmers poorly - Nov 18, 2006 MHT
Letter: State Should Be Issuing CWD Warnings - Nov 18, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] DEP Accepts Proposals to Restore Housatonic - Nov 18, 2006 Voices
[PCB] Corporate sway hurts health, says RFK Jr. - Nov 18, 2006 NorthJersey
[Dioxin] Deseret's delays in burning off mustard agent stir up concerns - Nov 18, 2006 Salt Lake Tribune
[Dioxin] Green Building: The View from Here - Nov 18, 2006 WorldChanging

Humongous deer herd needs heavy hunting - Nov 17, 2006 WSJ
DNR biologist: CWD in deer still a statewide concern - Nov 17, 2006 PC
Audit: CWD fight isn't working; Number of deer in state with disease is rising - Nov 17, 2006 PG
Hunters Resist Mass CWD Kill; Audit: $27 Million DNR Spent To Thin Deer Herd Futile - Nov 17, 2006 CapTimes
Wisconsin Green Party: WGP to Public Service Commission: It No Longer Makes Sense to Flush Our Water Down the Toilet - Nov 17, 2006 WisPolitics
Iraq, Global Warming Top Issues - Nov 17, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Environmentalists say destroying PCBs is possible - Nov 17, 2006 Capital News 9
[PCB] Proposals sought for river projects - Nov 17, 2006 Kent Good Times Dispatch
[PCB] Residents hope to dredge up funds - Nov 17, 2006 TimesUnion
[PCB] Dangerous chemicals possibly found in Wauconda Twp - Nov 17, 2006 Daily Herald
[PCB] Biological Pollution Could Be Killing Seals - Nov 17, 2006 YubaNet
[PCB] Reasons why we're fat - Nov 17, 2006 News-Sentinel
[Dioxin] DEP weighs bigger role for polluters on cleanups - Nov 17, 2006 NorthJersey
Climate talks end with small step forward: Kyoto review process created, but some had homed for 'urgent action' - Nov 17, 2006 MSNBC
Climate talks stuck on Kyoto deal - Nov 17, 2006 BBC
Nuclear fusion: A necessary investment - Nov 17, 2006 BBC
BMW's hydrogen car: Beauty or beast? - Nov 17, 2006 BBC
'State of the Arctic' report sees warming at work: Federal agency releases work by 20 international scientists - Nov 17, 2006 MSNBC
Signs of Warming Continue in the Arctic - Nov 17, 2006 Common Dreams
Save Earth from warming by using pollution? Nobel Prize winner's idea gets attention at U.N. talks; NASA to consider [INSANITY!!!] - Nov 17, 2006 MSNBC
Nairobi climate talks end in deal - Nov 17, 2006 BBC

Deer elimination failing, audit says: Animal numbers in disease-affected areas are rising - Nov 16, 2006 MJS
Pressure on to kill antlerless deer - Nov 16, 2006 PG
DNR will follow through on CWD audit recommendations - Nov 16, 2006 WDNR
Great Outdoors Almanac - Nov 16, 2006 PG
Editorial: Into the woods - Nov 16, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Write your elected officials, but be constructive - Nov 16, 2006 MHT
[PCB] PCB experts to discuss disposal alternatives - Nov 16, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] 'Organic fish' debated - Nov 16, 2006 MiamiHerald
[Dioxin] Dioxin Alters Development of Male Reproductive System - Nov 16, 2006 MedPageToday
[Dioxin] Exposure to dioxins influences male reproductive system - Nov 16, 2006 PressZoom
Democrats to Bush: Greenhouse Gas Limits Needed - Nov 16, 2006 ENN
USA: Wanted for Crimes Against the Planet: World leaders recognize that time is running out to halt global warming, but the next Congress needs understand just how high the stakes really are - Nov 16, 2006 AlterNet
Fewer polar bear cubs surviving, study finds - Nov 16, 2006 MSNBC
Polar Bear Survival Rate Falls as Climate Warms - Nov 16, 2006 ENN
Climate threat to mobile species - Nov 16, 2006 BBC
Rich, Poor Nations Wrangle on Global Warming - Nov 16, 2006 ENN
The Truth? 'Nuclear is Not the Answer' - Nov 16, 2006 Common Dreams
Top Scientists Say Man May Need to Dirty Skies to Shield against Warming [Insanity!] - Nov 16, 2006 ENN
The Earth Is Shrinking - Advancing Deserts And Rising Seas Squeezing Civilization - Nov 16, 2006 ENN

