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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 11-20, 2003
October 21 - 31, 2003

October 1 - 10, 2003

[PCB] Brown Co. executive Kelso wants authority over solid waste issues - Oct 10, 2003 PG
WPS disputes lawsuit citing air pollution - Oct 10, 2003 PG
WPS Pulliam plant employees may have been radiation exposed - Oct 10, PG
Manure gives farmers economic jolt - Oct 10, 2003 PG
DNR wants to fine noisy snowmobiles - Oct 10, 2003 PG
DNR to continue beach monitoring - Oct 10, 2003 PG
Beach testing to continue - Oct 10, 2003 Manitowoc
Officials pleased with beach-testing program - Oct 10, 2003 PC
SCA Tissue leader buoys local mills - Oct 10, 2003 PC
Report: Power workers irradiated - Oct 10, 2003 PC
Copper mining focus of Weis Museum event - Oct 10, 2003 PC
Foundry’s restructuring approved - Oct 10, 2003 PC
Small radiation leak at Pulliam plant - Oct 10, 2003 NC
Delegation from Wisconsin to address China’s trade practices - Oct 10, 2003 Manitowoc
[Crandon Mine] Firm seeks mine developers - Oct 10, 2003 Ironwood Daily Globe
[PCB] Floating EPA lab plies Great Lakes - Oct 10, 2003 NWITimes.com
[PBDE] EPA searches lake for new pollutants - Oct 10, Chicago Trib.
[PCB] River's edge goes natural in developers deal - Oct 10, Oregonian
[PCB] Towns seek millions from dredge project - Oct 10, TimesUnion
[PCB] Solutia Expects Third-Quarter Loss - Oct 10, 2003 Atlanta Journal 
[PCB] State: Shut Down Plant in Freeport - Oct 10, 2003 Newsday
[PCB] EFTI Announces MagneGas Agreement - Oct 10, Business Wire
[PCB] Amid the Shipyards and Lobster Traps, Condos - Oct 10, NY Times
[Dioxin] Dow's processes link to high dioxin levels - Oct 10, Detroit News
[Dioxin] Healthy home remodeling - Oct 10, 2003 ENN
Bush administration proposal gives animal factories a permit to pollute communities - Oct 10, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Fish and Wildlife study shows economic benefits of refuges - Oct 10, ENN
The Greening Of Capitalism - Oct 10, 2003 TomPaine
Sen. Clinton still intends to place hold on EPA nominee - Oct 10, 2003
France may get plutonium from U.S.- Oct 10, 2003 MSNBC
New Safety Rules Fail to Stop Tainted Meat - Oct 10, 2003 NY Times
Details Emerge on Post-9/11 Clash Between White House and E.P.A.- Oct 10, 2003 NY Times
EPA official accused of misleading Congress on new rules - Oct 10, ENN
Bush administration guts clean air rules for campaign contributors, gives false information to Congress - Oct 10, 2003 Public Citizen
Ex-EPA Officials Question Clean Air Suits - Oct 10, 2003 Washingon Post
Ex-EPA officials question lawsuits - Oct 10, 2003 MSNBC
Air pollution 'increases stroke risk' - Oct 10, 2003 BBC
Air Pollution May Increase Stroke Risk - Oct 10, 2003 ScienceDailyNews
Deep Trouble: Public disinterest - Oct 10, 2003 Naples Daily News
Deep Trouble: Running amok - Oct 10, 2003 Naples Daily News
Deep Trouble: 'Political' science - Oct 10, 2003 Naples Daily News
[PCB] Environment Agency faces legal challenge over ship scrapping plan - Oct 10, 2003 EDIE
[PCB]More 'ghost fleet' ships approved - Oct 10, 2003 BBC
[Dioxin] Baltic herring off Sweden's menu - Oct 10, 2003 BBC


Fishing trip to northern Bay brings family fun [and PCB exposure] - Oct 9, PC
Public support growing for smoke-free environments - Oct 9, 2003 PC
Heart Institute sets open house [PCBs linked to heart disease] - Oct 9, 2003 PC
Menasha decides to pursue joint Smart Growth plan - Oct 9, 2003 PC
Residents voice concerns about power sources - Oct 9, 2003 PC
Going with the flowage - Oct 9, 2003 PC
Kewaunee cool to beach program - Oct 9, 2003 PC
Health dept. leader not sold on DNR beach tests - Oct 9, 2003 PG
Nuclear power plant repairs remain on course - Oct 9, 2003 PG
