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October, 2001

PCB cleanup plan costs disputed, many doubt impact on area paper mills - Oct. 31, 2001  PG
Sides at Fox hearing split down the middle - Oct. 31. 2001 NC
River cleanup plan must be tougher - Oct. 31, 2001 NC
Treatment of fair's water lines urged - Oct. 31, 2001 MilwJS
P&H Mining lays off 100 workers - Oct. 31, 2001 MilwJS
Mercury Marine asks EPA to step in - Oct. 30, 2001 MilwJS
Some Hard Lessons on Cost of Cleanup - Oct. 30 (Boston)
Lawmakers worry EPA may weaken GE dredging decision - Oct. 30, 2001 (New York)
GE'S influence on PCB cleanup plan questioned; five democrats seek meeting with Whitman - Oct. 30, 2001 (New York)
In dredging debate, GE's role queried  - Oct. 30, 2001 (New York)
Tracking deadly pollutants in the food chain; state takes steps against toxins - Oct. 30, 2001 (Seattle)
Many question cost, science of PCB removal  - Oct. 30, 2001 PC
Fox cleanup cost under scrutiny - Oct. 30, 2001 PG
Economic fallout from PCB cleanup worries chamber leader - Oct. 30, 2001 PG
Meeting terminology debated - Oct. 30, 2001 PG
Crowds line up for PCB lawsuit - Oct 30, 2001 Anniston Star
Fox River "Hearings" - Oct 29, 2001 WisPolitics
Cleanup plan bothers both sides - Oct. 29, 2001 MilwJS
Some Cranberry Growers Turn to Fish - Oct. 29, 2001 - MilwJS
Paper analysts differ about where stocks go from here - Oct. 29, 2001 PC
Public meetings to discuss PCBs - Oct. 28, 2001 PG
Proposed ban on cyanide could paralyze mine plan - Oct. 28, 2001 PG
Cyanide ban may kill Crandon mine plan  - Oct. 28, 2001 PC
Commissioned Sea Cadets have a new look at life - Oct. 28, 2001 PG
Monsanto, litigants will try mediation - Oct 28, 2001 Anniston Star
Conservation-minded school taking shape on 1,200-acre preserve - Oct. 27, 2001 MilwJS
Retriever hates to sit, but rules are rules - Oct. 27, 2001 MilwJS
Management key to new farming model - Oct. 27, 2001 MiwJS
Chamber blasts cleanup plan  - Oct. 27, 2001 PC
Fox Valley Chamber chief rips DNR plan - Oct. 27, 2001 PG
Garbage heat plan for new jail hitting some snags - Oct. 27, ON
Town's water woes linger - Oct. 26, 2001 PC
Lake lark ends with rescue  - Oct. 26, 2001 PC
New Children's Environmental Health Centers To Study Causes Of Autism And Other Disorders - Oct. 26, 2001 Intelihealth
Meeting nets no progress in suburb's water plans - Oct. 26, 2001 PG
GE must remove what it put in Hudson River  - Oct. 26, 2001 (New York)
Fortune 500 Leaders Discuss Ethics (Why not here?) - Oct. 26, 2001 MilwJS
Four law teams to join forces in new PCB litigation - Oct 26, 2001 Anniston Star
Glatfelter changes name - Oct. 25, 2001 (Pennsylvania)
Worker demand strong - Oct. 25, 2001 PC
Wisconsin Energy earnings rise 7% (Minergy owner) - Oct.25, 2001 MilwJS
CEDAR CREEK  - Oct. 25, 2001 MilwJS
New $9 Million Center at UC Davis to Study Role of Environment on Autism  -  Oct. 25, 2001 PR Newswire, NY
Cana Island closer to becoming a county park - Oct. 25, 2001 DCA
Outdoor Recreation Report (Door Co.) - Oct. 25, 2001 DCA
Stronger PCB plan needed, says toxicologist - Oct. 25, 2001 PG
