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 11-20, 2005

Oct 21- 31, 2005

October 1-10, 2005

Group wants better dumping notice - Oct 10, 2005 MJS
Focus on Energy: Announces New Grants Available for Environmental Research Projects - Oct 10, 2005 WisPolitics
Conservation Now: Conservation Notices of the Week - Oct 10, 2005 WisPolitics (PDF)
[PCB] The valley, nanotechnology and prudence - Oct 10, 2005 Duluth News Tribune
[PCB] Children often more contaminated than their mothers, new WWF report shows - Oct 10, 2005 Yuba.Net
[PCB] GE deal is a reasonable step forward - Oct 10, 2005 Saratogian
Cleaner coal? Activists now say it’s possible - October 10, 2005 MSNBC
Carter's Brave Vision on Energy - Oct 10, 2005 Common Dreams

Experts Say Proposed Law Threatens Species - Oct 9, 2005 WSJ
Winds blowing their way - Oct 9, 2005 MHT
Paper industry tuning for future - Oct 9, 2005 PC
Editorial: Delays threaten Great Lakes - Oct 9, 2005 PG
Editorial: Ethanol mandate not good for state - Oct 9, 2005 SP
[PCB] PCBs, Phase 1 - Oct 9, 2005 Times Union

Weis Museum hosts ‘Earth Science Week’ presentation - Oct 8, 2005 PC
Feds Insist They Still Back Great Lakes Cleanup - Oct 8, 2005 CapTimes Outdoor notes - Oct 8, 2005 MJS
Has the Age of Chaos Begun? - Oct 8, 2005 AlterNet

Summit tackles planet: UWO hosts first Earth Charter fair - Oct 7, 2005 ON
Air advisory reminds area more work yet to be done - Oct 7, 2005 MHT
Guest opinion column: Paper mills must fight to survive in today’s global market [Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 7, 2005 PG
Robot can swim with the fishes, monitoring the lake - Oct 7, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Letter: DNR - Agency needs to change its ways - Oct 7, 2005 MJS
Letter: Global warming fuels intensity of hurricanes - Oct 7, 2005 ON
[PCB] enators Point to New Orleans Health Risks - Oct 7, 2005 Guardian
[PCB] Deal clears way for dredging - Oct 7, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] Environmentalists Unhappy with GE PCB Plan - Oct 7, 2005 WNYC
[PCB] GE to begin river cleanup in '07 - Oct 7, 2005 Journal News
[PCB] Duck-hunting season opens on Lake Ontario - Oct 7, 2005 Community Press-Online
[PCB] British grandmother lobbies for European chemical reform - Oct 7, 2005 WWF
[PCB] Chemical Legacy for Future Generations - Oct 7, 2005 Tiscali
Making a Mockery of Conservation - Oct 7, 2005 AlterNet
Bill Moyers: Caring For Creation - Oct 7, 2005 TomPaine

Water pipe construction may close many roads - Oct 6, 2005 PG
Green Bay deer, perch hearings set - Oct 6, 2005 WO
Cranberry Crop Blamed For Low Water - Oct 6, 2005 WSJ
CWD testing returns to area - Oct 6, 2005 WO
Great Outdoors Almanac - Oct 6, 2005 WO
Letter: Fluorescent Bulbs Save Cash, Energy - Oct 6, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Biodiesel is better than more drilling for oil (Scroll down) - Oct 6, 2005 MJS
Letter: Wisconsin should bar other states' garbage (Scroll down) - Oct 6, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Green Tier good for state, business [Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 6, 2005 SP
[PCB] New deal for Hudson River PCB cleanup - Oct 6, 2005 MSNBC
[PCB] Just how healthy is all that ocean salmon being consumed? - Oct 6, 2005 Register-Guard
[PCB] Some say officials downplay New Orleans health dangers - Oct 6, 2005 Houston Chronicle
[PCB] Did government minimize flood water hazards? - Oct 6, 2005 MSNBC
[PCB] Water costs are higher - Oct 6, 2005 Maui News

Georgia-Pacific to cut 400-plus jobs at Green Bay mill - Oct 5, 2005 PG
More on Georgia-Pacific - Oct 5, 2005 PG
Area leaders weigh in on Georgia-Pacific layoff impact - Oct 5, 2005 PG
Some see bright side of Georgia-Pacific cuts - Oct 5, 2005 PC
Church to meet with Allouez Board over sale of land for storm-water detention pond - Oct 5, 2005 PG
DNR leader signs regulatory pact - Oct 5, 2005 PC
Leaders gather to head off efforts to tap their water - Oct 5, 2005 MJS
WisBusiness: Expert praises state's environmental regulation reform [Environmental Deregulation] - Oct 5, 2005
Ice Age Trail routes approved - Oct 5, 2005 MHT
Weekly fishing report - Oct 5, 2005 MJS
Leopold's Legacy Remains Strong - Oct 5, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Energy policy still needed, 26 years later - Oct 5, 2005 PG
[PCB] Cos Cob gerars up for plant cleanup - Oct 5, 2005 Greenwich Time
[PCB] Solvents Recovery plan won't change - Oct 5, 2005 Record-Journal
[PCB] Public to debate ghost ships plan - Oct 5, 2005 BBC
[PCB] Something's very fishy about our environment - Oct 5, 2005 Scotsman
[Dioxin] Head of herbicide probe at base resigns, citing health - Oct 5, 2005 Portsmouth Herald
FDA issues preventive mad-cow rules - Oct 5, 2005 Market Watch
Want a cut of the $14 billion in energy law? - Oct 5, 2005 MSNBC
The Erosion of Environmental Policy - Oct 5, 2005 Truthout
Storms turn everyday items to toxic trash - Oct 5, 2005 CNN
Chemical Industry Is Now EPA's Main Research Partner - Oct 5, 2005 Truthout