Doyle addresses economy [still harping on regulations] - Oct 9, 2003 PG
Spawning trout, salmon a hard catch - Oct 9, 2003 PG
[Crandon Mine] Former Crandon mine executive forms new company with ex-governor - Oct 9, 2003 NC
Nine state sampling stations check for anthrax in air daily [but monitoring for many toxic industrial pollutants is non-existant] - Oct 9, 2003 NC
Manitowoc lands fall tourism conference - Oct 9, 2003 Manitowoc
Lautenschlager: Environmental Lawsuit Against WPS - Oct 9, 2003 WisPolitics
Papermakers gather in heart of North American industry - Oct 9, 2003 MilwJS
Apple Festival scheduled Saturday - Oct 9, 2003 MHT
Anglers playing catch-up - Oct 9, 2003 Manitowoc
Trip north brings family fun - Oct 9, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
Plan for 35 percent sewer hike remains - Oct 9, 2003 Kewaunee
Storm-water fee needed to prevent floods - Oct 9, 2003 Sheboygan
[PCB] Final plan near for toxic dump cleanup - Oct 9, 2003 Detroit News
[PCB] Two Warehouses To Be Built On Polluted Phelps Dodge Site - Oct 9, 2003 Queens Chronicle
[PCB] Group seeks input on river plan - Oct 9, 2003 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Close Freeport Power Plant by Nov. 30 - Oct 9, 2003 Newsday
[PCB] Bossert cleanup nears finish - Oct 9, 2003 UticaOD.com
[PCB] Push To Buy Mason Station Picks Up Steam - Oct 9, Wiccasset 
[PCB] Three Top Spots for Carolina Stripers - Oct 9, 2003 South Carolina Game & Fish
[PCB] Solutia expects third-quarter loss - Oct 9, 2003 Seattle 
[Dioxin] Xerox growing greener - Oct 9, 2003 Democrat & Chronicle
Supreme Court urged to protect states environmental authority - Oct 9, 2003 PlanetSave
Deep Trouble: Forbidden zone - Oct 9, 2003 Naples Daily News
Deep Trouble: Keys on the brink - Oct 9, 2003 Naples Daily News
Deep Trouble: Black Tide - Oct 9, 2003 Naples Daily News
More flame-proofed fish - Oct 9, 2003 ES&T Online
IBM factory workers feared chemical illness, says suit - Oct 9, 2003 ENN


State legislators' approval of automatic permits harms Wisconsin's quality of life - Oct 8, 2003 Midwest Environmental Advocates (PDF)
Endurance swimmer completes 340-mile Lake Michigan swim - Oct 8, NC
More than 100 management jobs eliminated by Stora Enso - Oct 8, 2003 NC
Public cool to wider College bridge - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Students put Fox River tributary to the test - Oct 8, 2003 PG
Coal-dust rules snag second business - Oct 8, 2003 PG
Stormwater rules in the works - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Engineer’s legacy is mill safety - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Industry notables take place among paper innovators - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Firm plans for details of museum - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Water park deal floats - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Stora Enso cuts 100 positions - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Air cleared on Neenah smoking ban - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Residents back anti-smoking ordinances - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Streetscape battle goes to council [quality of life battle] - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Wisconsin libraries purge patron data in light of Patriot Act - Oct 8, 2003 PC
State officials, tourism industry team up for economic boost - Oct 8, 2003 PC
UWO Students Release Results of Beach Testing - Oct 8, 2003 WBAY
Beach bacteria studied - Oct 8, 2003 ON
Stormwater rules in the works - Oct 8, 2003 PC
Doyle listens to business officials [another push for environmental deregulation]] - Oct 8, 2003 Manitowoc
Containing manure spills - Oct 8, 2003 Manitowoc
