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The following news articles all relate to PCBs, dioxin, rivers, lakes, fishing, water use and quality, and the paper industry. PCB articles are flagged with [PCB] in bold. Sediment-related articles, and other important articles are marked with bold. Over time, some news articles are taken off-line by the host newspaper. 
 
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October 1-10, 2003
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October 21 - 31, 2003

[PCB] Prevention oriented solutions work - Oct 31, 2003 Monroe Times
Waterfront fund yanked by committee - Oct 31, 2003 NC
Brown County oversight committee sinks waterfront fund - Oct 31, 2003 PG
WPS plans to give customers a refund - Oct 31, 2003 PG
Economy sets blistering pace [includes paper industry]- Oct 31, 2003 PG
[Mining] Lawsuit: State wrongly billed Nicolet Minerals on mine research - Oct 31, 2003 PG
[Mining] Tribes dump plans for Crandon mine - Oct 31, 2003 PG
[Mining] In Wisconsin it's matter over mine - Oct 31, 2003 CapTimes
[Mining] Mining firm drops permit request - Oct 31, 2003 PC
[Mining] Tribes’ purchase should end threat of Crandon Mine - Oct 31, 2003 Sheboygan Press
[Mining] New owners pull plug on mine permit - Oct 31, Wausau Daily 
[Mining] Tribes withdraw application for mine - Oct 31, SP Pioneer Press
[Mining] 17-year struggle ends as tribes buy Crandon mineral rights - Oct 31, 2003 Lakeland Times
[Mining] Mining company files suit against DNR - Oct 31, 2003 St. Paul Pioneer Press
Manitowoc water may cost suburbs less - Oct 31, 2003 PG
League of Women Voters to discuss Patriot Act - Oct 31, 2003 PG
GOP seeks to streamline regulations [far too skimpy on details] - Oct 31, 2003 PC
Dear State Legislators, It’s the economy, stupid [includes dig on deregulation] - Oct 31, 2003 ON
Editorial: Everyone gains by keeping area beaches pristine - Oct 31, 2003 PC
City ponders new recycling fee - Oct 31, 2003 ON
Opinions differ on Manitowoc Public Utilities expansion - Oct 31, Manitowoc
Plant expected to sell in 6 months to 2 years - Oct 31, 2003 Washington Evening Journal
Reader views: Nuclear energy - Oct 31, 2003 WSJ
3 million walleye and musky raised in northern Wisconsin cool water fish hatcheries - Oct 31, 2003 WDNR
[PCB] Farmed salmon come under fire - Oct 31, 2003 Globe and Mail
[PCB/Dioxin] Chemical weapons incinerator to start critical tests - Oct 31, 2003 TuscaloosaNews
[PCB] Court of Appeals strikes down Schwartzman petition - Oct 31, 2003 Anoka County Union
[PCB] 4th Annual FilmColumbia A Resounding Success - Oct 31, 2003 iBerkshires.com
[PCB]  Ghost fleet fades one vessel at a time - Oct 31, 2003 Daily Press
[Dioxin] Fuming over plans to “fast-track” building of incinerators - Oct 31, 2003 Waterford News & Star
Right to Protest at Risk: Government Prosecutes Greenpeace Over Protest - Oct 31, 2003 CorpWatch
N-waste sneaking in under old name - Oct 31, 2003 Salt Lake Tribune
Utah sets up wilderness vs. oil debate - Oct 31, 2003 MSNBC
U.S. to auction off oil and gas leases in scenic parts of Utah - Oct 31, ENN
U.S. Senate passes forest-thinning bill - Oct 31, 2003 ENN
Clear Skies Means More Pollution - Oct 31, 2003 PSR (PDF)
EPA Refusal to Restrict Atrazine Despite Health Threat Ignores Scientific Evidence, says NRDC - Oct 31, 2003 NRDC
Blumner: Bush is determined to undo more liberty under Patriot Act - Oct 31, 2003 Salt Lake Tribune
U.S. Senate rejects bipartisan plan to cap greenhouse gas - Oct 31, ENN
Pollution and Patriotism - Oct 31, 2003 MSNBC
The environmental equation - Oct 31, 2003 HeraldTribune
Energy-efficient lighting comes of age - Oct 31, 2003 ENN
[PCB] Environment Agency blocks 'ghost fleet' deal - Oct 31, Ananova
[PCB] British Nix 'Ghost Fleet' Dismantling - Oct 31, 2003 Guardian
Top court protects 'polluter pays' principle - Oct 31, 2003 Globe and Mail
Public health is at risk - Oct 31, 2003 Guardian Unlimited


[PCB] PCB burial attacked - Oct 30, 2003 PC
[PCB] Sediment likely to be landfilled - Oct 30, 2003 ON
Environmental groups plan lawsuit to protect rare dragonfly - Oct 30, 2003 PG
Area residents fear job losses [legislators are capitalizing on this fear] - Oct 30, 2003 PG
GOP defectors threaten tax cuts [more on jobs] - Oct 30, 2003 PG
Local leaders optimistic on growth [more deregulation propaganda] - Oct 30, 2003 PC
Foundry gets international recognition [paper industry comments] - Oct 30, 2003 PC
Wisconsin Paper Council: Endorses Job Creation Act [Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 30, 2003 (PDF)
Sen. Panzer, Speaker Gard: Lawmakers unveil jobs legislation [Really is Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 30, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Bill aims at cutting red tape on permits [Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 30, 2003 WSJ
