News Articles About PCBs and River Issues

The following articles all relate to water use and quality, and the paper industry. PCB- and sediment-related articles are marked with bold. Over time, some articles are taken off-line by the host newspaper. ProQuest articles may be inaccessible through certain Internet Service Providers, for more information see the Appleton Public Library website.)

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Oct 11- 10, 2004

Oct 21- 31, 2004

October 2004

Green Bay developer offers to build multifamily housing on abandoned landfill site - Oct 10, 2004 PG
Picking route for trail not an easy task - Oct 10, 2004 MHT
Lake dwellers fear the suburbs' thirst - Oct 10, 2004 MilwJS
We’re looking for community columnists - Oct 10, 2004 PC
Letters: Sheboygan doesn’t need a concrete park - Oct 10, 2004 SP
Ed Culhane column: Casting an eye to the future - Oct 10, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Editorial: Balance U.S. energy policy - Oct 10, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] In remote Alaskan bay, pollution fears threaten tribal way of life - Oct 10, 2004 Boston.com
[PCB] Seal deaths could be result of new strain of virus - Oct 10, 2004 Portsmouth Herald
[PCB] A New Life for Bolsa Chica - Oct 10, 2004 KTLA
[Dioxin] Mill's stench might be toxic - Oct 10, 2004 NewsObserver
Environmental Hogwash: The EPA works with factory farms to delay regulation of 'Extremely Hazardous Substances.' - Oct 10, 2004 Truthout

Providing readers the book on Wisconsin fishing- Oct 9, 2004 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - Oct 9, 2004 MilwJS
Sunday Symposium: Whose water problem? (MMSD) - Oct 9, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Carrier Sinking Off Pensacola Delayed Until June - Oct 9, 2004 News4Jax
[PCB] Opinion: Bush's policies are making us ill - Oct 9, 2004 Salt Lake Tribune

Green Bay residents contribute to energy-efficient living - Oct 8, 2004 NC
Federal administrator visits Green Bay's port - Oct 8, 2004 NC
Applicants sought for regional planning panel - Oct 8, 2004 PC
Wisconsin employs many in environmental protection - Oct 8, 2004 Duluth News Tribune
Focus on Energy: Solar Electric Systems Make Sense in Rural Wisconsin - Oct 8, 2004 WisPolitics
How to create jobs; It takes more than rhetoric, and much more than just cutting taxes and red tape - Oct 8, 2004 WisBusiness
Good news from Georgia-Pacific [Corporate Welfare] - Oct 8, 2004 PG
Most endangered national refuges list is released (Wisconsin refuge on list) - Oct 8, 2004 MSNBC
Wisconsin urged to protect Great Lakes water - Oct 8, 2004 WaterTech
[PCB] PSC seeks to increase hazardous waste imports - Oct 8, 2004 Mountain News
[PCB] How a family suffered a toxic shock - Oct 8, 2004 Herald
[PCB] Chemicals in blood: shock rise - Oct 8, 2004 Belfast Telegraph
[PCB] Alarming Results of Pollutant Test - Oct 8, 2004 Mirror.co.uk
[Dioxin] Congress or court could take Dow case - Oct 8, 2004 Detroit News
[Dioxin] Maori Party Seeks Dioxin Health Impact Response - Oct 8, 2004 Scoop
Three Emerging Technologies Could Help Improve Water Conservation - Oct 8, 2004 ENN
Backroom Deal: Congress OKs Abandoning Highly Radioactive Waste in South Carolina and Idaho, Threatening Drinking Water Supplies - Oct 8, 2004 ENN
Study Finds Wide Democrat-Republican Chasm on Environmental Decisions by Federal Judges - Oct 8, 2004 EMS
EPA defends mercury position - Oct 8, 2004 Des Moines Register
Green Is Good - Oct 8, 2004 AlterNet
Global Warming: Epic Droughts Possible, Study Says - Oct 8, 2004 Common Dreams
Environmentalist awarded Nobel Peace Prize - Oct 8, ,2004 MSNBC

