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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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October 2002

We should appreciate swans, not shoot them - Oct 31, 2002 PG
Gas from trash can light up your life - Oct 31, 2002 PG
SCA to build new Alabama center - Oct 31, 2002 PC
Wetlands group holds workshop - Oct 31, 2002 MilwJS
Waterway plans include city study on dredging - Oct 31, 2002 MilwJS
NEPA on the ropes - Oct 31, 2002 ENN
Losses Due To Climate Changes May Rise To $150 Billion Annually - Oct 31, 2002 New Delhi, Financial Express
PA Stops Money for Cleanup At 7 Sites; Environment, Health Risks Cited in Report - Oct 31, 2002 Washington Post PQ
Global fish crisis 'to worsen' - Oct 31, 2002 BBC
Union seeks mediation in contract negotiations with G-P - Oct 31, 2002 Bangor Daily News PQ
Up to half of Earth’s plants may be at risk - Oct 31, 2002 MSNBC
Lowly microbe takes on toxic waste - Oct 31, 2002 MSNBC
Scientists find herbicide causes frog sex change - Oct 31, 2002 ENN
Ministry of the Environment ends use of Dombind in Ontario - Oct 31, 2002 Canada Newswire PQ
Chamber honors 3 Fox Valley firms - Oct 30, 2002 PC
House too close to lake to add room - Oct 30, 2002 ON
Union: G-P hardens stance Towel business reported lost - Oct 30, 2002 Bangor Daily News PQ
Georgia-Pacific to Hold Annual Investor and Analyst Briefing Nov. 6 in New York - Oct 30, 2002 PR Newswire PQ
Water act skips source protection - Oct 30, 2002 Globe&Mail
Planners caution use of dredged mine fill ** Tamaqua officials told that river sediment has PCBs, heavy metals. - Oct 30, 2002 Pennsylvania PQ
897 Lake Michigan beach closures ordered this summer - Oct 29, 2002 PG
Polyp Man aims to get the red out - Oct 29, 2002 PG
Authority removes obstacle to water pact - Oct 29, 2002 PG
Proctor & Gamble's new marketing strategy targets teens - Oct 29, 2002 PG
Water Authority submits revised plan - Oct 29, 2002 NC
State needs strong agency to police government ethics - Oct 29, 2002 ON
Dredging project funding approved - Oct 29, 2002 Manitowoc
A writer most at home out in the open - Oct 29, 2002 MilwJS
Ifil and Worms to break with Danone [link to Appleton Papers] - Oct 29, 2002 Financial Times London PQ
Ghedaffi's son joins Juventus board [link to Appleton Papers] - Oct 19, 2002 Xinhua News PQ
Strike may be inevitable at G-P mill - Oct 29, 2002 Bangor Daily News PQ
EPA Approves Interpollutant Trading for Louisiana - Oct 29, 2002 ENS
St. Marys torn over mill closing, Paper industry brought good-paying jobs, but it also spewed air and water pollution - Oct 29, 2002 Georgia
New Coast Guard cutter loaded with technology - Oct 28, 2002 PG
Outdoor Recreation Report - Oct 28, 2002 DCA
Experts can't pin down surge in beach closings - Oct 28, 2002 MilwJS
Osteoarthritis Linked to Fluoride - Oct 28, 2002 ENN
Corporations just the tonic drug benefit effort needed - Oct 28, 2002 Florida PQ
Gubernatorial candidates vary on environment - Oct 27, 2002 PG
Gubernatorial candidates take varied stances on environment - Oct 27, 2002 PC
Longtime duck blind a good place for family members to bond - Oct 27, 2002 PG