Upcoming public hearings focus on wolves - Oct 30, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
Neighbors Oppose Plan for Wind Mill Farm - Oct 30, 2003 WBAY
[Mining]  Crandon Mine's New Owners Drop Mining Permits - Oct 30, 2003 WBAY
[Mining] Editorial: Saving state's pristine places - Oct 30, CapTimes
[Mining] Wisconsin Green Party.  Celebrates tribes' purchase of Crandon mine - Oct 30, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
[Mining] Developer: Sale kills Crandon mine future - Oct 30, 2003 PG
[Mining] Northern Wisconsin: Manager says mine is finished - Oct 30, 2003 TwinCities.com
[Mining] Former mining project manager says Crandon mine is dead - Oct 30, 2003 DuluthNewsTribune
[Mining] Regulatory runaround shows need for reform - Oct 30, WSJ
[Mining] Crandon Mine Victory Won by a Historic Alliance - Oct 30, 2003 InfoShop
Transportation grant hearing set - Oct 30, 2003 Sheboygan
Pat Durkin column: Cougars may be out there, but not enough for DNR - Oct 30, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
Wisconsin Wetlands Association: Testimony on DNR-PSC Utility Permitting - Oct 30, 2003 WisPolitics
PSC commissioners support two Oak Creek power plants - Oct 30, 2003 PC
AG files charges over removal of asbestos - Oct 30, 2003 PC
Thanks to Kohl, Ice Age Trail gets $2 million - Oct 30, 2003 Manitowoc
Cow concentration at farm a problem - Oct 30, 2003 Sheboygan
Board extends billboard ordinance - Oct 30, 2003 Marinette
Trout move into lake, bay tributaries - Oct 30, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
Roy Lukes column: Incredible but seldom edible - Oct 30, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
[PCB] Army to slow pace of chemical burn testing - Oct 30, 2003 AL.com
[PCB] PCBs found in lake's catfish - Oct 30, 2003 Roanoke.com
[PCB] Mercury alert issued for fish in 2 waterways - Oct 30, 2003 Pilot Online
[PCB] Mercury levels elevated in fish - Oct 30, 2003 TimesDispatch
[PCB] Power plant regenerates interest - Oct 30, 2003 NWITimes
[PCB] 'Creek Guy' rescues waterway - Oct 30, 2003 Buffalo Grove Countryside
[Dioxin] Letter: Use Precautionary Principle - Oct 30, 2003 Oregonian
[Dioxin] Ex-inmates protest skin doctor's award - Philadelphia Inquirer
Interior Appropriations Bill Strips Protections for America's Wild Lands - Oct 30, 2003 Wilderness Society
Bush Administration attacks clean water safeguards, sets dangerous precedent with proposed Oregon rule - Oct 30, 2003 ENN
Senate set to OK bill to thin forests - Oct 30, 2003 MSNBC
Personal Voices: Ashcroft's Attack On Greenpeace - Oct 30, 2003 KWSnet Radio Weblog
Ashcroft’s attack on Greenpeace - Oct 30, 2003 Missoula Independent
Michael Leavitt's First Task - Oct 30, 2003 New York Times
Lethal Legacy: A Comprehensive Look At America's Dirtiest Power Plants - US PIRG Oct 2003
It Came From the Pig Lagoon - Oct 30, 2003 LATimes
Federal appeals court ruling could delay opening of Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump - Oct 30, 2003 ENN
[PCB] - Banned Wagon Oct 30, 2003 Spectator
[PCB] Anti-incinerator protests across Taiwan - Oct 30, 2003 Taipei Times
Europe Proposes Overhaul of Chemical Industry - Oct 30, 2003 New York Times
EU dilutes its plans for deadly chemicals - Oct 30, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
U.N. seeks answer to water problem by reevaluating agriculture - Oct 30, 2003 ENN
War on terror is doing more harm than good, says World Bank - Oct 30, 2003 ENN


[Mining] Editorial: The best bet for mine site - Oct 29, 2003 MilwJS
[Mining] Mine’s sale is praised - Oct 29, 2003 ON
[Mining] WLCV: Mole Lake and Potowatomi Tribes Praised for their Purchase of Proposed Crandon Mine Site - Oct 29, 2003 WisPolitics
[Mining] Tribes will pay $16.5 million for mine site - Oct 29, 2003 WSJ
[Mining] Ex-mine owner rips state - Oct 29, 2003 CapTimes
[Mining] Long march to a mine - Oct 29, 2003 CapTimes
[Mining] Tribes buy Crandon mine site - Oct 29, 2003 PG
[Mining] Tribes purchase Crandon mine - Oct 29, 2003 PC
[Mining] Indian tribes paid $16.5 million for a principle - Oct 29, PC
[Mining] Mine chronology - Oct 29, 2003 PC
[Mining] Tribes buy Crandon Mine - Oct 29, 2003 NC
[Mining] Tribes buy Crandon mine - Oct 29, 2003 Pioneer Press
Aspen Fixtures could hire 80 [union busting] - Oct 29, 2003 PG
Program to help shift reliance on energy sources - Oct 29, 2003 PC
Kaukauna aldermen support growth plan - Oct 29, 2003 PC
Riverfront group keeps tabs on College bridge - Oct 29, 2003 PC
Editorial: City must move ahead on riverfront parcel - Oct 29, 2003 ON
Alliant faces Clean Water lawsuit - Oct 29, 2003 CapTimes
Can’t drive? Plenty of options available - Oct 29, 2003 Manitowoc
County group promotes agriculture, environment - Oct 29, 2003 Manitowoc
Three Guys, Grill to run Marsh Park - Oct 29, 2003 Sheboygan