Autumn Fest planned for Historic Waterfront District - Oct 8, Marinette
Rep. Kaufert: Legislative Oversight of Stewardship Purchases Bill Clears Assembly Committee - Oct 8, 2003 WisPolitics
Fond du Lac settles water pollution lawsuit with state - Oct 8, 2003 WGBA
Kewaunee’s war with seagulls questioned - Oct 8, 2003 (Scroll down) PG
Sokaogon Chippewa dedicated to protecting rice beds - Oct 8, 2003 WSJ
Rep. Black: 67% say corporations pay too little in taxes - Oct 8, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Weekly fishing report - Oct 8, 2003 MilwJS
Coast Guard considers ballast water regulations - Oct 8, 2003 Duluth
[PCB] Great Lakes' toxic dangers hard to pinpoint - Oct 8, 2003 News-Messenger
[PCB] Group seeks input on river plan - Oct 8, 2003 Berkshire Eagle
Deep Trouble: A century of human tinkering has wrought woes for the Nile of Southwest Florida - Oct 8, 2003 Naples Daily News
[PCB] Planning row over 'ghost ships' - Oct 8, 2003 BBC
[PCB] UK local council fights to halt 'ghost fleet' - Oct 8, 2003 New Zealand Herald


Livestock factories seek exemption from air quality laws - Oct 7, 2003 Midwest Environmental Advocates
Public hearing on environment set - Oct 7, 2003 NC
Exotic bugs found in inland lake in northern Wisconsin - Oct 7, 2003 NC
State Sen. Panzer talks about economic development [another one-sided anti-environmental article] - Oct 7, 2003 PG
There’s something fishy about this UWGB sophomore - Oct 7, 2003 PG
Checking out feathered friends is easy as looking out window - Oct 7, 2003 PG 
Tourism counting on fall colors - Oct 7, 2003 PC
Sale of John Street hydropower site on hold - Oct 7, 2003 PC
Labor costs, growth fuel tax increases [cost of urban sprawl] - Oct 7, 2003 PC
Water rate hike lowered - Oct 7, 2003 Manitowoc
Factory farm makes Cleveland stink - Oct 7, 2003 Sheboygan
Let’s reverse trend on water quality in Great Lakes - Oct 7, 2003 Sheboygan
Potawatomi push to protect the forest - Oct 7, 2003 WSJ
DNR News - Oct 7, 2003 WDNR
[PCB] Final plan nears to clean toxic dump - Oct 7, 2003 MLive.com
[PCB] Managing Middlegrounds - Oct 7, 2003 MLive.com
[PCB] Port to begin early Superfund cleanup - Oct 7, 2003 Oregonian
[Dioxin] EPA cuts threaten lab on URI campus - Oct 7, Projo.com
[MTBE] Chemical at center of lawsuit bill: MTBE producers want protection from pollution lawsuits - Oct 7, 2003 MSNBC
Asthmatic kids react to low pollution - Oct 7, 2003 MSNBC
[PCB] "Ghost Fleet" has no valid planning permission - Oct 7, Reuters
[PCB] WWII flotilla 'threatens coast' - Oct 7, 2003 Expatica
[PCB] Judge Allows Export of Contaminated Ships - Oct 7, Planet Ark
[Dioxin] "Battle's poison cloud" screened in London - Oct 7, 2003 VNAgency.com
UN: Global water supplies need greater investment - Oct 7, 2003 WaterTech


Demand for regulatory reform picks up momentum [another one-sided anti-environmental article] - Oct 6, 2003 PG
Widow turns tragedy into heart-health campaign [PCBs may be linked to heart disease] - Oct 6, 2003 PG
Modern life intrudes on Rustic Roads - Oct 6, 2003 PG
Viterbo to dedicate $11 million science, technology and ethics building - Oct 6, 2003 NC
Chippewa care for lakes of the North Woods - Oct 6, 2003 WSJ
Awareness of mental illness gets attention [PCBs may be linked to emotional disorders] - Oct 6, 2003 Manitowoc
Two Rivers pier finally finished - Oct 6, 2003 Manitowoc
Historic home being transformed into a fishing museum - Oct 6, Marinette
City strapped for cash because of marina, Blue Harbor - Oct 6, Sheboygan
DNR battles distrust in working for lakes - Oct 6, 2003 CapTimes
Public Service Commission Holds Public Hearing on Arrowhead-Weston - Oct 6, 2003 WSAW
[PCB] Allegheny Rating Drops (Scroll down) - Oct 6, 2003 Washington Post