Water council: Cleanup plan weak - Oct. 25, 2001 NC
This shouldn't be happening - Oct. 25, 2001 NC
Perch limits extended two years - Oct. 25, 2001 PG
Outagamie County board OKs waste-handling pact - Oct. 25, 2001 PG
Special charges push NCR into $6 million loss - Oct. 24, 2001 (Dayton, Ohio)
CEDAR CREEK - We need to hold polluters accountable - Oct. 24, 2001 MilwJS
Outagamie joins 3-way trash pact  - Oct. 24, 2001 PC
Group says PCB plan falls short  - Oct. 24, 2001 PC
Fox cleanup to be discussed - Oct. 24, 2001 PG
PCB proposal falls short, group says - Oct. 24, 2001 PG
Sound lessons from Mom and Dad - Oct. 24, 2001 NC
Officials: Local water safe - Oct. 24, 2001 NC
Cause of zebra mussel die-off is unclear - Oct. 24, 2001 MilwJS
NCR Reports Third-Quarter Results  - Oct. 23, 2001 PRNewswire
Let's hope hazing isn't a foul move - Oct. 23, 2001 PG
Canada Tops in Cancer Research - Oct. 23, 2001 MilwJS
Pilot furnace offers an alternative to landfilling of PCBs - Oct. 22, 2001 PG
IP Reports $275 million third-quarter loss - Oct. 22, 2001 NC
Glatfelter Goes Beyond Paper in Brand Rollout; New Image Signifies Evolution of Global Business - Oct. 22, 2001 (Business Wire)
China market boosts NCR Mainland - Oct. 22, 2001
While a Rich Source of Protein, Fish Also Poses Potential Risks - Oct. 22, 2001 (Los Angeles)
Scared geese likely to stay as long as they’re being fed - Oct. 22, 2001 PG
Fox River PCB Cleanup Website Available - Oct 21, 2001 WisPolitics
Fish advisories cornerstone of PCB cleanup - Oct. 21, 2001 PG
Many Hmong mired in poverty - Oct. 21, 2001 PG
Melter still option for PCB cleanup - Oct. 21, 2001 PC
Renovated harbor invites boats, business - Oct. 21, 2001 PC
Yellow Perch limits to be made permanent - Oct. 21, 2001 NC
Nothing patriotic about dropping dredging plan - Oct. 21, 2001 (Albany, NY)
Soft-Tissue Sarcomas (dioxin risk) - Oct., 2001 InteliHealth
Research Is Urged For Healthier Breast Milk - Oct., 2001 InteliHealth
Appleton Papers working on its own Fox River PCB study - Oct. 20, 2001 PG
Shelter honors DNR river cleanup expert - Oct. 20, 2001 PC
Take note of the good | happening all around  - Oct. 21, 2001 NC
Wisconsin hunters can't duck political fight - Oct. 20, 2001 MilwJS
Ashwaubenon village president raises water pipeline safety issue - Oct. 20, 2001 PG
Fox River Trail shelter honors late Dale Patterson - Oct. 20, 2001 PG
Georgia-Pacific reports loss, blames pulp sale (see Corp. Profile) - Oct. 19, 2001
Tissue business helps G-P top forecasts - Oct. 19, 2001 (Georgia)
Secretary Norton Falsified Arctic Refuge Data - Oct 19, 2001
EPA finishes cleanup of contaminated quarry  - Oct. 18, 2001
Half-day fishing could lengthen spearing season - Oct. 18, 2001 PC
Great Lakes stalwart the Mackinaw to be replaced - Oct. 18, 2001 DCA
Tug may soon be listed on national register - Oct. 18, 2001 Kewaunee
Speaking of bioterrorism ...  Oct. 2001 PG
Whooping cranes return to the sky - Oct. 18, 2001 PG
Yellow perch limit extension expected - Oct. 18, 2001 PG
Port releases September report - Oct. 18, 2001 PG