Fighting for rights of all taxpayers [Environmental deregulation] - Oct 29, 2003 Manitowoc
Summit ends with partisan clash over environmental regulations [Environmental deregulaton] - Oct 29, 2003 WisPolitics
State officials fear economy's slow growth [More push for environmental deregulation] - Oct 29, 2003 MilwJS
Margaret Krome: Nuke power still bad option - Oct 29, 2003 CapTimes
Common Cause in Wisconsin: Is Secrecy in Wisconsin State Government on the Upswing? - Oct 29, 2003 WisPolitics
Weekly fishing report - Oct 29, 2003 MilwJS
DNR News & Outdoor Report - Oct 29, 2003 WDNR
[PCB] Tests show toxins in fish - Oct 29, 2003 DailyPress
[PCB] Farmed salmon said to contain high PCB levels - Oct 29, 2003 Alameda Times
[PCB] State Pushes W'Chester PCB Cleanup - Oct 29, 2003 NYPost
[PCB] Creek recovering, but pace slowing - Oct 29, 2003 Oak Ridger
[PCB] Marsh minks back in coastal S.C. wild - Oct 29, 2003 Sun News
[Dioxin] Public Health Victory Celebrated as Boston City Council Passes Dioxin Resolution - Oct 29, 2003 Yahoo! Finance
[Dioxin] Ailment linked to Agent Orange [Leukemia] - Oct 29, 2003 Blytheville Courier News
[Dioxin] Veterans' loved ones continue fight for care - Oct 29, 2003 Henryherald.com
[Dioxin] Salvage Trio Accused Of Selling Car Contaminated With WTC Dust - Oct 29, 2003 WNBC
[Dioxin] Salvage trio accused of selling car with Trade Center dust - Oct 29, 2003 Newsday
[Dioxin] Leavitt wins confirmation as EPA chief - Oct 29, 2003 Contra Costa Times
[Dioxin] Leavitt Wins Approval as Head of EPA - Oct 29, 2003 LATimes
Doctors: Most 9-11 Workers Still Ailing - Oct 29, 2003 InteliHealth
Test finds Boulder Creek is potpourri of chemicals - Oct 29, 2003 Rocky Mountain News
Green tea beneficial vs. cancer - Oct 29, 2003 Arizona Republic
[Dioxin] Australia Shale Oil Plant Performance Improves - Oct 29, Yahoo
[Dioxin] Waterford Today Editorial - Oct 29, 2003 Oct 29, 2003 WT
[Dioxin] 'Justice' preps war crimes case - Oct 29, 2003 Arab Times
Transatlantic drift - Oct 29, 2003 Guardian Unlimited


[Mining] Crandon mine victory won by a historic alliance (Scroll down) - Oct 28, 2003 Treatyland.com
[Mining] Tribes buy Crandon mine property - Oct 28, 2003 CapTimes
[Mining] Tribes' purchase ends Crandon mine tussle - Oct 28, 2003 MilwJS
[Mining] Tribes buy Crandon mine properties - Oct 28, 2003 MilwJS
[Mining] Tribes buy Crandon mine property - Oct 28, 2003 WBAY
[Mining] Crandon Mine sold to Forest County Indian Tribes - Oct 28, 2003 Milwaukee Business Journal
[Mining] Gov. Doyle: Statement on Purchase of Crandon Mine - Oct 28, 2003 WisPolitics
[Mining] Rep. Black: Author of the Mining Moratorium Hails Crandon Mine Sale - Oct 28, 2003 WisPolitics
[Mining] Sen. Hansen: Statement on Crandon Mine Purchase - Oct 28, 2003 WisPolitics
[Mining] Martin Schreiber and Associates: Mole Lake and Potawatomi tribes purchase Crandon mine - Oct 28, 2003 WisPolitics
[Mining] Green Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited: Statement on Crandon Mine - Oct 28, 2003 WisPolitics
[Mining] Nicolet Minerals Company: Statement on Sale of Mine - Oct 28, 2003 WisPolitics
[Mining] Sen. Kedzie: Comments on Sale of Crandon Mine - Oct 28, 2003 WisPolitics
[Mining] Doyle Warns Legislature Not to Get Distracted from Economic Reform - Oct 28, 2003 WisPolitics
Riverfront gets boost - Oct 28, 2003 PC
State contests clean-air changes - Oct 28, 2003 PG
Sturgeon Bay budget fix would mean higher water bill - Oct 28, 2003 PG
Debt-payment issue revives Hobart water debate - Oct 28, 2003 PG
Procter & Gamble earnings - Oct 28, 2003 PG
Economic study rolling along - Oct 28, 2003 PG
Governor urges fast action on energy plan [Environmental Deregulation- Oct 28, 2003 PG
Joint finance moves corporate tax break forward [Corporate welfare for paper industry]- Oct 28, 2003 Lakeland Times News
Committee reinstates funding to Chamber of Commerce [Corporate welfare] - Oct 28, 2003 NC
G-P lays out plans for ‘virtual mill’ - Oct 28, 2003 PC
Old river, new view(ers) promise great times on the banks - Oct 28, 2003 PC
Elementary students clean city beaches- Oct 28, 2003 MHT
Riverside plan near final draft - Oct 28, 2003 ON
Early bridges connected city’s north, south sides - Oct 28, 2003 Sheboygan
Smart Growth Part 1 -The Premise - Oct/Nov, 2003 PeninsulaPulse
[PCB] Activist details assaults on nature - Oct 28, 2003 Olympian
[PCB] Residents fear release of PCBs if dams removed in Pickens County - Oct 28, 2003 GreenvilleOnline
[PCB] Residents, agencies spar over secrecy of plans to remove dams - Oct 28, 2003 GreenvilleOnline
[PCB] Testing people for pollutants - Oct 28, 2003 DailyHerald
[PCB] State proposes $114 million cleanup for Hastings waterfront - Oct 28, 2003 Journal News
[PCB] Mash minks reintroduced on Dewees Island - Oct 28, The State
[PCB] State environmental office proposes a plan to clean up the Hastings waterfront - Oct 28, 2003 News12