97,000 state jobs tied to environmental protection - Oct 7, 2004 CapTimes
Jobs Creation and the Environmental Industry in Wisconsin and the US - Oct 7, 2004 Wheeler Report
Sheridan Park supporters submit petitions to city - Oct 7, 2004 SP
Northwoods auction raises $12.2M - Oct 7, 2004 PG
Peshtigo River lots net $12.2M at auction - Oct 7, 2004 PC
PSC: New Environmental Funding Plan Approved - Oct 7, 2004 WisPolitics
Increase approved for We Energies bill - Oct 7, 2004 MilwJS
Erin Oliver: Madison fortunate to be home to people who care about nature - Oct 7, 2004 CapTimes
Speakers urge tight controls on Great Lakes water diversion - Oct 7, 2004 NC
Tough water diversion standards called for: Industry challenges proposed compact - Oct 7, 2004 Ashland Daily Press
New uses sought for wood pulp - Oct 7, 2004 PC
Clintonville angler wins $10,000 in RCL tournament - Oct 7, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Outdoors Almanac - Oct 7, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
GarveyBlog: A major public health fiasco - Oct 7, 2004 FightingBob
Book Review: Wars for Water - Oct 7, 2004 WaterTech
[PCB] Ancient life, modern risks - Oct 7, 2004 Concord Monitor
[PCB] Warehouse planned for polluted Maspeth lot - Oct 7, 2004 Times Ledger
[PCB] Polluted marsh turning into prime real estate - Oct 7, 2004 Jersey Journal
[PCB] Breast cancer: A disease, but also life-altering - Oct 7, 2004 HydePark Townsman
[Dioxin] Court enters dioxin debate - Oct 7, 2004 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Chicago aluminum recycler violated air rules, EPA charges - Oct 7, 2004 Waste News
Robert Kennedy Jr: Bush's Crimes Against Nature; The hundreds of major environmental roll-backs promoted by the Bush administration over the last three and a half years are part of a deliberate attempt to eviscerate 30 years of environmental law - Oct 7, 2004 AlterNet
Visit Your National Forests: October 7 – 31 Conservationists Say: Seeing is Believing - Oct 7, 2004 EMS
State Supreme Court hears arguments in Dow Chemical case - Oct 7, 2004 Bay City Times
Chemicals linked to breast cancer: Half of all breast cancers have some suspected environmental cause - Oct 7, 2004 San Mateo County Times

Seeing green light for job growth: Study touts Wisconsin environmental industry - Oct 6, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] City to create task force to Renard Island - Oct 6, 2004 NC
Green Bay panel to look at Renard Isle use - Oct 6, 2004 PG
[PCB] Cleanup taking hold - Oct 6, 2004 PC
Fox River locks operation on steady course to reality - Oct 6, 2004 PC
Hidden treasure amid Fox locks - Oct 6, 2004 PC
Owlfest set for Oct. 16 - Oct 6, 2004 MHT
Work on new De Pere bridge won’t begin until 2006 - Oct 6, 2004 PG
Dave Zweifel: Time to act on Great Lakes is now - Oct 6, 2004 CapTimes
State gives grant to Georgia-Pacific [Corporate Welfare] - Oct 6, 2004 NC
Paper council fights rate hikes - Oct 6, 2004 PC
Georgia-Pacific sinks $61M into local plants - Oct 6, 2004 PG
Peshtigo River Land Auction Clears Way for Land Donation to State - Oct 6, 2004 WPS
WPS land auction scores pricey action - Oct 6, 2004 PG
WPS land sale raises $12.2 million - Oct 6, 2004 PG
County will hear SOUL presentation on power line: Chairman says ATC must meet two conditions before county will hear from company - Oct 6, 2004 Spooner Advocate
State wind power moves forward - Oct 6, 2004 CapTimes
[PCB] Union alarm at old lights - Oct 6, 2004 The Mercury
[PCB] $23 million state investment on the block in foreclosure sale of old Windham mill - Oct 6, 2004 Republican-American
[PCB] Vigo County landfill accepting contaminated soil - again - Oct 6, 2004 Tribune Star
[Dioxin] Supreme Court hears prominent Dow medical testing case - Oct 6, 2004 MLive
Bald eagles become symbol for other birds of prey - Oct 6, 2004 MSNBC
Wildlife Protection Standards Waived: Move may allow more logging in U.S. forests - Oct 6, 2004 Truthout
Supreme Court Debates Pollution Cleanup Lawsuits - Oct 6, 2004 ENN
Supreme Court debates pollution lawsuits - Oct 6, 2004 MSNBC
Army cuts take toll on environment projects - Oct 6, 2004 MSNBC