Revisions begin on Brown County's landuse plan - Oct. 18, 2001 PG
Fishing Report - Oct. 18, 2001 MilwJS
Garbage gas may heat jail’s water - Oct. 18, 2001 ON
Waste heat idea resurfaces - Oct. 18, 2001 PG
Sturgeon spearers may have to obtain licenses earlier - Oct. 18, 2001 PG
Natural Resources Board may change sturgeon spearing rules - Oct. 18, 2001 ON
Informational meetings to help explain Fox River Cleanup Plan - Oct. 17, 2001 PG
3rd-quarter profit up 53% at Wausau-Mosinee Paper - Oct. 17, MilwJS
PCB meetings intended to bring public into river debate - Oct. 17, 2001 PC
Spearers may need advance licenses - Oct. 17, 2001 PC
Sonoco Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months Results  - Oct. 17, 2001 PRNewswire
Writer goes fishing for answers, and reels in some good ones - Oct. 17, 2001 PC
Tab for Algoma water system would be high - Oct. 17, 2001 ON
Young whooping cranes launch first migratory flight over state since 1878 - Oct. 17, 2001 MilwJS
West Nile virus moves to suburbs - Oct. 17, 2001 MilwJS
Zebra mussels move into Michigan's U.P. - Oct. 17, 2001 MilwJS
Winning fisherman takes bait - Oct. 17, 2001 PG
Marinette Marine to build Coast Guard cutter - Oct. 17, 2001 PG
Massive PCB dredging proposed for Fox River (Env. Science & Tech. Online) - Oct. 17, 2001
Bay Shipbuilding workers nix contract - Oct. 16, 2001 PG
Glatfelter reports third quarter earnings - Oct. 16, 2001
Farm program develops trouble - Oct. 16, 2001 PC
A Farmland Preservation primer - Oct. 16, 2001 PC
Committee’s water recommendations ready for town of Algoma  - Oct. 16, 2001 ON
DNR proposes half days for sturgeon season - Oct. 16, 2001 PC
SCA Tissue consolidation plan remains on schedule (See Corp. Profile - Oct. 16, 2001  PG
Fishing contest entries up 20 percent - Oct. 15, 2001 PC
MASTER ANGLER OPEN-WATER FINAL STANDINGS - Oct. 15, PC
Chinook truly the king of salmon - Oct. 15, 2001 Sheboygan
County goose-control policy on tap for Tuesday - Oct. 15, ON
Horicon marsh offers more than just geese (tourism) - Oct. 15, PG
Bay dredging would run PCB tab to $1 billion - Oct. 14, PG
County studies landfill options - Oct. 14, 2001 PG
Outagamie landfill may yet collect PCBs - Oct. 14, 2001 PC
Master angler races end with big catches - Oct. 14, 2001 PG
Neutron Jack flattens the bleeding hearts - Oct. 14, 2001 (London)
Master Angler open-water final standings - Oct. 14, 2001 PC
Master Angler contest finishes strong - Oct. 14, 2001 PC
Global markets opening doors - Oct. 14, 2001 PC
Breast cancer survivors hit the streets - Oct. 14, 2001 PG
Chemical Companies Step Up Security - Oct. 13, 2001 MilwJS
Cancer didn’t keep woman from mission - Oct. 13, 2001 ON
Rally supports ban on cyanide - Oct. 13, 2001 MilwJS
Water deal reaches important point - Oct. 13, 2001 PG
Ads accuse GE of using attacks to alter PCB cleanup plan - Oct. 12, 2001 New Jersey
Fremont backs off on no-wake rule - Oct. 11, 2001 PC
Engineers begin repairs on Pigeon River dam - Oct. 11, 2001 PC
Longshoremen protest shipment - Oct. 11, 2001 MilwJS
Minergy plan views mixed - Oct. 11, 2001 PC
Support shown for landfill deal - Oct. 11, 2001 PG