[PCB] Columbia Basin tribes press for change in river health - Oct 28, 2003 ENN
[PCB] NMFS proposes listing Prince William Sound killer whales as 'depleted' (Scroll down) - Oct 28, 2003 JuneauEmpire
[PBDE] Great Lakes is cooperating in probe of flame retardants - Oct 28, 2003 IndyStar.com
[Dioxin] Group asks state to post polluted fish signs [Georgia Pacific mentioned] - Oct 28, 2003 Palatka Daily News
[Dioxin] Dioxin levels found in fish worry group [Georgia Pacific mentioned] - Oct 28, 2003 Gainesvillesun
[Dioxin] Tire-burning plan on hold - Oct 28, 2003 Rutland Herald
[Dioxin] Conditions create health problems - Oct 28, 2003 PE.com
[Dioxin] Taking it out to sea - Oct 28, 2003 HeraldNet
How America Is Ravaging The Planet - Oct 28, 2003 Planetizen
Democrats End Effort to Block Bush's Choice to Lead E.P.A.- Oct 28, 2003 New York Times
Senate Confirms Leavitt as Bush's EPA Chief - Oct 28, 2003 Yahoo
Blacks Know U.S. Ignores Environmental Racism - Oct 28, 2003 SacObserver
Superfund Undermined - Oct 28, 2003 New York Times
An environmentalist’s nightmare - Oct 28, 2003 Stanford Daily
U.S. energy bill dupes the public - Oct 28, 2003 AJC.com
Editorial: Pork-filled energy bill should be thrown out - Oct 28, 2003 PC
This Is Your Brain on Public Relations - Oct 28, 2003 AlterNet
[PCB] Toxic shocker - Oct 28, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
[Dioxin] Australia Southern Pacific Boosts Daily Shale Oil Output - Oct 28, 2003 Yahoo
Ex-energy minister says Texaco knew it was polluting Ecuadorean Amazon - Oct 28, 2003 PlanetSave
"Lord of the Rings" cast to defend forest - Oct 28, 2003 Planet Ark


[PCB] Judge seeks PCB opinions: Residents can have their say on lake cleanup until Nov. 17 - Oct 27, 2003 PC
Consulting firms work to aid paper companies [How about some consulting firms to aid the environment?] - Oct 27, 2003 PG
Wisconsin, 11 other states sue over rules on pollution - Oct 27, 2003 MilwJS
Cleaning-Chemical Spill Closes East Town Mall - Oct 27, 2003 WBAY
Sen. Cowles.  Introduces Energy and Regulatory Reform Act 
[Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 27, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Governor: To announce legislative agreement on review process for utility projects [Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 27, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Bill would hasten new power lines [Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 27, 2003 - MilwJS
Bipartisan effort aims to cut state hurdles for utilities [Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 27, 2003 PG
Sierra Club: Condemns secret legislation that excludes public - Oct 27, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
City leaders debate future of Picnic Hill - Oct 27, 2003 MHT
Wrightstown approves growth plan - Oct 27, 2003 NC
Fond du Lac Warned About Discolored Water - Oct 27, 2003 WBAY
Help America Vote Act may eliminate election accountability - Oct 27, 2003 DoorCoCompass
[PCB] Columbia Basin Tribes Want River Improved - Oct 27, 2003 Atlanta Journal Constitution
[PCB] Columbia Basin Tribes Want River Improved - Oct 27, 2003 New York Times
[PCB] NMFS proposes listing Prince William Sound killer whales as 'depleted' - Oct 27, 2003 News-Miner
[PCB] Efforts give second life to polluted brownfields - Oct 27, 2003 Oregonian
[Dioxin] Group: State has failed to warn about polluted fish in St. Johns - Oct 27, 2003 Florida Today
[Dioxin] Dioxin levels found in fish worry group - Oct 27, 2003 Gainesvillesun
[Dioxin] Sierra Club protests policies - Oct 27, 2003 Concord
[Dioxin] No one hurt in accident during tree clearing - Oct 27, 2003 Projo.com
Whitman's Toxic Power Play - Oct 27, 2003 Mother Jones
EPA air pollution rules challenged - Oct 27, 2003 CNN
States, cities sue EPA on clean air - Oct 27, 2003 MSNBC
Environmental Defense To Sue Bush Admin. On Pollution Rollbacks - Oct 27, 2003 Environmental Defense
TV's Margaret Warner urges awareness of threats to civil liberties - Oct 27, 2003 CapTimes
[PCB] France reclaims toxic ship - Oct 27, 2003 Greenpeace
[PCB] PCB cleanup complete in the CNMI - Oct 27, 2003 Saipan Tribune
[PCB] Hazardous substances in the European marine environment - Trends in metals and persistent organic pollutants - Oct 27, 2003 EEA
[Dioxin] Improvements fuel incineration debate - Oct 27, 2003 Globe and Mail


[PCB] Vinland residents get involved in their future - Oct 26, 2003 PC
[Crandon Mine] Mine deal near for state tribes - Oct 26, 2003 PC
Buettner forever will be linked to the Wolf - Oct 26, 2003 PG
Georgia-Pacific strategic plan melds mills - Oct 26, 2003 PG
Great Lakes Mariners Memorial ceremony planned on Nov. 8 - Oct 26, 2003 PG
Good fortune on the Mississippi [fishing] - Oct 26, 2003 PG
Papers must avoid conflicts of interest - Oct 26, 2003 PG