Report: Great Lakes Polluters Don't Fear the Law - Oct 6, 2003 WBAY
Great Lakes water polluters remain undeterred - Oct 6, 2003 WaterTech
[PCB] A closer look at salt marsh life - Oct 6, 2003 Charleston.Net
[PCB] Testing people for pollutants - Oct 6, 2003 LATimes
[Dioxin] Deep Trouble: Black ink - Oct 6, 2003 Naples Daily News
[Dioxin] West Oakland houses Superfund site - Oct 6, 2003 Tri-Valley Herald Online
[Dioxin] Colvilles threaten lawsuit over Columbia pollution - Oct 6, 2003 KXLY
Law on pesticides reinterpreted Government alters policy in effort to protect manufacturers - Oct 6, 2003 USAToday
Complying with Clean Water Act getting tougher - Oct 6, 2003 Clarion Ledger
Deep Trouble: Mercury rising - Oct 6, 2003 Naples Daily News
[PCB] First 'toxic ships' set sail for UK - Oct 6, 2003 BBC
[PCB] 'Sisters at Sea' under way to Britain - Oct 6, 2003 DailyPress


FOREST KEEPERS: Menominee have been practicing sustainable forestry for centuries - Oct 5, 2003 WSJ
Letter: EPA is Environmental Profit Agency [scroll down] - Oct 5, 2003 PG
A Hawk with heart [PCBs affect memory] - Oct 5, 2003 PG
A look at what is happening at the State Capitol - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Shipbuilder leads labor resurgence - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Shipbuilder sets sail for prosperity - Oct 5, 2003 PC
Schneider drivers want a say - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Building frenzy up north prompts DNR shoreline standards - Oct 5, 2003 NC
Gypsy moths destroyed much this year in southeast Wisc. - Oct 5, 2003 NC
Bush links recovery to fair trade - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Port presses corps for wider channel [a huge taxpayer subsidy]- Oct 5, PG
U.P. fisherman caught in words and pictures - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Hatley pro wins top prize in walleye championship - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Reality TV bites in the fishing world - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Master Angler fishing contest: Final entries trickle in - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Robotic decoys bring on the whirr of a new duck season - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Outdoors calendar - Oct 5, 2003 PG
Group aims to preserve Greenville - Oct 5, 2003 PC
Deep pit to show affects of tillage - Oct 5, 2003 PC
More and more, the question going around the blinds is ‘Wanna buy a duck?’ - Oct 5, 2003 PC
Master Angler fishing contest draws to close - Oct 5, 2003 PC
Industry experts key in on reforms [one-sided propaganda] - Oct 5, 2003 PC
Let’s allow students to prove corporations, media both care [more one-sided propaganda - please, give us a break] - Oct 5, 2003 PC
Tecumseh to cut up to 300 jobs by end of November - Oct 5, 2003 Manitowoc
Great Lakes polluters dump without fear, Part 1 - Oct 5, 2003 Detroit News
Great Lakes polluters dump without fear, Part 2 - Oct 5, 2003 Detroit News
[PCB] Great Lakes polluters dump without fear, Part 3 - Oct 5, 2003 Detroit News
[PCB] Long-term impact of toxins is unclear - Oct 5, 2003 Detroit News
[PCB] Kalamazoo River faces huge cleanup - Oct 5, 2003 detnews.com
[PCB] Greens on water: Conservation key - Oct 5, 2003 Saratogian
[PCB] NEPA mines will stay sludge free - Oct 5, 2003 citizensvoice.com
[PCB] Florida Southern College PCB research - Oct 5, TheLedger.com
[Dioxin] Deep Trouble: Gulf warrior - Oct 5, 2003 Naples Daily News
'Citizens army' of protesters gains clout in Iowa - Oct 5, 2003 DesMoinesRegister.com
U.S. Life Expectancy, Health Spending Rise - Oct 5, 2003 Washington Post
The power is in the manure - Oct 5, 2003 ajc.com