Republican lawmakers unveil 100-day jobs plan [Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 5, 2004 Lakeland Times
State projects tax savings for papermakers [Corporate Welfare] - Oct 5, 2004 PC
Not eggs-actly as planned - Oct 5, 2004 DCA
Fair trade coffee aids growers, satisfies consumers - Oct 5, 2004 WSJ
Get out and roll through five great fall bike rides - Oct 5, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Comments from the Government of Canada on Annex 2001 to the Council of Great Lakes Governors - Oct 5, 2004 GLED
Letter: Bush motive for gutting mercury rules political (Scroll down) - Oct 5, 2004 PC
Bill Berry: Thank goodness for nature writers - Oct 5, 2004 CapTimes
Our View: Great Lakes diversion deserves national debate - Oct 5, 2004 Duluth News Tribune
[PCB] Fishing on the Dock of the Bay at 125th Street - Oct 5, 2004 Columbia Spectator
[PCB] Cleanup slated for toxic site - Oct 5, 2004 Taunton Gazette
[PCB] State warns of dangers of fish - Oct 5, 2004 Chronicle - Tribune
[PCB] Project to transform landfills into golf courses and condos - Oct 5, 2004 Star-Ledger
[Dioxin] Tyco says buyer knew of oil leaks - Oct 5, 2004 Republican
[Dioxin] Environmentalists, officials disagree on St. Johns dioxin - Oct 5, 2004 Daytona Beach News-Journal
Coalition Sues Administration for Illegal Change to Pesticide Reviews - Oct 5, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Lead levels misrepresented in U.S. cities - Oct 5, 2004 MSNBC
Global Stocks of Nuke Bomb Material Are Growing, Says Survey - Oct 5, 2004 ENN
Greenpeace activists block road to be used by US nuclear convoy - Oct 5, 2004 EMS

Salmon run: Poor so far - Oct 4, 2004 MHT
Army engineers work on erosion along lake north of city - Oct 4, 2004 SP
Great Lakes conservation pact gets approval: Conservationists urge faster action; a paper industry representative calls it 'too broad' - Oct 4, 2004 GLED
Tapping the Great Lakes - Oct 4, 2004 GLED
[PCB] River and a movie - Oct 4, 2004 Poughkeepsie Journal
[PCB] Company chosen to study impact of tar-ponds cleanup - Oct 4, 2004 Canada.com
[PCB] Portion of GE plant site cleaned - Oct 4, 2004 Capital News 9
[PCB] Dimmer lights, brighter future - Oct 4, 2004 TorontoStar
[PCB] Why the bosses wanted to get rid of Craig Johnston - Oct 4 (6), 2004 Green Left Weekly
[Dioxin] Court to hear suit on early dioxin test this week - Oct 4, 2004 Detroit Free Press
[Dioxin] Dow case may set new legal standard - Oct 4, 2004 Lansing State Journal
[Dioxin] Supreme Court begins term with prominent Dow medical testing case - Oct 4, 2004 MLive
[Dioxin] Fish Reportedly Changing Sex Because Of Dioxin In Fla. River - Oct 4, 2004 Local6
[Dioxin] There Are and There Were - Oct 4, 2004 Granma.cu
Administration Proposes to Allow Release of Partially Treated Sewage on Rainy Days - Oct 4, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
U.S. official overrules biologists on salmon - Oct 4, 2004 MSNBC
Bush's gatekeeper weighs costs, benefits of new regulations - Oct 4, 2004 KRT Wire
Closed, For Business: Energy Bill a Special-Interests Triumph - Oct 4, 2004 Truthout
'Superbug' a Growing Problem Outside Hospitals - Oct 4, 2004 PlanetArk

Task force on sewage dumping blames public, exonerates district - Oct 3, 2004 NC
Fishermen lining the banks for brown trout, chinook salmon - Oct 3, 2004 MHT
WPS land auction not as complex as it seems - Oct 3, 2004 PG
Earth Charter summit kicks off fourth year - Oct 3, 2004 ON
Geese clear park - Oct 3, 2004 ON
Master Angler contest finishes with a flourish - Oct 3, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Letter: Smelly problem needs attention (Scroll down) - Oct 3, 2004 MHT
[PCB] Fish-hatchery PCBs pollute Montana creek - Oct 3, 2004 Seattle Times
[PCB] Pollution, bacteria keep some out of water - Oct 3, 2004 StatesmanJournal
[PCB] State rules out tests on dirt roads - Oct 3, 2004 Mercury
[Dioxin] US government urged to compensate Agent Orange victims - Oct 3, 2004 VNANet
[Dioxin] Payatas hosts RP's first power plant fueled by garbage - Oct 3, 2004 INQ7.net
Mutant fish prompt concern: Study focuses on sewage plants - Oct 3, 2004 DenverPost
Bush, Kerry, And The Environment: Editorial compares the environmetal records of U.S. presidential candidates - Oct 3, 2004 Planetizen
At Large, Material to Make 15,000 Nuclear Bombs - Oct 3, 2004 Truthout