Welcome to the parking wars [Fort James bridge lights] - Oct 26, 2003 NC
Kaukauna’s concerns about rural growth prompt inquiry to Outagamie County - Oct 26, 2003 PC
Fishing family - Oct 26, 2003 Manitowoc
Reasons for lake algae range from Agriculture to Zebra mussels - Oct 26, 2003 Sheboygan
Algae problem has several solutions - Oct 26, 2003 Sheboygan
Whistling Straits, city have removed some algae - Oct 26, 2003 Sheboygan
Young minds in turmoil [PCBs potential cause of depression]- Oct 26, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] Rediscovering Silver Lake - Oct 26, 2003 BerkshireEagle
[PCB] Filling state testing gap - Oct 26, 2003 Fredericksburg.com
[PCB] Sitting, Waiting on a Solution - Oct 26, 2003 DailyPress
[Dioxin] Focus on pollution [includes Georgia-Pacific] - Oct 26, 2003 StAugustine.com
[PBDE] Flame retardants may be phased out - Oct 26, 2003 USAToday
President Bush's record on environmental laws a certain political target - Oct 26, 2003 Plain Dealer
Halliburton Asks Staff to Defend Company - Oct 26, 2003 MilwJS
Mexico Official Urges Economic Balance - Oct 26, 2003 MilwJS
Editorial: Odd way to save species - Oct 26, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] UK mums’ milk second most toxic in world [USA is the worst] - Oct 26, 2003 SundayHerald


[Crandon Mine] Indians buy Crandon rights - Oct 25, 2003 CapTimes
Editorial: Stay sharp on road during fall deer season - Oct 25, 2003 PG
Letter: Why fund riverfront and cut programs? (Scroll down) Oct 25, 2003 PG
Schneider predicts gains in Mexico - Oct 25, 2003 PG
Retired 'Coastie' helps prepare Plum Island for civilian life - Oct 25, 2003 NC
U.S. Senate backs $26 million for Wisconsin projects [passenger rail] - Oct 25, 2003 NC
Stora Enso sales slow - Oct 25, 2003 PC
Paper Converting plans to sell laminator unit - Oct 25, 2003 PC
Egg Harbor imposes controls on piers - Oct 25, 2003 DCA
Outdoor Recreation Report - Oct 25, 2003 DCA
DNR sting busts illegal boaters - Oct 25, 2003 MHT
Children learn about nature at the dunes - Oct 25, 2003 MHT
DATCP: Receive [Pesticide] notice before the red and white signs appear on neighborhood lawns - Oct 25, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Ho-Chunk get less land than sought at plant site - Oct 25, 2003 MilwJS
Ho-Chunk to get less Badger land - Oct 25, 2003 CapTimes
Gregg Walker: Cap Times stories little more than PR pieces backing DNR - Oct 25, 2003 CapTimes
Patriot Act restricts too many freedoms - Oct 25, 2003 MilwJS
DNR angling for extension of perch rules - Oct 25, 2003 MilwJS
Musky fishing: Best is yet to come - Oct 25, 2003 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - Oct 25, 2003 MilwJS
Some engine-makers have roared ahead in quest to cut emissions - Oct 25, 2003 MilwJS
Planting seeds that will grow into jobs - Oct 25, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] Keeping tribal traditions a goal of fish toxin study - Oct 25, 2003 Idaho Statesman
[PCB] Corps of Engineers to build island for the birds - Oct 25, 2003 Rome News
[PCB] Corps to build island for the birds off Ga. coast - Oct 25, 2003 First Coast News
[PBDE] Chemical ban proposed (Scroll down) - Oct 25, 2003 Seattle PI
[Dioxin] Dioxin Shenanigans: Why the is EPA Afraid of Independent Peer Review? - National Policy Analysis
[Dioxin] Slaying the fiery beast - Oct 25, 2003 TheStar
[Dioxin] Garbage: Toronto's shameful lack of solutions - Oct 25, 2003 TheStar
[Dioxin] Two sides of garbage incineration - Oct 25, 2003 TheStar
Generating Power From Water - Oct 25, 2003 Planetizen
Land Trust Alliance Rewriting Its Ethics Standards - Oct 25, 2003 Washington Post
Opinion: The planet's polluters should be put in the dock - Oct 25, 2003 Guardian Unlimited


Runoff fund to add $78 to yearly Allouez water bills - Oct 24, 2003 PG
New Brawny paper towel packaging gets a facelift - Oct 24, 2003 PG
[PCB] Public comment period set re. Fox River cleanup - Oct 24, 2003 NC
[PCB] Solutia posts $178M loss in third quarter on charges - Oct 24, 2003 St. Louis Business Journal
[Crandon Mine] Cyanide concerns for Crandon Mine - Oct 24, 2003 Badger Herald
Political debate explodes over timber, paper industries - Oct 24, 2003 Lakeland Times News
Wisconsin Energy says cool weather hurt profits - Oct 24, 2003 NC
Tourism council will form in Oconto County - Oct 24, 2003 Marinette
Legislators take issue with upcoming DNR votes - Oct 24, 2003 CapTimes
Rep. Kaufert.  Assembly approves legislative oversight of Stewardship Program
National Federation of Independent Business: Victory for Small-Business: Assembly Passes Regulatory Fairness Legislation [Immunity from Enforcement] Oct 24, 2003 WisPolitics
Conference Reenergizes Nuclear Power Debate [Pro-nuclear madness]- Oct 24, 2003 WisBusiness
Letter: Clean air not a priority for Bush administration (Scroll down) - Oct 24, 2003 MilwJS