Mercury Cleanup Continues; Classes Planned Elsewhere [sound familiar?] - Oct 5, 2003 WashingtonPost
Deep Trouble: Gulf graveyard - Oct 5, 2003 Naples Daily News
Deep Trouble: The Big Fix - Oct 5, 2003 Naples Daily News
[PCB] Britain will not block US 'ghost ships' - Oct 5, TheIndependent
Dilemma of the ozone hole and climate change - Oct 5, 2003 ManilaTimes
More persistent ozone hole raises concern about harmful UV rays reaching Earth - Oct 5, 2003 CanadianPress
Fertility experts urge health insurance help [but what is causing the infertility?] - Oct 5, 2003 JapanTimes
Greens' strategy: Link Bush, Leavitt - Oct 5, 2003 SaltLakeTribune
HRT 'can increase risk of severe asthma' [PCBs are estrogen mimics and damage the immune system] - Oct 5, 2003 The Independent


Tell lawmakers you want campaign reform - Oct 4, 2003 PG
Sustaining Earth: American Indians have been stewards of Wisconsin land for centuries - Oct 6, 2003 WSJ
DNR revising shoreline development rules - Oct 4, 2003 CapTimes
Waterfront consultant faces felony charges - Oct 4, 2003 PG
Facility gears up for Hazardous Waste Week - Oct 4, 2003 PG
Paper Converting lays off 115 - Oct 4, 2003 PG
DA charges Van Dyke with misconduct - Oct 4, 2003 DCA
Some reform is good; full reform is best - Oct 4, 2003 PC
Economy, jobs loom as state’s big issues - Oct 4, 2003 PC
Green Bay paper company lays off 115 employees - Oct 4, 2003 PC
Footwear firm closing its last plant in U.S. - Oct 4, 2003 PC
Power line gets public hearing in Wausau - Oct 4, 2003 PC
Season ends Sunday for lower Fox navigation - Oct 4, 2003 PC
Tree, trail panel seeks new members - Oct 4, 2003 PC
Windmill proposed for school site - Oct 4, 2003 PC
Pesticide soil dump argued - Oct 4, 2003 ON
Worthless Wisconsin timber cutover peddled as rich farmland 100 years ago - Oct 4, 2003 StPtJournal
Opposition to power line intense - Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
Building frenzy up north - Oct 4, 2003 CapTimes
Third group of endangered birds to fly south - Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
Jobs have crossed point of no return - Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
Bush in person generates little voltage - Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
Bush sympathizes with industries [but we suffer tax cut "leakage"]- Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
Preventing pollution: What can be done at home? - Oct 4, 2003 Detroit News
Wisconsin Rapids braces for wave of layoffs - Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
Dismissal of U.P. lake case is upheld - Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
Fall brings chinook into the spotlight - Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
Anglers rekindle interest for Machtig's lures - Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - Oct 4, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] Scientologist's Treatments Lure Firefighters - Oct 4, 2003 YahooNews
[PCB] We'll stop the toxic Hell ships - Oct 4 2003 Mirror.co.uk
[PCB] British firm to tow 4 ships away next week - Oct 4, 2003 dailypress.com
[PCB] Fury as toxic ships to be dismantled in UK - Oct 4, 2003 Scotsman
[PCB] Cannon supports Hudson water plan, condemns pollution - Oct 4, 2003 Saratogian
[PCB] McTygue favors lake option, cites years of accomplishments - Oct 4, 2003 Saratogian
[PCB] Toxic sludge imperils land swap - Oct 4, 2003 pe.com
[PCB] S. Knox sinkhole's owner cited - Oct 4, 2003 KnoxNews
[PCB] Two fires force evacuation of elderly, disabled - Oct 4, 2003 Projo.com
[Dioxin] Toxic-waste victims appeal to GMA - Oct 4, 2003 Manila Times
[Dioxin] Maine approves settlement with Boralex; Energy firm to pay $283K - Oct 4, 2003 MaineToday.com
Ozone hole swells, matches record - Oct 4, 2003 SeattleTimes