Lawsuits target Horseshoe Bay Farms in Egg Harbor; Developer: Property failed to disclose lead contamination - Nov 15, 2006
Officials hope hunt controls deer numbers - Nov 15, 2006 PC
Wildlife officials hope hunt controls deer population - Nov 15, 2006 ON
Antlerless Harvest Stressed: Wisconsin's DNR Wants Hunters To Shoot Enough Does During The Upcoming Season So That They Can Make A Significant Impact On Reducing The State's Deer Herd - Nov 15, 2006 CapTimes
Damage By Deer Can Be Dramatic - Nov 15, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: Coast Guard has right idea, wrong place - Nov 15, 2006 PG
Letter: Opposing guard's live fire borders on the ridiculous (Scroll down) - Nov 15, 2006 PG
Editorial: It's time for a water czar - Nov 15, 2006 MJS
Letter: Great Lakes compact would protect resource (Scroll down) - Nov 15, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Lawsuit worked to get energy standards updated - Nov 15, 2006 PC
Letter: Water: It's time to address issue of overbuilding (Scroll down) - Nov 15, 2006 MJS
[PCB] GE must put back-up water plan in place - Nov 15, 2006 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] EPA rules on dredging plan design: GE must protect water supplies and restore any disturbed areas - TimesUnion
[PCB] Residents question U.S. Steel's dredging plan for Grand Calumet - Nov 15, 2006 News-Sentinel
[PCB] EPA is dredging up more than polluted mud - Nov 15, 2006 Star Beacon
[PCB] Lake County commits harbor-cleanup funds - Nov 15, 2006 Chicago Tribune
[PCB] EPA totals $95M in Hawaii fines - Nov 15, 2006 Pacific Business News
[PCB] Council delays decision on former Uniroyal site - Nov 15, 2006 Detroit News
[Dioxin] Navy base contamination cleanup ongoing - Nov 15, 2006 SunHerald
Mayors Urged to Link War, Climate - Nov 15, 2006 Common Dreams
Bush administration sued over warming report: Activists say 1990 law required 2004 document on national impacts - Nov 15, 2006 MSNBC
Bush Administration Suppressed Global Warming Report, Conservation Groups File Suit - Nov 15, 2006 ENN
White House Sued for Not Doing Report on Warming: Federal law required scientific assessment be issued in 2004 - Nov 15, 2006 Common Dreams
French Vow to Act Against Kyoto Evaders - Nov 15, 2006 Truthout
U.S. 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise 0.6 Percent - Nov 15, 2006 ENN
Global Warming: Don't Ignore the Risks - Nov 15, 2006 Common Dreams
U.S. envoy, U.N. chief clash at climate talks: Bush administration refuses to budge, says it's doing plenty - Nov 15, 2006 MSNBC
Climate Change Is as Serious as WMD: Annan - Nov 15, 2006 Common Dreams
Annan Criticizes US Over Global Warming - Nov 15, 2006 Truthout
U.N. report: Deep-sea trawling ravaging oceans: Scientists release draft ahead of proposal to ban practice in sensitive areas - Nov 15, 2006 MSNBC
Case for trawl ban 'overwhelming' - Nov 15, 2006 BBC