WPS to sell coal power plant that experienced problems - Oct 24, 2003 MilwJS
Ecology-sensitive models fill Tokyo Auto Show [why can't American manufacturer's do this?] - Oct 24, 2003 MilwJS
The Bush administration: protecting polluters instead of children - Oct 24, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
[PCB] Big Loss at Solutia - Oct 24, 2003 TheStreet.com
[PCB] Solutia posts $178M loss in third quarter on charges - Oct 24, 2003 St.LouisBusinessJourn
[PCB] Halfmoon wants school, but not PCB dewatering plant - Oct 24, 2003 Community News
[PCB] Diagnois: Hope - Young woman with rare form of cancer lives life to the fullest - Oct 24, 2003 Daily Home
[PCB] Industrial site turned down for grant funding - Oct 24, 2003 Herald Dispatch
[PCB] State cash sought to fix Luckey Platt building - Oct 24, 2003 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Corps to build island for the birds - Oct 24, 2003 AccessNorthGa.com
[PBDE] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Moves Toward Ban of Toxic Fire Retardants - Oct 24, 2003 AScribe
Ashcroft's War on Greenpeace - Oct 24, 2003 CounterPunch
EPA proposes changes to hazardous waste recycling regulations - Oct 24, 2003 Capitol Reports
Pollution rules investigation sought - Oct 24, 2003 MSNBC
EPA Official Backed Air Act Changes Despite Warnings - Oct 24, 2003 LATimes
Report Says E.P.A. Aide Knew Rule Change Could Hurt Lawsuits - Oct 24, 2003 New York Times
Congress Embarrassed [Bad energy bill] - Oct 24, 2003 Washington Post
[PCB] Ghost fleet firm condemns protest - Oct 24, 2003 BBC
[Dioxin] Real issues deserve real answers - Oct 24, 2003 TheStar.com
Washington: the eco-vandals - Oct 24, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
Health catastrophe in the making - Oct 24, 2003 IC Berkshire
Satellite data reveals rapid Arctic warming - Oct 24, 2003 New Scientist


Board shortens smelt-fishing ban - Oct 23, 2003 PG
Suburbs, Manitowoc water talks slowed by lack of cost comparisons - Oct 23, 2003 PG
Construction workers rally to support local labor - Oct 23, 2003 PG
West Mill nears top Georgia-Pacific safety honor - Oct 23, 2003 PG
Volunteers sought to winterize Whitefish Dunes State Park - Oct 23, 2003 PG
State Parks System comes up just short of top honor - Oct 23, 2003 PG
Water Authority changes purchase agreement - Oct 23, 2003 NC
K-C says third-quarter sales up 4 percent - Oct 23, 2003 PC
Demonstrators urge use of local labor - Oct 23, 2003 PC
Fox Energy power plant generates a lot of interest - Oct 23, 2003 PC
Menasha waterfront housing project under way - Oct 23, 2003 PC
Trails in season - Oct 23, 2003 PC
Intertape Polymer jobs stay in Menasha - Oct 23, 2003 PC
Reps Kedzie/Johnsrud: DNR asks Natural Resources Board to cast secret votes - Oct 23, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Rep. Kaufert: Assembly Approves Legislative Oversight of Stewardship Program - Oct 23, 2003 WisPolitics
Proposed underwater dive site remains above water in Algoma - Oct 23, 2003 Kewaunee County News
Valders high goes solar - Oct 23, 2003 Manitowoc
Suit against local developer settled [erosion] - Oct 23, 2003 Manitowoc
SOUL and WSN: Second Annual Citizen's Energy Forum - Oct 23, 2003 WisPolitics
One loophole at a time - Oct 23, 2003 FightingBob.com
Great Outdoors Almanac - Oct 23, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
Marshfield tap water tests best - Oct 23, 2003 Marshfield News Herald
Logging stalled on 12,000 acres - Oct 23, 2003 MilwJS
Carp barrier across river could cost up to $25 million - Oct 23, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] Earnings mixed for local companies (Glatfelter, Scroll down) -Oct 23, 2003 York Daily Record
[PCB] Contaminants continue to haunt lakes, scientists say - Oct 23, 2003 Muskegon Chronicle
[PCB] Sludge fertilizer threatens health - Oct 23, 2003 Oregonian
[PCB] Sewage sludge dioxins won't be regulated - Oct 23, 2003 C&EN
[PCB] Sustainable Seafood - Oct 23, 2003 Washington Post
[PCB] Groups concerned about Pfohl casino - Oct 23, 2003 Cheektowaga Times
[PCB] Restoration ideas floated for future of Silver Lake - Oct 23, 2003 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Rebirth planned for site near river - Oct 23, 2003 Business Courier
[PCB] 3 jars of mud may reveal contamination - Oct 23, 2003 Buffalo News
[PCB] Nueces Bay zinc levels falling - Oct 23, 2003 Corpus Christi Caller Times
[PCB] Nonprofit Group Needed To Buy Mason Station - Oct 25, 2003 Wiscasset Newspaper
[PCB] Leavitt mum on recess appointment option - Oct 23, 2003 Salt Lake Tribune
[PCB] Sea Grant gives away $527,000 (Scroll down) - Oct 23, 2003 Duluth News Tribune
[Dioxin] Board votes to oppose future RESCO expansion - Oct 23, 2003 Saugus Adviser
[Dioxin] Environmental groups want Douglas to stop Ticonderoga tire burn - Oct 23, 2003 Rutland Herald