Credibility is the industry key, delivered via clear messages - Oct 27, 2002 PC
The other side of corruption - Oct 27, 2002 PC
The blame game - Oct 27, 2002 PC
Tall tale leads to stiffer penalty - Oct 27, 2002 ON
Debate on mercury levels in fish rising to surface again - Oct 27, 2002 MilwJS
Botulism in Lake Erie is killing fish, birds - Oct 27, 2002 MilwJS
Sportsmen endorse PCB site rule - Oct 27, 2002 New Jersey PQ
The Agnelli Dynasty [link to Appleton Paper]  - Oct 27, 2002 Glasgow PQ
Environmental hot-potato may stall Butte des Morts rec trail - Oct 26, 2002 PC
The growth in asthma sufferers is enough to take your breath away. Are allergies and the environment to blame? - Oct 26, 2002 PC
Tours offered Sunday on Coast Guard cutter - Oct 26, 2002 PC
Belgian food agency blocks 58 farms - Oct 26, 2002 PQ
UW-Madison gets huge grant to lead asthma study of inner-city children - Oct 25, 2002 MilwJS
A tragic death in Minnesota - Oct 25, 2002 MilwJS
Biologist Seeks Whistleblower Status - Oct 25, 2002 Yahoo
Senate panel faults Bush efforts to rewrite Clinton environmental regulations - Oct 25, 2002 ENN
Senate Panel Challenges Bush Regulatory Actions - Oct 25, 2002 ENS
Avista, Kaiser to split cost of PCB study - Oct 25, 2002 Spokane PQ
Spolana is accused of PCB leakage - Oct 25, 2002 Czech PQ
The Bush Administration’s Secrecy Policy: A Call to Action to Protect - Democratic Values - Oct 25, 2002 OMB Watch
Zacks Issues Sell Recommendations on the Following 4 Stocks: EP, GP, RHI and UPS - Oct 25, 2002 Business Wire PQ
Revised Settlement Addresses Anniston PCB Problem - Oct 25, 2002 ENS
Alabama PCB Cleanup Pact Is Revised - Oct 25, 2002 PQ
Vet fought VA on Agent Orange; Lymphoma didn't deter Woods - Oct 25, 2002 Colorado PQ
Hunting: This round goes to the birds - Oct 24, 2002 PG
Papermakers are facing crisis - Oct 24, 2002 PG
Paper industry hoping to do neat things - Oct 24, 2002 PG
Wisconsin seeks to restore industry luster - Oct 24, 2002 PC
Paper leaders fight to secure industry's future - Oct 24, 2002 NC
Stormwater rules may increase utility rates - Oct 24, 2002 PC
Organic-food standards get our approval - Oct 24, 2002 PC
Hunting: This round goes to the birds - Oct 24, 2002 PG
Fishing In Brief - Oct 24, 2002 PG
Great Outdoors Almanac - Oct 24, 2002 PG
Outdoor Recreation Report - Oct 24, 2002 DCA
Blessed are the shipbuilders - Oct 24, 2002 DCA
US, Solutia revise deal for faster PCBs clean up - Oct 24, 2002 Reuters
Studies: Rules Could Worsen Pollution - Oct 24, 2002 MilwJS
Belgian food agency discovers PCB contamination in animal feed company - Oct 24, 2002 BBC PQ
Environment and diet are factors in rising adult-onset diabetes - Oct 24, 2002 ENN
Privatizing water: A glass half empty? - Oct 24, 2002 CSM
U.S. bird species declining, says Audubon Society - Oct 24, 2002 ENN
APPLAUSE [Agent Orange Veterans] - Oct 24, 2002 Picayune PQ
Two studies say new rules will increase some air pollution - Oct 24, 2002 ENN
Bush Administration Rule Could Increase Air Pollution- Oct 24, 2002 ENS
Solutia will spend $20 million for further cleanup of PCBs; Company still faces civil litigation by Alabama residents - Oct 24, 2002 PQ
Water deal draft proprosal may be near - Oct 23, 2002 PG