[PCB] Editorial: Be heard on PCB cleanup proposal; Public Heraing Dec 5 - Nov 14, 2006 PG
[PCB] Both sides weighing in on revised cleanup plan for Fox - Nov 14, 2006 Janesville Gazette
[PCB] Sides weigh in on Fox River cleanup plan - Nov 14, 2006 Pioneer Press
[PCB] Editorial: New Fox River plan raises new questions - Nov 14, 2006 PC
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Sokaogon Chippewa Mole Lake Band: New Tribal Purchase Provides Further Protection Against Crandon Mine - Nov 14, 2006 WisPolitics
Great Lakes mayors call for stop to weapons training - Nov 14, 2006 MJS
KI earns award from EPA for cutting waste - Nov 14, 2006 PG
FDA Warns Users Of Tamiflu - Nov 14, 2006 WSJ
Cornucopia Institute: Wal-Mart Charged with Selling Nonorganic Food as Organic - Nov 14, 2006 WisPolitics
Wal-Mart Charged with Selling Nonorganic Food as Organic; Group Asks USDA to Fully Investigate Organic Product Misrepresentation - Nov 14, 2006 Coomon Dreams
Deal Will Raise Energy-efficiency Rules - Nov 14, 2006 WSJ
America's Recycling Day November 15th - Nov 14, 2006 WPS Resources Corporation
Preserve's ex-leader charged: Complaint accuses her of embezzling $900,000 from wildlife foundation - Nov 14, 2006 MJS
Leopold Center Nature Program Gets A Boost - Nov 14, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: We Must React Quickly To Climate Change Perils - Nov 14, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: Doyle Must Move On Mercury Emissions - Nov 14, 2006 CapTimes
Letter: Now's the time to design schools for this climate - Nov 14, 2006 PG
Letter: Find ways to keep manure off our roads, highways - Nov 14, 2006 SP
[PCB] EPA decides on Hudson dredge issues - Nov 14, 2006 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] More Soil Concerns Reported At Keith MS: Soil Trucked Into Site For Landscaping Contaminated - Nov 14, 2006 Turnto10
[PCB/Dioxin] The Lean Plate Club: There are other sources, but salmon and the like are the best sources of the important fatty acid - Nov 14, 2006 Oregonian
[Dioxin] N.Y. tire buring outrages Vt. - Nov 14, 2006 Vermont Cynic
Environmentalists See Boon in U.S. Congress Power Shift - Nov 14, 2006 ENN
Higher Red Meat Intake May Increase Risk For Certain Breast Cancers - Nov 14, 2006 Medical News Today
FDA adds 'abnormal behavior' warning for Tamiflu label - Nov 14, 2006 CNN
Mayors huddle over warming strategies: Robert Redford hosts conference on local changes in carbon use - Nov 14, 2006 MSNBC
Bush's only big ally in warming debate shifts: Australian prime minister now willing to look at carbon trading - Nov 14, 2006 MSNBC
Call for post-Kyoto climate deal - Nov 14, 2006 BBC
Scientists: Climate Change Fueling Fires - Nov 14, 2006 Truthout
Sweden Tops Climate Change Efforts, U.S. Near Bottom, Environmentalists Say - Nov 14, 2006 ENN
Climate insurance urged for poor - Nov 14, 2006 BBC
US, Saudi, China Rank among Worst on Climate Change: Group - Nov 14, 2006 Common Dreams
More Fish in the Sea? Soon, Maybe Not - Nov 14, 2006 Common Dreams
Global Warming Could Wipe Out Most Birds, WWF Says - Nov 14, 2006 ENN
Global Warming Could Wipe Out Most Birds: WWF - Nov 14, 2006 Truthout