[PCB] River is rife with PCBs - Oct 4, 2005 MJS
Georgia-Pacific cuts 1,000 jobs - Oct 4, 2005 PC
Georgia-Pacific to cut 850 jobs - Oct 4, 2005 MJS
Recycler tops 1 million tons of paper - Oct 4, 2005 PG
FDA Gives Warning On Bagged Salads - Oct 4, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: We must work to keep our beaches clean (Scroll down) - Oct 4, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Bush Takes Carter's Conservation Cue - Oct 4, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Saving Energy Is Not A New Concept - Oct 4, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Ban carp to preserve Great Lakes - Oct 4, 2005 PG
[Dioxin] Dioxin study update coming Thursday - Oct 4, 2005 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Researchers say new center will remain independent - Oct 4, 2005 Michigan Daily
[Dioxin] Aussie day care turning away toddlers - Oct 4, 2005 Science Daily
Fighting For the Organic Label - Oct 4, 2005 AlterNet
Katrina's Green Lining - Oct 4, 2005 TomPaine

Great Lakes states ready fight to ban Asian carp - Oct 3, 2005 PG
Lake Michigan Gets Storm Water, Sewage - Oct 3, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Renewable energy must be the goal (Scroll down) - Oct 3, 2005 PG
Letter: Policies needed for cleaner air (Scroll down) - Oct 3, 2005 PG
[PCB] Cost of Oriskany sinking off Pensacola up by nearly $10 million - Oct 3, 2005 Dateline Alabama
[PCB] Question of mill contamination remains - Oct 3, 2005 Tribune & Georgian
[PCB] Soil-cleanup plans move forward at Burlingame High - Oct 3, 2005 San Francisco Examiner
[Dioxin] Illinois aluminum recovery plant cited for air violations - Oct 3, 2005 Waste News
Louisiana Ecological Harm Called Unprecedented - Oct 3, 2005 ENN
George vs. Jimmy on Energy - Oct 3, 2005 AlterNet

[PCB] Editorial: Our third quarter ‘Agenda’ update - Oct 2, 2005 ON
Wisconsin cranberry growers seek world domination - Oct 2, 2005 MJS
With new research, science smells victory in war on lampreys - Oct 2, 2005 MJS
[PCB] New boat to help city test - Oct 2, 2005 Star-Telegram
[PCB] Rail cars back up with radioactive waste - Oct 2, 2005 Casper Star-Tribune
[PCB] Open house sheds light on habits of trophy bass - Oct 2, 2005 Asbury Park Press
[PCB] State study finds fewer pollutants at Ashland site - Oct 2, 2005 Boston Globe
[PCB] Spiegel Grove sinking costs $1.6 million in Key Largo - Oct 2, 2005 Pensacola News-Journal
[PCB] Health risks keep Mighty O in port for now - Oct 2, 2005 Pensacola News Journal
[PCB] Pollution hits mountains harder - Oct 2, 2005 Sunday Herald
[Dioxin] River dredging: No time to delay - Oct 2, 2005 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Forward thinking needed for Albany's trash - Oct 2, 2005 TimesUnion
Melting Planet: Species are Dying Out Faster Than We Have Dared Recognize, Scientists Will Warn This Week - Oct 2, 2005 Common Dreams

Doyle kicks off Fox River locks restoration project - Oct 1, 2005 PG
Pier pressure likely on dock rules - Oct 1, 2005 MJS
Green Tier creates collaborative regulation - Oct 1, 2005 MJS
Botulism outbreak seems to have spread: First discovered in ducks in Horicon Marsh, poisoning likely has affected state wildlife area - Oct 1, 2005 MJS
Wastewater dumped into Lake Michigan this week - Oct 1, 2005 PC
Outdoor notes - Oct 1, 2005 MJS
Letter: Park land is diverted to private developer (Scroll down) - Oct 1, 2005 PG
Sunday Symposium: Calling for conservation - Oct 1, 2005 MJS
Put The Brakes On Ethanol Push - Oct 1, 2005 WSJ
[PCB] Realism about PCBs - Oct 1, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Envirocare Having Trouble Keeping Up With Demand - Oct 1, 2005 KUTV
[PCB] Children's Centers Study Kids and Chemicals - Oct 1, 2005 FoodConsumer
[PCB] Mercury Cleanup - Oct 1, 2005 BangorDailyNews
Building the Marketplace of the Future - October 2005 GreenBiz

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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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