Report finds strengths, weaknesses in U.S. endangered species program - Oct 4, 2003 CanadianPress
States to sue EPA over refusal to restrict tailpipe greenhouse gases; Bush expressed doubts on link between emissions, global warming - Oct 4, SFgate


[PCB] Editorial: Agreement a milestone in Fox River cleanup - Oct 3, 2003 PC
Water negotiators to be named by Green Bay suburbs - Oct 3, 2003 WaterTech
Letters: Smaller residential lots help keep communities green - Oct 3, 2003 PC
Delegates seek ways to stop international weapons disaster - Oct 3, 2003 PC
Hurricane sinks ship that visited Green Bay - Oct 3, 2003 PG
Paper company still stands after blaze - Oct 3, 2003 PG
Television ad slams Bush’s environmental policy - Oct 3, 2003 PG
Wisconsin Assembly passes permit overhaul bill  - Oct 3, 2003 NC
Observe breast cancer warnings - Oct 3, 2003 Manitowoc
Spies parties plan to meet, contamination lawsuit on hold - Oct 3, 2003 Marinette
Marinette gets $1.6 million federal sewer grant - Oct 3, 2003 Marinette
French company beats Crivitz team to patent [the worth of rare species?] - Oct 3, 2003 Marinette
Pay issue for soil program resolved - Oct 3, 2003 Marinette
Public needs access to health information - Oct 3, 2003 MilwJS
Gypsy moths reaching destructive numbers [expect a pesticide rush] - Oct 3, 2003 MilwJS
Weyco's last shoe factory in U.S. to close its doors [plus 3 other companies] - Oct 3, 2003 MilwJS
Municipalities seek ways to regulate motorized scooters - Oct 3, 2003 MilwJS
Great Lakes group on track for deal to control water sales - Oct 3, 2003 ToledoBlade.com
[PCB] Deep Trouble: A dying sea - Oct 3, Naples Daily News
[PCB] Nuke pressure vessel packed up and ready to be shipped out - Oct 3, 2003 Middleton Press
[PCB] Removal of tainted soil will start soon - Oct 3, 2003 Courier Post Online
[PCB] Group holds public-policy forum on river cleanup - Oct 3, 2003 MLive.com
[PCB] JSU will lead PCBs health study - Oct 3, 2003 TuscaloosaNews.com
[Dioxin] W. Oakland home to state's newest Superfund site - Oct 3, 2003 Oakland Tribune
How economics may reshape green policy - Oct 3, 2003 Christian Science Monitor
[PCB] 4 reserve ships can be towed to Britain; order bars 9 others - Oct 3, 2003 DailyPress.com
[PCB] Campaigners vow to stop ships - Oct 3, 2003 BBC
[PCB] Sinking feeling for PCB-laden ships - Oct 3, 2003 MSNBC
[PCB] Judge blocks 'ghost fleet' ships - Oct 3, 2003 CNN
[PCB] 'Toxic ships' free to sail to UK - Oct 3, 2003 ITV
[PCB] States prepare for European POPs protocol - Oct 3, 2003 EDIE
Harry Potter turns green to save ancient woodlands - Oct 3, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
Climate talks end without result - Oct 3, 2003 BBCNews
Scientists Say Warming Could Cut Crops - Oct 3, 2003 PlanetArk
'Subsidizing' An Alaskan Gas Pipeline - Oct 3, 2003 WashingtonPost
Bottled mineral water linked to poisoning - Oct 3, 2003 WaterTech
Hybrids Can Be Cheap to Make, Toyota Says - Oct 3, 2003 PlanetArk
How economics may reshape green policy - Oct 3, 2003 Christian Science Monitor
Office Depot to boost green checks on suppliers - Oct 3, 2003 PlanetArk
 


[PCB] Paper companies, EPA reach cleanup settlement  - Oct 2, 2003 NC
[PCB] Katers: Good and bad news about PCB cleanup - Oct 2, 2003 NC
[PCB] $60 million given for PCB cleanup - Oct 2, 2003 PC
[PCB] PCB costs loom for city - Oct 2, 2003 PC
[PCB] Neenah wary of cleanup costs - Oct 2, 2003 PC
[PCB] 2 papermills join PCB cleanup deal - Oct 2, 2003 PG
[PCB] PCBs bill: $25M - Oct 2, 2003 York Daily Record
[PCB] Governor Announces $60 million PCB cleanup agreement for Little Lake Butte des Morts - Oct 2, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Paper mill reaches 500,000 hours without injury - Oct 2, 2003 PG