Door tourism year closing on a high note - Oct 23, 2002 PG
Cure corrupt practices with campaign finance reform - Oct 23, 2002 PC
Water Utility: Testing just routine - Oct 23, 2002 NC
For the environment, Doyle is the best bet - Oct 23, 2002 NC
Competing at a high level - Appleton International Inc.- Oct 23, 2002 PC
Earnings reports: Georgia-Pacific, Badger Paper, Kimberly-Clark, Wausau-Mosinee Paper - Oct 23, 2002 PC
Leopold: Water must be priority - Oct 23, 2002 CapTimes
Weekly fishing report - Oct 23, 2002 MilwJS
Coalition protests power plants - Oct 23, 2002 MilwJS
People take up most of the planet, U.S. study says - Oct 23, 2002 ENN
Human Footprint Covers Most of the Earth - Oct 23, 2002 ENS
Hitting the Bottle: Michigan residents fight for control of the state's water - Oct 23, 2002 Grist Magazine
Study: 1 in 4 U.S. bird species at risk - Oct 23, 2002 MSNBC
Report: Bird Species in Decline - Oct 23, 2002 Yahoo
WatchList 2002 Details Declining U.S. Birds - Oct 23, 2002 Yahoo
Topsoil additive worries Wayne ; Firm's consultant calls PCB risk low - Oct 23, 2002 PQ
New Study Finds Very Low Levels of Exposure to Common Herbicide Causes Sex Reversal, Hermaphroditism in Frogs - Oct 23, 2002 E-wire
Consent Decree on Anniston PCB Issues Is One Step Closer To Permanent Cleanup - Oct 23, 2002 PQ
US Announces Settlement for Comprehensive Study of PCB Contamination in Anniston - Oct 23, 2002 PQ
Plan ideas up on county Web site - Oct 22, 2002 NC
Stora Enso's hits net loss as weakened markets continue to trouble leading forest group - Oct 22, 2002 PG
You can help plan Brown County's future - Oct 22, 2002 PG
Planner pushing for greener subdivisions - Oct 22, 2002 MilwJS
Will state run out of water? Experts, leaders gather for forum - Oct 22, 2002 CapTimes
Reality of Horicon Marsh beats virtual leaf-peeping - Oct 22, 2002 MilwJS
UK Government: Meacher consults on dioxins control - Oct 22, 2002 PQ
Solutia To Appeal Ruling In Penndot Case - Oct 22, 2002 PQ
Help decide the future of the Hudson - Oct 22, 2002 NY PQ
Socially-conscious investors seek corp disclosure - Oct 22, 2002 Reuters
Canadian government gets US fine [for blocking PCB shipments] - Oct 22, 2002 PQ
Cleaner Air Linked to Better Health - Oct 22, 2002 ENS
Fox River trustees open to Crandon plan - Oct 21, 2002 PG
Environmentalist: PCB money can buy Crandon mine - Oct 21, PC
Nusbaum happy with progress of water talks - Oct 21, 2002 PG
Website introduces Carver Yachts to prospective buyers - Oct 21, 2002 PG
Crandon mine lecture set Tuesday at Lawrence - Oct 21, 2002 PC
New gender-bending poison fear for young ; Chemicals made girls and boys swap sex roles at play - Oct 21, 2002 UK PQ
Wayne to review garden center plan ; Related court hearing set for December  - Oct 21, 2002 PQ
NAFTA Tribunal Issues DAMAGE Award in S.D. Myers Case - Oct 21, 2002 PQ
Clean Water Act study criticizes Bush - Oct 21, 2002 WaterTech
Unfair concessions (Georgia-Pacific) - Oct 21, 2002 Bangor Daily News PQ
Fishing is in Door County family's blood - Oct 21, 2002 PG
Whitefish population doing fine, experts say - Oct 21, 2002 PG
Outdoors In Brief - Oct 20, 2002 PG
Let’s see what baits taught us - Oct 20, 2002 PG
