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 1-10, 2005

Oct 11-20, 2005

October 21-31, 2005

[PCB] Fox River more contaminated than estimated two years ago - Oct 31, 2005 AP-Janesville
[PCB] His cranberry fields flooded with 6 inches of water, Dan Brockman drives - Oct 31, 2005 Duluth News Tribune
Green Bay council to decide on downtown boardwalk - Oct 31, 2005 PG
Land-use plan earns praise for Greenville - Oct 31, 2005 PC
Her goal is to preserve, protect - Oct 31, 2005 SP
Six honored with Sustainable Racine awards - Oct 31, 2005 RJT
Energy program helps consumers identify efficient appliances, light bulbs - Oct 31, 2005 PG
Decisions on the horizon for the aged St. Lawrence Seaway - Oct 31, 2005 MilwJS
Dredging is a drain on the lakes, study says - Oct 31, 2005 MilwJS
Their work is for the birds: Program sheds light on perils for feathered fliers - Oct 31, 2005 MilwJS
[Dioxin] Dioxin discovery closes water facility - Oct 31, 2005 ContraCostaTimes
The Hidden Life of Garbage - Oct 31, 2005 AlterNet
Sun and wind power local carpenter’s life - Oct 31, 2005 Laramie Boomerang
EPA: PCB Treatment building is ready to redevelop - Oct 31, 2005 KansasBusJ

[PCB] River heavy with PCBs: Changes to Fox cleanup could come on heels of new data - Oct 30, 2005 PC
[PCB] Fox River PCB levels greater than first thought - Oct 30, 2005 PG
[Dioxin] Lakeshore update: EPA files complaint against B&B Metals (Scroll down) - Oct 30, 2005 MHT
Conferences to tackle state of Great Lakes - Oct 30, 2005 PG
Zebra mussels, other intruders ravage lakes - Oct 30, 2005 MJS
Noxious cargo: Loophole in ballast law lets invasive species in - Oct 30, 2005 MJS
Letter: No, vital issue shouldn't be buried in big bill - Oct 30, 2005 MJS
Patrick Schillinger column: Wisconsin's paper industry begins to adapt to change - Oct 30, 2005 PC
Wild Brule steelhead worth trek - Oct 30, 2005 PC
140-foot ‘Sea Owl’ lands at Burger Boat - Oct 30, 2005 MHT
[Dioxin] Outdoor burning harms environment - Oct 30, 2005 Central Kentucky News Journal
[Dioxin] Dioxin survey tests public input - Oct 30, 2005 Saginaw News
From hydrocarbon to a hydrogen-based economy (Part II) - Oct 30, 2005 FuelCellWorks
Prince Charles: Climate change is 'terrifying' - Oct 30, 2005 CNN

Georgia-Pacific mill’s discharge permit faces review - Oct 29, 2005 PG
Kadant sells GeoDeck assets [Grantek] - Oct 29, 2005 PG
Letter: Be more careful about what fish you consume - Oct 29, 2005 PC
Weekly outdoor notes - Oct 29, 2005 MJS
[PCB] EPA defends its approach - Oct 29, 2005 Berkshire Eagle Online
[PCB] Calumet Container cleanup begins - Oct 29, 2005 NWITimes
[Dioxin] Munroe Falls sued on road contracts - Oct 29, 2005 Beacon Journal
What is . . . Sustainability? - Oct 29, 2005 TimesOnline

[Dioxin] Mercury Marine agrees to pay for EPA clean-air violations - Oct 28, 2005 Fond du Lac Reporter
Report: Federal funding for Great Lakes will be limited - Oct 28, 2005 AP
A.G. Lautenschlager: Letter to Milwaukee Mayor Barrett Concerning MMSD Lawsuit - Oct 28, 2005 WisPolitics
Clean Sweep: 400 'nobodies' Rally Against Corruption At Capitol - Oct 28, 2005 CapTimes
Keeping wildlife safe: DNR looks to control deer disease - Oct 28, 2005 ON
Letter: Fix sewer problem (Scroll down) - Oct 28, 2005 MJS
Letter: It's an issue for all of us (Scroll down) - Oct 28, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Tuna fish considered a hazard for animals - Oct 28, 2005 Houston Chronicle
[PCB] Environmentalists fear dredge delay - Oct 28, 2005 TimesUnion
[Dioxin] Mansfield cleanup funded - Oct 28, 2005 Sun Chronicle
Is U.S. becoming hostile to science? - Oct 28, 2005 CNN