Suburbs move closer to Manitowoc water talks - Oct 2, 2003 PG
Green Bay-Scott plan commission to set acquired land’s future - Oct 2, 2003 PG
Paper mill reaches 500,000 hours without injury - Oct 2, 2003 PG
Ashwaubenon packaging company’s safety streak is no accident - Oct 2, PG
Letter [scroll-down]A salute to K&K Warehousing [now K&K is looking for a huge dredging subsidy] - Oct 2, 2003 PG
Green says bill to fight China’s tight currency would save jobs [finally, attacking a root cause] - Oct 2, 2003 PG
Water authority nears talks with Manitowoc - Oct 2, 2003 NC
Brown County suburbs agree - Oct 2, 2003 MHT
DNR gets teeth to enforce asbestos rules - Oct 2, 2003 NC
Waste facility holds extra collections - Oct 2, 2003 NC
Senate approves bill reducing recycling content for newsprint - Oct 2, 2003 NC
Kewaunee County looks to outside attorney to fight hot mix fine by DNR - Oct 2, 2003 Kewaunee
Kimberly-Clark axes another 39 positions - Oct 2, 2002 PC
The gods punish us by granting our wishes [fishing/canoing] - Oct 2, 2003 PC
Top Earth summit heads to UWO - Oct 2, 2003 ON
Water valuable as oil - Oct 2, 2003 DCA
Bay Ship contract preserves jobs to 2005 - Oct 2, 2003 DCA
West winds lingering, affecting fishing action - Oct 2, 2003 Manitowoc
Power line plan rapped on cost, impact - Oct 2, 2003 CapTimes
Patrick J. Schillinger: Globalization, State Business Climate Will Dictate Paper Industry's Future in Wisconsin - Oct 2, 2003 WisBusiness
Salmon egg harvest in Sturgeon Bay - Oct 2, 2003 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Lakes governors release priorities for lake health - Oct 2, 2003 The Daily Press
[PCB] Restoring the Great Lakes - Oct 2, 2003 Gladwin County Record
[PCB] Deep Trouble: Scared sick - Oct 2, 2003 Naples Daily Record
[PCB] Deep Trouble: A less-than Superfund - Oct 2, 2003 Naples Daily Record
[PCB] Delays and cost overruns plague Council Rock North - Oct 2, 2003 Newtown Advance
[PCB] Reaping What We Sow - Oct 2, 2003 Hartford Advocate
[PCB] IP tire burning plan stirs opposition in Addison County - Oct 2, 2003 Addison County Independent
[PCB] SOS Hires Law Firm - Oct 2, 2003 Wiccasset Newspaper
[Dioxin] Residents cry foul over sludge - Oct 2, 2003 Pahrump Valley Times
[PCB] Hydro plant oil spill riles mayor of Pickering - Oct 2, 2003 Globe and Mail
[PCB] Oil spill leaks in Pickering creek - Oct 2, 2003 TheStar.com
[PCB] Bush Administration to Export Four Toxic Ships -- British Warn They Might be Returned - Oct 2, 2003 EarthJustice
[PCB] Court asked to keep toxic ships in US - Oct 2, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
[PCB] Green light in US for 'ghost ships' - Oct 2, 2003 IC Teesside
[PCB] 'Toxic fleet' decision due - Oct 2, 2003 ITV.com
Chipmaker sees solar cell revolution - Oct 2, 2003 msnbc
Exxon may have to pay more for Valdez spill - Oct 2, 2003 ENN
Consider the alternatives - Oct 2, 2003 LATimes
Bush lets profitable energy-efficiency program lapse - Oct 2, 2003 Grist
Subsidies Row Snags Alaskan Gas Effort - Oct 2, 2003 YahooNews
Huge iceberg destroying Antarctic food chain - Oct 2, 2003 Independent.co.uk


Waterways under attack - Oct 1, 2003 NC
[PCB] Good and Bad News on Little Lake Butte des Morts - Oct 1, 2003 CWAC
[PCB] Governor Doyle to Announce Cleanup Agreement for Segment of Fox River - Oct 1, 2003 Wheeler Report (PDF)
[PCB] Deal sets course for lake PCBs - Oct 1, 2003 PC
[PCB] Paper companies to cleanup PCBs - Oct 1, 2003 PC
[PCB] Two mills to pay $50 million in first phase of Fox River cleanup - Oct 1, 2003 PG
[PCB] Doyle will announce Fox River cleanup agreement - Oct 1, 2003 NC (in News Briefs)
[PCB] Minergy pushes plan to melt PCB sediment - Oct 1, 2003 PC