It’s time power was returned to Wisconsin’s citizens - Oct 20, 2002 PG
Kimberly workers find international ties in new union - Oct 20, 2002 PC
Mill team made of squeeze players - Oct 20, 2002 PC
Where the candidates stand on reforms - Oct 20, 2002 MilwJS
Where is transportation in political debate? - Oct 20, 2002 MilwJS
Asbestos Crimps Georgia-Pacific's Strategy - Oct 20, 2002 Vancouver PQ
CAMAS MILL AT THE CROSSROADS [G-P] - Oct 20, 2002 Vancouver PQ
Hundreds brave rain to christen barge, tug combination - Oct 19, PG
Editorial: Clean Water Act has helped, but there’s more to be done - Oct 19, 2002 PC
Hopefuls' paths split on DNR leadership - Oct 19, 2002 MilwJS
IFI and IFIL may reduce stake in Fiat [link to Appleton Papers] - Oct 19, 2002 Financial Times London PQ 
Fiat, motor of modern Italy, crashes amid strikes and sackings - Oct 19, 2002 PQ
Researchers Say Science Is Hurt by Secrecy Policy Set Up by the White House - Oct 19, 2002 New York Times
Georgia-Pacific reports $66M net income in 3rd quarter - Oct 18, 2002 PG
G-P rebounds into profit column during 3rd quarter - Oct 18, 2002 Vancouver PQ
Nelson sees hope for environment in future generations - Oct 18, 2002 NC
Environmentalist presses for a ‘sustainable society’ - Oct 18, 2002 PG
Tight U.S. budget crimps Great Lakes research - Oct 18, 2002 ToledoBlade
U.S. judge orders release of Cheney energy papers - Oct 18, 2002 ENN
Bush Administration Policy Threatens Clean Water, Says New Report - Oct 18, 2002 ENN
30th Anniversary Finds Clean Water Act in Jeopardy - Oct 18, 2002 ENS
Clean Water Act turns 30; renewed federal commitment needed - Oct 18, 2002 WaterTech
Asbestos-Related Costs Increase at Georgia-Pacific - Oct 18, 2002 NYTimes PQ
Asbestos suits scorching Ga.-Pacific Earnings report shows costs beyond estimates - Oct 18, 2002 Atlanta Journal PQ
Anglers find fun at fall fishing hole - Oct 17, 2002 PG
Great Outdoors Almanac - Oct 17, 2002 PG
Cancer event features Jillian - Oct 17, 2002 PC
Majority of companies, waste treatment plants exceeding EPA pollution permits, study finds - Oct 17, 2002 ENN
Environmentalists: State ‘dropped the ball’ on mine buy - Oct 17, 2002 PG
From War Zones to Shopping Malls: New study reveals deadly link between consumer demand and third world resource wars - Oct 17, 2002 ENN
Bush’s EPA Is Decimating Waste Rules, Too - Oct 17, 2002 ENN
Researchers warn water crisis looms as countries mismanage water - Oct 17, 2002 ENN
Looming Water Crisis Threatens Food Supplies - Oct 17, 2002 Yahoo News
Agnelli returns [link to Appleton Papers] - Oct 17, 2002 PQ
Seeking a route through the potholes [Agnelli] - Oct 17, 2002 PQ
Appraisals Show Mine Site Worth Less Than Governor’s Claim - Oct 16, 2002 WisPolitics
Stora Enso plans to invest $12.8 million in Kimberly mill - Oct 16, 2002 PC
Fewer Superfund projects are completed, but EPA is finding more money to clean up toxic sites - Oct 16, 2002 NJ.com
Looming Water Crisis Threatens Food Supplies - Oct 16, 2002 ENS
Weekly fishing report - Oct 16, 2002 MilwJS
Conservation group grades candidates - Oct 15, 2002 MilwJS
New standards define 'organic' - Oct 15, 2002 MilwJS
Activists say US task force favors mining industry - Oct 15, 2002 Reuters