Committee approves landfill plan - Oct. 11, 2001 PG
Some still defend Fox polluters - Oct. 10, 2001 PG
Panel OKs "hazing" nuisance geese - Oct. 10, 2001 PG
Summit could help direct progress in the Fox Valley - Oct. 10, PC
Water Supply Protection Considered - Oct. 10, 2001 MilwJS
Dredging the Fox Part 1 of 2 - Oct 9, 2001 WisPolitics
After Clean-Up Comes Compensation Part 2 of 2 - Oct 9, 2001 WisPolitics
Stora Enso creates Specialty Papers Business Group - Oct. 9, PC
World paper center closer to funding goal - Oct. 9, 2001 PG
Senate Democrats Halt Energy Action - Oct. 9, 2001 MilwJS
Saving the planet after September 11 - Oct 8, 2001 CNN
Outdoor Recreation Report (Door Co.) - Oct. 8, 2001 DCA
Farm bill opposed by entire state delegation - Oct. 8, 2001 NC
Right-to-hunt amendment better than no amendment - Oct. 8, On
Sides polarized in DePere bridge debate - Oct. 7, 2001 PG
Smart Growth slowly takes root - Oct. 7, 2001 PC
Law's scripters left power in local hands (Smart Growth) - Oct. 7, PC
Pessimism abounds about the future of the paper industry - Oct. 7, PC
Arnoldussen catches the cash - Oct. 7, 2001 NC
Freedom angler finds gold on the Fox - Oct. 7, 2001 PG
Amendment arguments continue - Oct. 7, 2001 PG
PCB mark strikes balance (We don't agree. See Cleanup in a Nutshell, with comments.) - Oct. 7, 2001 PC
Fox River Paper's Buchanan ready for new challenge - Oct. 7, 2001 PC
Gypsies in the sky are on the move - Oct. 7, 2001 PG
Weather keeps students from paddling the river - Oct. 7, 2001 PG
PCB level called a good compromise (We don't agree.  See Cleanup in a Nutshell, with comments) - Oct. 7, 2001 PG
Mills, state must get Fox work started - Oct. 6, 2001 PG
Hmong are still suffering decades after Vietnam War - Oct. 6, 2001 PG
Hotel, water park hinge on TIF deal - Oct. 6, 2001 PG
Two local anglers in final - Oct. 6, 2001 PC
Birds duck out on hunters - Oct. 6, 2001 MilwJS
High-tech decoys proving to work - Oct. 6, 2001 MilwJS
Demand for Oil and Gas Slides - Oct. 6, 2001 MilwJS
Sturgeon Bay's Jeanquart wins big (fishing) - Oct. 6, 2001 PG
Quick fix plugs damage to dam - Oct. 6, 2001 PC
No-wake decision creates waves - Oct. 6, 2001 PC
Paper center fund-raisers expand vision - Oct. 6, 2001 PC
PCB investigation expands - Oct 6, 2002 Anniston Star
Crews Slow Alaskan Pipline Leak - Oct. 6, 2001 MilwJS
Clean River Paddle’ planned for Saturday - Oct 5, 2001 PG
Fox River ramp to be demolished - Oct. 5, 2001 PG
New landfill in Holland may be delayed - Oct. 5, 2001 PG
10 area anglers advance in RCL meet - Oct. 5, 2001 PG
Cracks threaten river barrier - Oct. 5, 2001 PC
G.E. and the Hudson  - Oct. 5, 2001 New York Times
Farmers get $240 million in conservation program - Oct. 5, 2001 MilwJS
County doesn't want Fox River Dredgings - Oct 4, 2001 PG
Students camp out for cleanup - Oct. 4, 2001 NC
Walleye tourney is pure sport - Oct. 4, 2001 PG
Area anglers find early success - Oct. 4, 2001 PG
Ideas flow for Neenah waterfront - Oct. 4, 2001 PC
Biofilters treat sewage plant air - Oct. 4, 2001 PC
Hunters look forward to cold front - Oct. 4, 2001 PG