[PCB] EPA, WDNR and Two Paper Mills Sign Agreement for $60 Million Cleanup at Fox River Site - Oct 1, 2003 U.S. Newswire
[PCB] Two More Paper Companies Agree on Fox River Cleanup - Oct 1, 2003 WBAY
[PCB] 2 paper firms agree to help clean Fox - Oct 1, 2003 MilwJS
[PCB] U.S. Rep Green Comments on Fox River Consent Decree Announcement Wednesday - Oct 1, 2003 WisPolitics
[PCB] 2 paper firms agree to pay millions to clean up Wis. river - Oct 1, 2003 WasteNews.com
[PCB] Two companies agree to help pay for cleaning PCBs from Fox River - Oct 1, 2003 PennLive.com
[PCB] Consent Decree Heralds Fox River Cleanup - Oct 1, 2003 WisBusiness
[PCB] Companies to Pay for Fox River Cleanup - Oct 1, 2003 New York Times
Door County shipbuilder to add more jobs - Oct 1, 2003 PG
Coal company rolls out dust busters - Oct 1, 2003 PG
Coal Company Attacks Dust Problem - Oct 1, 2003 WBAY
Editorial: Move coal piles from downtown - Oct 1, 2003 PG
Company moving forward to put wind farm in Fond du Lac County - Oct 1, 2003 NC
Little Suamico may overtake Oconto as County's largest town - Oct 1, Oconto
U.S. House backs Manitowoc projects - Oct 1, 2003 MHT
The Natures Conservancy in Wisconsin: Conserves 21,322 Acres of Forest Lands in Northern Wisconsin - Oct 1, 2003 WisPolitics
State cherry growers feel effect of global warming - Oct 1, 2003 PC
Community growth carries price tag, responsibility with it - Oct 1, 2003 PC
Two Rivers water rates to jump - Oct 1, 2003 Manitowoc
U.S. House backs Manitowoc dredging projects - Oct 1, 2003 Manitowoc
Fish & Game gathering slated for Thursday - Oct 1, 2003 Manitowoc
Tour, hearing to help develop Menekaunee Harbor - Oct 1, 2003 Marinette
Residents decry transmission line - Oct 1, 2003 MilwJS
Tribe has 23,688 more acres to conserve - Oct 1, 2003 MilwJS
We Energies lawsuit planned - Oct 1, 2003 MilwJS
DNR worker honored for quest to save wetlands - Oct 1, 2003 MilwJS
Weekly fishing report - Oct 1, 2003 MilwJS
Giving refuge - Oct 1, 2003 Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
[PCB] Liability for cleanup unclear - Oct 1, 2003 Oregonian
[PCB] EPA outlines scope of work as cleanup enters new phase - Oct 1, 2003 Berkshire Eagle Online
[PCB] 55-gallon drums found in city lake - Oct 1, 2003 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Deep Trouble: Industrial devolution - Oct 1, 2003 Naples Daily News
[PCB] Ecologist Hopes `Visual Aid' Makes It Clear: Breast Is Best - Oct 1, 2003 NewhouseNews
[PCB] Navigating the grocery minefields - Oct 1, 2003 MSNBC
[Dioxin] Dioxin issue splits residents - Oct 1, 2003 Detroit News
[Dioxin] Dow: New incinerator exceeding federal clean air standards - Oct 1, 2003 Detroit News
Democrats delay EPA nominee vote - Oct 1, 2003 MSNBC
Senate Dems force two-week delay on Leavitt nomination - Oct 1, 2003 USA Today
EPA starting daily air quality alerts for soot and smog - Oct 1, 2003 PlanetSave
Rules That Work - Oct 1, 2003 New York Times
2 cases against IBM may proceed - Oct 1, 2003 Mercury News
Who owns the view? - Oct 1, 2003 Christian Science Monitor
What we all need to learn - Oct 1, 2003 The Globe and Mail
2nd Largest School District in USA Embraces Precautionary Principle - Oct 1, 2003 ENN
[PCB] Judge to decide if ships leave Friday - Oct 1, 2003 DailyPress
[PCB] 'Ghost ships' clear a major hurdle - Oct 1, 2003 IC Teesside
[PCB] Pickering oil spill raises environmental concerns - Oct 1, 2003 CBC Ottawa
[PCB] Large oil spill from hydro facility - Oct 1, 2002 Canada.com
Global warming said to kill 160,000 a year - Oct 1, 2003 CNN
Troubled Waters Educational Documentary Examines Global Problem of Water - Oct 1, 2003 ENN

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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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