Author and Former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson to Visit Green Bay to Underscore the Nation's Water Pollution Problems - Oct 14, 2002 WisPolitics
Doyle: State environment deserves better than McCallum - Oct 14, 2002 NC
Doyle says he’s open to renewing talks on Crandon mine property - Oct 14, 2002 PG
Earth Day’s promise leaves ‘no time to rest’ - Oct 14, 2002 PG
Enviros oppose channel expansion study - Oct 14, 2002 GLRC
Fate of Italy's Fiat tied to heir, GM [link to Appleton Paper] - Oct 14, 2002 Associated Press PQ
Retreat on Clean Air - Oct 14, 2002 New York Times
Georgia-Pacific Provides Health Update on A.D. 'Pete' Correll - Oct 14, 2002 PR Newswire PQ
Master Angler open-water final standings - Oct 13, 2002 PG
Master Angler closes with flurry - Oct 13, 2002 PG
Doyle suggests buying mine site - Oct 13, 2002 MilwJS
Doyle criticizes McCallum's handling of Crandon mine - Oct 13, 2002 MilwJS
Fiat family turns factory into gallery [link to Appleton Paper] - Oct 13, 2002 Chicago Tribune PQ
Earth Day founder has lots of work left to do - Oct 13, 2002 PG
Lech studied effects of toxins on fish - Oct 12, 2002 MilwJS
Two sticking points hold up water deal - Oct 12, 2002 PG
Healing Our World: Wanting Peace Is Not Unpatriotic - Oct 12, 2002 ENS
Authority set with water proposal - Oct 11, 2002 NC
Proposed water deal has escape clause - Oct 11, 2002 PG
A U.S. Agency Is Accused of Collusion in Land Deals - Oct 11, 2002 New York Times
Funds pledged to scrap toxic ships - Oct 11, 2002 PQ
IFI and IFIL drop on stock market [link to Appleton Paper] - Oct 11, 2002 Financial Times London PQ
Water study links arsenic, skin cancer - Oct 10, 2002 MSNBC
Authority set with water proposal - Oct 10, 2002 NC
Water authority proposes new deal - Oct 10, 2002 PG
Great Outdoors Almanac - Oct 10, 2002 PG
Bass virus found for the first time in Wisconsin - Oct 10, 2002 MilwJS
PCB project begins [on Hudson River] - Oct 10, 2002 PQ
Fiat Says It Plans to Lay Off 8,100 Workers [link to Appleton Paper] - Oct 10, 2002 PQ
Water deal ‘95 percent certain’ - Oct 9, 2002 PG
Cowles pushes for watershed grant - Oct 9, 2002 PG
Weekly fishing report - Oct 9, 2002 MilwJS
Water funds limited by terrorism issues, EPA official says - Oct 9, 2002 WaterTech
Bush's Science Advisers Drawing Criticism - Oct 9, 2002 New York Times
Administration Proposal Would Eliminate Environmental Protections for National Forests - Oct 9, 2002 Wilderness Society
Study: More ecosystem data needed - Oct 9, 2002 UPI
Banque Worms to change hands [linked to Appleton Papers?] - Oct 9, 2002 Financial Times London PQ
Water talks ‘inches from the finish line’ - Oct 8, 2002 PG
Editorial: Papermaking industry has legitimate concerns - Oct 8, 2002 PG
Patrick Schillinger column: Paper industry needs our help - Oct 8, 2002 PG
NRDC Calls on Bush Administration to Stop Its Attack on Clean Water Act - Oct 8, 2002 ENN
Endangered list now 11,000 species - Oct 8, 2002 MSNBC
Lead Poisoning Advisory Panel Weighed Down By Lead Industry's Friends - Oct 8, 2002 EMS
Agnellis Bid For Retailer [link to Appleton Paper] - Oct 8, 2002 NYTimes PQ