Area residents get ready for autumn’s big haul - Oct 27, 2005 PG
Energy-efficient lighting gets town approval - Oct 27, 2005 PC
Cormorant bill moves to Assembly - Oct 27, 2005 WO
Subpermit to restore wolf-control methods - Oct 27, 2005 PC
DNR paying 2nd county farmer to not develop land - Oct 27, 2005 SP
Attorney general denounces MMSD - Oct 27, 2005 MJS
Georgia-Pacific plans 250 involuntary cuts - Oct 27, 2005 PG
Hot Topics: Ethanol Use: Ask Minnesota Before Pushing Ethanol Use - Oct 27, 2005 WSJ
Organic Industry Resists Tougher Ingredient Rules - Oct 27, 2005 WSJ
Great Outdoors Almanac - Oct 27, 2005 PC
Pat Durkin column: No one’s taking blame for hordes of Asian lady beetles - Oct 27, 2005 WO
[PCB] MERI Director to Speak on Toxic Pollutants in Atlantic Coast Seals - Oct 27, 2005 The News @ Ellsworth
Voluntary Green Power Purchasing up 1000 Percent in 5 Years; Large Corporate Purchasers Driving Growth - Oct 27, 2005 ENN

UW-Madison: 'Expand your Horizons' Gets Young Women Thinking About Science Careers - Oct 26, 2005 WisPolitics
UW-Madison: Innovative 'Recycling' Project Could Reduce U.S. Inventory of Spent Nuclear Fuel - Oct 26, 2005 WisPolitics
Weekly fishing report - Oct 26, 2005 MJS
[PCB/Dioxin] Something's Fishy in the State of Wisconsin - Oct 26, 2005 Huffington Post
[PCB] Plan for canal cleanup to be presented - Oct 26, 2005 Macomb Daily
[PCB] White Shrimp Samples From Mississippi Sound Show No Elevated Contaminants - Oct 26, 2005 All Headline News
[Dioxin] FDA Should Ban Antibacterial Products, Some Groups Say - Oct 26, 2005 Kansas City InfoZine
Your e-mails: Nature vs. commerce: CNN.com readers divided on rebuilding wetlands - Oct 26, 2005 CNN
Diversity key to fighting diseases - Oct 26, 2005 CNN
Biodiversity May Help Slow Disease Spread: Experts - Oct 26, 2005 Common Dreams

State suing MMSD over dumping of waste - Oct 25, 2005 MJS
A.G. Lautenschlager: Announces Lawsuit Against MMSD - Oct 25, 2005 WisPolitics
State Bioscience Industry Gains - Oct 25, 2005 CapTimes
Watching for whitetails - Oct 25, 2005 PC
MaryBeth Matzek column: Pair seeks to spread energetic news about wind power - Oct 25, 2005 PC
Editorial: You can help clean up the Great Lakes - Oct 25, 2005 PG
Editorial: Bring Your Broom To Capitol To Help Sweep Out Corruption - Oct 25, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Reject backdoor attempt at Alaska oil drilling - Oct 25, 2005 SP
Letter: Technology exists to cleanly burn coal (Scroll down) - Oct 25, 2005 PG
[PCB] Solar plan for hangar - Oct 25, 2005 MercuryNews
[PCB] Tuna Canners Point to AG's Flawed Logic; In Case against Canned Tuna, Science Used by Lockyer Creates a Whale of a Tale - Oct 26, 2005 Business Wire
[PCB] Built Trip: Brian Hayes' Infrastructure offers a tour of the "unnatural" side of America - Oct 25, 2005 GRIST
[Dioxin] EPA Cites Aluminum Recovery Facilities for Clean-Air Violations - Oct 25, 2005 Recycling Today
[Dioxin] Retired roadworker wants probe into spraying - Oct 25, 2005 CBC New Brunswick
Air Force Nation's Leading Green Power User - Oct 25, 2005 Military.com
Nuclear waste too great a hazard - Oct 25, 2005 HeraldTribune
What Part of 'Global Warming' Don't We Get? - Oct 25, 2005 AlterNet
Generating interest in wind power - Oct 25, 2005 BBC
Blueprint drafted to protect oceans - Oct 25, 2005 CNN