Real eggs will fly for re-creation of battle - Oct 2, 2004 PG
Nature inspires artist: Environmental display in Ripon - Oct 2, 2004 ON
State high court to hear waste-transfer zoning fight - Oct 2, 2004 PG
DNR puts its focus on the future: Plans begin to groom next generation of leaders - Oct 2, 2004 MilwJS
Outdoor notes - Oct 2, 2004 MilwJS
Joel McNally: Lake Michigan tests so sham even EPA objected - Oct 2, 2004 CapTimes
Opinion: Charles Frisk column: Environment kills vote for Bush - Oct 2, 2004 PG
Letter: Development needs to be balanced - Oct 2, 2004 PG
Letter: Lights symphony means light pollution (Sroll down) - Oct 2, 2004 PG
Letter: Letters: People who use locks should replace bridges - Oct 2, 2004 PC
[PCB] Labels to tell whether seafood came from ocean or fish farm - Oct 2, 2004 Albuquerque Tribune
[PCB] River conditions improved - Oct 2, 2004 NewsandSentinel
Perch add junk-food mussels to their diet - Oct 2, 2004 Globe and Mail

Great Lakes conservation pact gets approval - Oct 1, 2004 NC
Great Lakes protection plan a hit at meeting - Oct 1, 2004 PG
Great Lakes water rules hearing in Ashland Oct. 6 - Oct 1, 2004 GLED
Groups criticize efforts to curb runoff into Great Lakes - Oct 1, 2004 GLED
Navy pulls plug on Project ELF - Oct 1, 2004 NC
Protesters celebrate demise of Project ELF - Oct 1, 2004 PC
Egg fight re-enactment bows to environmental concerns - Oct 1, 2004 PC
Re-enactment won't be egg-xactly true, state decides - Oct 1, 2004 NC
Protesters celebrate demise of Project ELF - Oct 1, 2004 PC
Officials like what they see at water plant - Oct 1, 2004 PG
Willow Trail allows easy access to W. Twin River - Oct 1, 2004 MHT
What's in your water? - Oct 1, 2004 Racine Journal Times
MMSD: Audit Committee Final Report - Oct 1, 2004 WisPolitics (PDF)
[PCB] EPA lacks funding for Castleton plant cleanup - Oct 1, 2004 Indenews
[PCB] Toxic trains rumble along SLC streets - Oct 1, 2004 Salt Lake Tribune
[Dioxin] Dow and Dioxin: State must avoid unhealthy compromise on cleanup - Oct 1, 2004 Detroit Free Press
[Dioxin] Provisions of Michigan budget bills signed or vetoed by Gov. Granholm - Oct 1, 2004 Detroit Free Press
[Dioxin] State fish advisories get updated on Internet site - Oct 1, 2004 Bay City Times
[Dioxin] Nearly 2.5 million signatures in support for Agent Orange victims - Oct 1, 2004 VNANet
EPA watchdog critical of anti-smog efforts - Oct 1, 2004 MSNBC
World Faces Fish Shortage that Could Endanger Livelihoods of Millions, Scientists Say - Oct 1, 2004 ENN

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Link to More Articles

The Green Bay Press Gazette's Fox River Cleanup Page

The Appleton Post Crescent's PCB Page (incomplete)

The BadgerLinks --- ProQuest Newspaper Search Engine (accessible through Appleton Public Library) ---may not work for everyone

For additional news media coverage see these CWAC pages:
Media 2001, Media 2000, Newsletter articles, or CWAC Issue pages.

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Abbreviations

PG
Green Bay Press Gazette

NC
Green Bay News Chronicle

PC
Appleton Post Crescent

ON
Oshkosh Northwestern

MilwJS
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

DCA
Door County Advocate

OCE
Oconty County Reporter

SP
Sheboygan Press

WDH
Wausau Daily Herald

Pesh
Peshtigo Times

Eagle
Marinette Eagle Star

EPA
Environmental Protection
Agency

DNR
Wisconsin Dept. of
Natural Resources

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

ENN
Environmental
News Network

ENS
Environmental
News Service

EMS
Environmental
Media Service

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