[Dioxin] Douglas still waiting for information on IP tire plan - Oct 23, 2003 Newsday
Study: Plenty of produce has pesticide residue - Oct 23, 2003 Brattleboro Reformer
Lieberman, others seek probe of EPA official - Oct 23, 2003 New Haven Register
2 Studies Contradict EPA on New Rules; Changes to Boost Pollution, They Say - Oct 23, 2003 Washington Post
Studies, Senators Knock EPA on Air Rules - Oct 23, 2003 News-Journal
Filtering The Smog - Oct 23, 2003 TomPaine.com
The end of the Oil Age - Oct 23, 2003 Economist
More Problems With Yucca Nuke Dump - Oct 23, 2003 Planetizen
My Turn: Money obscuring environmental issue - Oct 23, 2003 JuneauEmpire
Lewis and Clark fete reminds America of what it lost - Oct 23, 2003 ENN
Developers Gone Wild - Oct 23, 2003 Planetizen
[PCB] Coal-tire oil could have been used - Oct 23, 2003 Montreal Gazette
[PCB] Minister Anderson welcomes entry into force of Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants - Oct 23, 2003 Canada Newswire
[PCB] Britain: Planned disposal of defunct US ships poses environmental hazard - Oct 23, 2003 WSWS.org
[PCB] Groups condemn U.S. export of "ghost fleet" ships - Oct 23, 2003 ENN
[PCB] Campaigners protest as US navy's toxic fleet heads across the Atlantic - Oct 23, 2003 FT.com
[PCB] Surfers protest about ghost ships - Oct 23, 2003 BBC
[PCB] Chemical clean-up completed in Northern Marianas - Oct 23, 2003 Radio Australia
Texaco Goes on Trial in Ecuador Pollution Case - Oct 23, 2003 New York Times
Showdown in the Ecuadoran Jungle - Oct 23, 2003 Washington Post


[PCB] County sides with Vinland in PCB fight - Oct 22, 2003 PC
[PCB] Board supports PCB plan - Oct 22, 2002 ON
Wisconsin DNR News and Outdoor Report [Scroll Down for Fox River Cleanup]- Oct 22, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Glatfelter Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results [Fox River comments]- Oct 22, 2003 Business Wire
Consulting alliance to work for paper interests (More pro-paper industry lobbyists) - Oct 22, 2003 PC
Want to join Press-Gazette Editorial Board? - Oct 22, 2003 PG
Paper Hall of Fame eyes old mill, office for museum - Oct 22, 2003 PG
Fonferek Glen a refuge for county’s nature lovers - Oct 22, 2003 PG
Suamico looks to shut down Sanitary District - Oct 22, 2003 PG
'Wanna see me run into this wall?' - Oct 22, 2003 NC
Residents’ views sought on Smart Growth plan - Oct 22, 2003 PC
DOT says bridge needs four lanes - Oct 22, 2003 PC
Saber Tooth Co. sticks with wildlife artwork - Oct 22, 2003 PC
Hydrant rental fee shift possible - Oct 22, 2003 Marinette
State official talks about Wisconsin's economic plan [more deregulation nonsense] - Oct 22, 2003 Marinette
Bill to reform class-action suits blocked - Oct 22, 2003 MilwJS
Mercury debate draws GOP fire - Oct 22, 2003 MilwJS
Trees along Highway Q may have to go - Oct 22, 2003 MilwJS
Midwest Environmental Advocates: Calls on Natural Resources Board to protect public health and tourism - Oct 22, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation: Letter to Tryg Solberg, chairman of the Natural Resources Board, urging the board to reaffirm its position on mercury emissions - Oct 22, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Wisconsin Stewardship Network/Wisconsin Wildlife Federation: Sporting, environmental groups urge Natural Resources Board to reject legislative attack on mercury reductions - Oct 22, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Save Out Unique Lands: Second Annual Citizens Energy Forum, Nov. 1 - Oct 22, 2003 Wheeler Report
Wisconsin Clean Energy News: UW experts, Sierra Club release nuclear power analysis showing that Bush energy plan is risky, costly, and unneeded - Oct 22, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Opposition to AB-267 - Small Business Regulatory Review Panel - Oct 21, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Sierra Club: Calls on Governor and DNR Board "Stand tall for cleaner air, control toxic pollution" - Oct 22, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Nuclear power plugged as clean option - Oct 22, 2003 MilwJS
UW's DeLuca defends nuclear power - Oct 22, 2003 WSJ
Mercury debate draws GOP fire - Oct 22, 2003 MilwJS
Damage To Marsh - Oct 22, 2003 Fox 11 WLUK
Collins Marsh dam damaged by vandals - Oct 22, 2003 MHT
What do we know about stray voltage? - Oct 22, 2003 MHT
Algae issue addressed - Oct 22, 2003 MHT
Weather, natural beauty magnify area - Oct 22, 2003 MHT
[PCB] Blocking landfill would violate ordinance, report says - Oct 22, 2003 OnlineAthens
[PCB] Now that the last batch of soil at a Warren County landfill has been.. - Oct 22, 2003 Star-Telegram
[PCB] With soil cooked, work almost over at Warren PCB landfill - Oct 22, 2003 Star-News Online
[PCB] Best Method For Cleaning Peconic BNL Looks At Alternatives - Oct 22, 2003 Suffolk Life Newspapers