Early conservation program signup in Wisconsin - Oct 24, 2005 Brownfield
Editorial: It's Time For Wisconsin To Shift To Clean, Renewable Energy - Oct 24, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Va. seeks answers on Shenandoah fish kills - Oct 24, 2005 FortWayne
[PCB] How much oily fish is someone like me allowed to eat - Oct 24, 2005 TimesOnline
[PCB] Ghost ship firm's river waste bid - Oct 24, 2005 BBC
The real cost of gold - Oct 24, 2005 AlterNet
The Cost of Gold - Oct 24, 2005 Truthout
Gas Taxes: Lesser Evil, Greater Good - Oct 24, 2005 Truthout
Katrina's Harsh Land-Use Lesson - Oct 24, 2005 Common Dreams
A sustainable city goes a long way - Oct 24, 2005 Vancouver 24 Hours
Voluntary Green Power Purchasing Up 1000 Percent in 5 Years - Oct 24, 2005 PRNewswire
Raiders of the Lost Arctic - Oct 24, 2005 AlterNet

Diving into restoration: Community joins quest to clean water - Oct 23, 2005 MJS
State Could Be The 'saudi Arabia Of Ethanol' - Oct 23, 2005 WSJ
Ethanol Gaining Steam - Oct 23, 2005 WSJ
Letter: Support the move to renewable fuels (Scroll down) - Oct 23, 2005 PG
[PCB] Different area, same process - Oct 23, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Fishing: Public health expert examining catches for heavy metals - Oct 23, 2005 Post-Gazette
Avoiding Global Bio-Apartheid - Oct 23, 2005 Common Dreams

Ashland and Washburn become first eco-communities in Wisconsin - Oct 22, 2005 Business North
Keeping it clean: Officials navigating a difficult course in controlling storm runoff - Oct 22, 2005 MJS
Mixed reaction greets walleye stocking plan - Oct 22, 2005 MJS
Researcher Stands By Dalai Lama - Oct 22, 2005 CapTimes
Outdoor notes - Oct 22, 2005 MJS
Mike McCabe: Taking our Government Back - Oct 22, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Fundamental Flaws of Hormesis for Public Health Decisions - Oct 22, 2005 FoodConsumer
[PCB] Light Therapy for Tainted Fish - Oct 22, 2005 ScienceNews
[Dioxin] Judges allows suit against Dow Chemical to proceed as class action - Oct 22, 2005 Detroit News
[Dioxin] Dow to appeal judge's ruling - Oct 22, 2005 Saginaw News

High schools discover benefits of going solar - Oct 21, 2005 PG
New lighting saves Omro School District on energy costs - Oct 21, 2005 ON
Deer move little, despite heavy hunting - Oct 21, 2005 MJS
Appleton Post Crescent: We're looking for columnists - Oct 21, 2005 PC
Fish Lawsuit Against Wal-mart Revived - Oct 21, 2005 WSJ
Letter: Couple is ready for wind power - Oct 21, 2005 MHT
Letter: People want effective, efficient mass transit - Oct 21, 2005 MJS
Editorial: People Know Special Interests Rule - Oct 21, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Removal of extra-toxic Ringwood sludge resumes - Oct 21, 2005 NorthJersey
[PCB] Contaminants found in soil at skate park - Oct 21, 2005 InsideBayArea
[PCB] Olver seeks EPA help - Oct 21, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
Is This Proof of Global Warming? - Oct 21, 2005 Truthout
Debate over Clean Car Technology Set to Rage On - Oct 21, 2005 Truthout
Selective Logging Fails to Sustain Rainforest - Oct 21, 2005 Truthout
Amazon 'stealth' logging revealed - Oct 21, 2005 BBC

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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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