[PCB] Fox River PCB Clean Up Plan Raises Concerns - Nov 13, 2006 WFRV
[PCB] Cheaper Cleanup For Fox River Proposed - Nov 13, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Limited River Cleanup Raises Concerns - Nov 13, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] EPA Takes Public Comments on Capping PCBs in Fox River - Nov 13, 2006 WBAY-TV
[PCB] EPA, WDNR Propose Change to Fox River Cleanup Plan; Comment Period Begins; Meeting Dec. 5 - Nov 13, 2006 Yahoo
[PCB] EPA, WDNR Propose Change to Fox River Cleanup Plan; Comment Period Begins; Meeting Dec. 5 - Nov 13, 2006 PRNewswire
Water czar will lead efforts to conserve: Agency also pushing to minimize burden on industry in state - Nov 13, 2006 MJS
2nd delay requested for Town of Menasha wind turbines permit - Nov 13, 2006 PC
Water Authority Pipeline update - Nov 13, 2006 PG
Editorial: A pair of good plans - Nov 13, 2006 MJS
[PCB] A Silent Pandemic: Industrial Chemicals Are Impairing The Brain Development Of Children Worldwide - Nov 13, 2006 Medical News Today
[PCB/Dioxin] Eat Fish - A Game of Chance? - Nov 13, 2006 HealthNewsDigest
It Ain't Easy Peeing Green - Nov 13, 2006 AlterNet
Utility chief backs mandatory carbon curbs: Xcel CEO prefers tax credits, but adds 'we'll live with whatever it is' - Nov 13, 2006 MSNBC
Tougher energy standards for household items - Nov 13, 2006 MSNBC
Rainforest Alliance Online Tool Helps Environmentally Conscious Travelers Track Down Responsible Tourism Businesses - Nov 13, 2006 ENN
Green Campaigners Dream of a Recycled Christmas - Nov 13, 2006 Common Dreams
Study hopeful for world's forests - Nov 13, 2006 BBC
Report to Offer Climate Change Evidence - Nov 13, 2006 Common Dreams
U.N. to issue 'much stronger' climate report: 'Bound to have major impact' on policy, chief scientist says - Nov 13, 2006 MSNBC

[PCB] Plan for scaled-back PCB cleanup of Fox River raises concerns - Nov 12, 2006 MJS
Great Lakes: Firing Zone Foes See Toxic Threat In Bullets - Nov 12, 2006 WSJ
Deer hunter preview: 'Hunters should kill a lot of deer' - Nov 12, 2006 PG
Anglers Concerned Over Fishing Tournament Rules - Nov 12, 2006 WSJ
Letter: Coast Guard's live fire threatens Great Lakes (Scroll down) - Nov 12, 2006 PG
[PCB] Resolution gives city hope, money - Nov 12, 2006 EagleTribune
[Dioxin] Recovering Dignity at Ground Zero - Nov 12, 2006 Epoch Times
[Dioxin] Those sun-drenched dioxin days - Nov 12, 2006 New Zealand Herald
Helen Caldicott: Credo - Nov 12, 2006 Common Dreams

[PCB] Fox River cleanup may get shorter, cheaper - Nov 11, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Cleanup plan leaves some PCBs in Fox River: Proposed change calls for capping, less soil removal - Nov 11, 2006 PG
[PCB] Cleanup plan leaves some PCBs in Fox River - Nov 11, 2006 ON
Turbines lawsuit out in the wind: Calumet board gives OK to seek turbine construction ban - Nov 11, 2006 PC
Public debate on private lands: DNR seeks to restrict refuges - Nov 11, 2006 MJS
DNR assesses damage: Large deer herds affect vegetation - Nov 11, 2006 MJS
Weekly outdoor notes - Nov 11, 2006 MJS
Letter: More rules needed to control manure - Nov 11, 2006 MHT
Donna Shalala: Nation needs more women in science, engineering - Nov 11, 2006 MJS
[PCB] State takes closer look at polluted water - Nov 11, 2006 OCRegister
Election '06: A Huge Victory for Green Causes - Nov 11, 2006 AlterNet
Global Growth in Carbon Emissions is 'Out of Control' - Nov 11, 2006 Common Dreams

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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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