[PCB] River cleaner, but still not pristine - Oct 22, 2003 PhillyBurbs
[PCB] Is it safe to eat the salmon? - Oct 22, 2003 Star Telegram
[Dioxin] Environmental groups want Douglas to stop tire burn - Oct 22, 2003 Newsday
[MTBE] Water providers challenge MTBE safe harbor provisions - Oct 22, 2003 WaterTech
U.S. labor groups sue for clean air in factories - Oct 22, 2003 ENN
REACHing for chemical safety: California could lead nation on reducing workplace exposures - Oct 22, 2003 SFGate
U.S. Democrats walk away from Clinton on free trade - Oct 22, 2003 ENN
Senate blocks limits on class action suits - Oct 22, 2003 FT.com
Cartoon: The Energy Bill - Oct 22, 2003 SFGate (Flash required)
Is the Yucca Nuke Dump All Wet? - Oct 22, 2003 Technology
[PCB] GAO to pick apart ghost fleet deal - Oct 22, 2003 DailyPress
[PCB] NGOs condemn U.S. export of "ghost fleet" ships - Oct 22, 2003  Reuters
[PCB] Ex-US Navy "floating time bombs" of pollution head for Britain: activists - Oct 22, 2003 TerraDaily
[Dioxin] Report: Pulp mills violate environmental laws - Oct 22, 2003 CNEWS Canada
[Dioxin] Burn, baby, burn - Oct 22, 2003 Globe and Mail
In feathers and paint, Amazonians sue U.S. oil giant - Oct 22, 2003 CNN
Cancer risk 'greater for airline staff' - Oct 22, 2003 Guardian Unlimited


[PCB] Meeting on Fox River Cleanup Agreement Oct. 29, 7 P.M., at Neenah Public Library - Oct 21, 2003 U.S. Newswire
[PCB] Port and Solid Waste Board discusses county revisions - Oct 21, 2003 NC
Green Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited.  Opposes AB-506, navigable waterways - Oct 21, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Bill Berry: Protection of our waters starts with smallest ditches - Oct 21, 2003 CapTimes
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Opposition to AB-528 - JFC review of Stewardship purchases - Oct 21, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Opposition to SB-246 - Regarding agency action on certain applications and refunds of fees - Oct 21, 2003 (PDF)
Clean Wisconsin:M UW-Madison nuclear conference a pep-rally for floundering nuclear industry - Oct 21, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Mike Ivey: UW nuke backers ruffle feathers in Nevada - Oct 21, 2003 CapTimes
Opinion: Wisconsin should rejoin nuclear club [Pro-nuclear insanity] - Oct 21, 2003 WSJ
Teens cope with depression [PCBs may be linked with depression] - Oct 21, 2003 PG
Coast Guard puts safety zone around damaged rail bridge - Oct 21, 2003 PG
WNGB signs on as talk station [more conservative bias] - Oct 21, 2003 NC
Corps unveils plans to help navigation, ecosystem of Mississippi River - Oct 21, 2003 NC
Noise rule won’t muffle winter trails - Oct 21, 2003 PC
Asbestos affects City Hall project - Oct 21, 2003 PC
Live sturgeon complete life cycle at Ledge View - Oct 21, 2003 PC
Schwartzenegger no friend of California environment - Oct 21, 2003 ON
Blue Harbor legal fees jump - Oct 21, 2003 Sheboygan
City’s first lakeside resort burned - twice - Oct 21, 2003 Sheboygan
Lakeshore path goes to the dogs - Oct 21, 2003 Sheboygan
Vandals cause marsh's water level to drop a foot and a-half - Oct 21, 2003 WGBA
Water tower behind schedule - Oct 21, 2003 Marinette
[PCB] Metachem cleanup stumbles - Oct 21, 2003 DelawareOnline
[PCB] Residents protest proposed Lowe's store in Norwood - Oct 21, 2003 DailyNewsTranscript
[PCB] Clamoring for safe seafood - Oct 21, 2003 Washington Times
[PCB] Study Begins on Pollutants in Passaic River - Oct 21, 2003 New York Times
[PCB] City Says No To REMC Request - Oct 21, 2003 Times Union
[Dioxin] "Be Safe" program begins - Oct 21, 2003 Capital News 9
Hill holding EPA's feet to the fire - Oct 21, 2003 New York Daily News
Smithfield Foods Employees Test Water Samples as Part of World Water Monitoring Day Observance - Oct 21, 2003 U.S. Newswire
Group Names Most-Contaminated Produce - Oct 21, 2003 New York Times
Report Card: Pesticides in Produce - Oct 21, 2003 EWG
Panel Endorses U.S. Exemption on Ozone Pact - Oct 21, 2003 New York Times
Ethics 101: A Course About the Pitfalls - Oct 21, 2003 New York Times
EMINENT DOMAIN ISSUE IN ALABASTER: Their homes at risk, they fight City Hall - Oct 21, 2003 Atlanta Journal Constitution
Two-day conference focuses on state of Lake Michigan - Oct 21, 2003 Muskegon Chronicle
[PCB] US Navy Halts Plans to Send ‘Toxic’ Ships to UK - Oct 21, 2003 Scotsman.com News
[PCB] New chemicals in Arctic’s toxic stew - Oct 21, 2003 MSNBC
[PCB] DEQ: Saipan water has high chloride content - Oct 21, 2003 [Dioxin] Safety of medical-waste incinerators questioned - Oct 21, 2003 Taipei Times
Ecuadoreans Sue U.S. Oil Firm Over Amazon Pollution - Oct 21, 2003 ABCNews

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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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