Gilbert Paper to close mill - Oct. 4, 2001 NC
Great Lakes' health gets mixed results in study - Oct. 4, 2001 MilwJS
Union: Mill closing a call for solidarity - Oct. 3, 2001 PC
Local consulting firm plans job cuts - Oct. 3, 2001 PC
Rodgers says Algoma's sewer charges hard on residents, cut water usage - Oct. 3, 2001 ARH
Armstrong a champion for cancer survivors - Oct. 3, 2001 PG
The case for regulations - Oct 3, 2001 - NC
Critics like Fox River Cleanup Plan - Oct. 3, 2001  CapTimes
Environmentalists praise PCB cleanup plan - Oct 3, 2001 PC
Paper companies ordered to pay $308 million for Fox River cleanup - Oct 3, 2001 Duluth Tribune
Fox River cleanup to take seven years - Oct. 3, 2001 NC
DNR plan pleases lawmakers - Oct. 3, 2001 PG
Fox proposal concerns paper workers - Oct. 3, 2001 PG
Toxic sediment bound for landfills - Oct. 3, 2001 PG
Questions on PCBs answered - Oct. 3, 2001 PG
Fox plan spans decades, fish advisories could remain 20-40 years - Oct. 3, 2001 PG
Anglers welcome river cleanup - Oct. 3, 2001 PG
Fox River PCB cleanup plan unveiled - Oct. 3, 2001 ON
Winnebago County landfill could be destination for sediment - Oct. 3, 2001 ON
Fishing Report - Oct. 3, 2001 MilwJS
Neenah waterfront proposal may improve public view - Oct. 3, PC
Mercury debate has familiar ring - Oct. 3, 2001 PC
Tests of rainfall find high mercury levels - Oct. 2, 2001 MilwJS
Buyout no big surprise - Oct. 2, 2001 PC
Suburbs extend deadline for water deal - Oct. 2, 2001 PG
2000 an off-year for harbor traffic - Oct. 2, 2001 NC
Sale of Gilbert Paper will cost 200 their jobs - Oct. 2, 2001 PG
Fear follows Gilbert Paper announcement - Oct. 2, 2001 PC
Analyst says Gilbert workers will have hard time finding job with similar pay - Oct. 2, 2001 PC
Kind is at center of farm dispute - Oct. 2, 2001 MilwJS
Governor and DNR Secretary Praise Fox River Agreement - Oct 2, 2001 WisPolitics
Rep. Green statement on release of proposed Fox River cleanup plan - Oct 2, 2001 WisPolitics
PCB plan may top $300 million - Oct. 2, 2001 PG
DNR, EPA reach agreement on Fox River cleanup - Oct. 2, 2001 NC 
DNR, EPA reach agreement on Fox River cleanup - Oct 2, 2001 MilwJS
Fox River cleanup may start in 2003 - Oct. 2, 2001 MilwJS
DNR tallies PCB cleanup - Oct. 2, 2001 PC
FOX RIVER CLEANUP TO INCLUDE DREDGING - Oct. 2, 2001 Capitol Times
Fox River cleanup to include dredging - Oct. 2, 2001 CapTimes
AGENCIES TO UNVEIL RIVER PLAN - Oct. 2, 2001 WisStateJ
Judge wants PCB cases tried together - Oct 26, 2001 Anniston Star
Cost of removing PCBs in sediment: $310 million - Oct. 1, MilwJS
Fox River cleanup detailed - Oct. 1, 2001 MilwJS
Fox River Paper and Gilbert Paper merge - Oct 1, 2001 - MilwJS
Acquisition closes Gilbert Paper mill - Oct. 1, 2001 PC
Outdoor Recreation Report (Door Co.) - Oct. 1, 2001 DCA

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

EPA
Environmental Protection
Agency

DNR
Wisconsin Dept. of
Natural Resources

USFWS
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service (Dept. of Interior)

 

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