Study on how state manages its water is almost done - Oct 7, 2002 WSJ
PCB Exposure in Womb May Affect Behavior - Oct 7, 2002 ENS
Critics: Bush foiling law on environment - Oct 7, 2002 Philadelphia Inquirer
Why the wheels may have finally fallen off Fiat [link to Appleton Paper and General Electric] - Oct 7, 2002 Sunday Business London PQ
Environmental Impacts of War - Oct 7, 2002 EMS
Farmed salmon can't beat wild  - Oct 7, 2002 USA Today PQ
Author recalls when ducks flocked by the thousands to the Fox Valley - Oct 6, 2002 PG
Alert for deadly seal virus heading our way [Ireland] - Oct 5, 2002 Dublin Times PQ
Salmon provide a ride - Oct 5, 2002 MilwJS
'Dabbler' book well worth the time - Oct 5, 2002 MilwJS
Committee to back Fox restoration plan - Oct 4, 2002 PG
Arsenic levels boost health risks - Oct 4, 2002 PC
Pact Reached on Disposal of River Silt From Hudson - Oct 4, 2002 New York Times
U.S. approves deal to deposit PCB soil at golf course site ; Ends fight over dumping at sea - Oct 4, 2002 PQ
High PCB levels reported in Alaska islanders - Oct 4, 2002 ENN
Great Outdoors Almanac - Oct 3, 2002 PG
Wisconsin stays out of Robo Duck controversy - Oct 3, 2002 PG
Joint water plant explored - Oct 3, 2002 PC
Thirst for new water plant develops quickly - Oct 3, 2002 PC
Air Pollution Raises Cancer Risk - Oct 3, 2002 ENS
Millions Enjoy Hunting, Fishing, Birdwatching - Oct 3, 2002 ENS
EPA drops chemical security effort - Oct 3, 2002 MSNBC
Biodiversity Hotspots Detailed in New Website - Oct 3, 2002 ENS
Paper machine worker killed at pulp plant Feds join probe in Brunswick - Oct 3, 2002 Florida PQ
De Pere OKs curved bridge - Oct 2, 2002 PG
Tissue company clears hurdle to plant construction - Oct 2, 2002 MilwJS
Weekly fishing report - Oct 2, 2002 MilwJS
Green Bay fit Flanigan - Oct 2, 2002 MilwJS
County refuses biosolids permit - Oct 2, 2002 PC
Scientists Hired To Pinpoint PCB Contamination - Oct 2, 2002 ClickOnDetroit
Undisclosed Report: EPA Knew It Was Toxic - Oct 2, 2002 Insight
Arctic pollution causing polar bears to change sex - Oct 2, 2002 Independent.co.uk
Gas pipeline reviews to be sped up - Oct 2, 2002 MSNBC
For Bush, dollars and cents drive land-use policies - Oct 2, 2002 Christian Science Monitor
Land Use Rivals Greenhouse Gases in Changing Climate - Oct 2, 2002 ENS
Czech Republic: PCB pollution in Litomerice - Oct 2, 2002 PQ
Internet 'best' for green news - Oct 2, 2002 BBC
Stop playing mine games - Oct 1, 2002 MilwJS
Deal reached on Cedar Creek cleanup - Oct 1, 2002 MilwJS
Wisconsin Runoff Rules Start Today - Oct 1, 2002 ENS
Physicians Oppose Gutting of Clean Air Act - Oct 1, 2002 ENS
School Children Inhale Toxics Daily, Senate Told - Oct 1, 2002 ENS
State probes site for PCBs - Oct 1, 2002 NY PQ
EPA reports see troubled waters Oct 1, 2002 MSNBC
EPA Report Shows Water Quality May Be Stagnating - Oct 1, 2002 NRDC
Water treatment needs far exceed funding, EPA report says - Oct 1, 2002 WaterTech
Toxic chemicals a major threat to the Arctic - Oct 1, 2002 WWF
New chemicals in Arctic’s toxic stew - Oct 1, 2002 MSNBC

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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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