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, 2006

Oct 11- 20, 2006

October 21-31, 2006

Blair Warns Of Global Warming: 'major Economic Disruption' Is Possible, Report Projects - Oct 31, 2006 WSJ
CDC probing salmonella outbreak in 18 states, including Wisconsin - Oct 31, 2006 MJS
Live Fish Shipment Ban Troubles Fishing Industry - Oct 31, 2006 WSJ
Berners Schober wins DNR award - Oct 31, 2006 PG
Trio taps into water smarts - Oct 31, 2006 PG
Schneider earns EPA award - Oct 31, 2006 PG
Guest commentary: Protect our land, water, future - Oct 31, 2006 MHT
WI League of Conservation Voters: Local Groups Send Candidates One Message: "Our Land, Our Water, Our Future, Be Our Voice" - Oct 31, 2006 WisPolitics
Letter: Changing mail practices can save a lot of trees (Scroll down) - Oct 31, 2006 PG
Editorial: Rethink strategy vs. deer disease - Oct 31, 2006 PG
[PCB] Dump cleanup plows ahead - Oct 31, 2006 Akron Beacon Journal
[PCB] Study prompts action on mercury - Oct 31, 2006 Eagle Times
[PCB] How toxic is your body? - Oct 31, 2006 Daily Mail
[PCB] Report: Connecticut River Fish May Pose Hazard - Oct 31, 2006 BostonChannel
[Dioxin] Chemicals found in Conn. River fish - Oct 31, 2006 Rutland Herald
[Dioxin] Voices: Burning garbage - Oct 31, 2006 TheStar
'Humane Meat': From Cradle to Grave - Oct 31, 2006 Common Dreams
Follow the money to greener future - Oct 31 (Nov 1), 2006 The Age
The pain, and the profit, of $500bn market in tackling global warming - Oct 31, 2006 Independent
Britain to Push for Global Climate Deal by 2008 - Oct 31, 2006 Common Dreams
A Global Catastrophe of Our Own Making - Oct 31, 2006 Common Dreams
The Day That Changed the Climate - Oct 31, 2006 Truthout
Drastic Action on Climate Change Is Needed Now - And Here's the Plan: The government must go further, and much faster, in its response to the moral question of the 21st century - Oct 31, 2006 Truthout

Global warming could devastate economy - Oct 30, 2006 MJS
Report: Global Warming Could Devastate World Economy - Ovt 30, 2005 MilwaukeeChannel
Water Authority Pipeline update - Oct 30, 2006 PG
Pair explain energy views; 25th Assembly - Oct 30, 2006 MHT
Opinion: We'll Help Eliminate Need For Power Line - Oct 30, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] 'A series of misunderstandings - Oct 30, 2006 Times Argus
[PCB] Report: Connecticut River Fish May Pose Risk - Oct 30, 2006 Hartford Courant
[Dioxin] "Waste to Energy Plants" A Status Report - Oct 30, 2006 HealthNewsDigest
Bush Appointee Said to Reject Advice on Endangered Species - Oct 30, 2006 Truthout
Americans Favor Environment, but Don't Vote on It - Oct 30, 2006 ENN
U.N. Says Global Warming Gases on Rise Again - Oct 30, 2006 ENN
Greenhouse gas emissions rising - Oct 30, 2006 BBC
Britain seeks ‘bold’ climate action, hires Gore - Oct 30, 2006 MSNBC
Top economist counts future cost of climate change - Oct 30, 2006 New Scientist
Climate change fight 'can't wait' - Oct 30, 2006 BBC
Climate costs: The global picture - Oct 30, 2006 BBC
Climate costs: The next generation - Oct 30, 2006 BBC
The Energy Challenge: Budgets falling in race to fight global warming - Oct 30, 2006 NYTimes
Report: Stern Review on the economics of climate change - Oct 30, 2006 Hm-Treasury.gov.uk

Guard plans gun training off Door County sites: Public meeting set for Sturgeon Bay Nov. 8 - Oct 29, 2006 PG
Firing away at Coast Guard plan: Machine-gun proposal hits rough waters - Oct 29, 2006 MJS
Communities balk at paying for water source research - Oct 29, 2006 MJS
To the Point: Keep environment in mind when choosing representatives on Nov. 7 - Oct 29, 2006 SP
Jim Doyle on the issues - Oct 29, 2006 PG
Mark Green on the issues - Oct 29, 2006 PG
[PCB] State warns of contaminated king salmon - Oct 29, 2006 Peninsula Daily News
[PCB] Clouds amid the cleanup: Six years later, PCB plan draws mixed reviews - Oct 29, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Worries, then joy, for one resident - Oct 29, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
Pick Your Poison - Oct 29, 2006 Common Dreams
Big Human Footprint Crushing Fragile Earth - Oct 29, 2006 Common Dreams
Report's stark warning on climate - Oct 29, 2006 BBC

Local golden eagle returned to the wild: Bird was found in Sheboygan County earlier this week - Oct 28, 2006 SP
Environmentally friendly: Society improving grouse habitat - Oct 28, 2006 MJS
Weekly outdoor notes - Oct 28, 2006 MJS
Letter: Legislators must support protection for Great Lakes (Scroll down) - Oct 28, 2006 PG
[PCB] Group to tackle lake issues - Oct 28, 2006 Deseret News
[PCB] PCBs found in Walker bathroom - Oct 28, 2006 Concord Monitor
[PCB] Puget Sound salmon warning - Oct 28, 2006 EarthTimes
[PCB] End sick crusade against breast cancer research - Oct 28, 2006 New York Daily News
[Dioxin] Humboldt Bay 'impaired' by dioxin - Oct 28, 2006 Eureka Reporter
Giving Wal-Mart Environmental Award is Obscene - Oct 28, 2006 Common Dreams
Is Organic Fast Food a Total Whopper? - Oct 28, 2006 AlterNet
The End of the World As We Know It? - Oct 28, 2006 AlterNet

DNR may be ready to change its stance on CWD: $26.8 million has not eradicated disease; containment may be next - Oct 27, 2006 PG
No sign of tree killing beetle — for now: Emerald ash borer may already be in Wisconsin, experts warn - Oct 27, 2006 PG
Push is on to mine new source of energy: Research group urges candidates to support effort - Oct 27, 2006 PG
Scott residents now get Green Bay water - Oct 27, 2006 PG
Great Outdoors Almanac - Oct 27, 2006 PG
Editorial: Don't vote for candidates who won't inform citizens - Oct 27, 2006 PG
Commentary: Media downplays extreme weather, link to ecodisasters - Oct 27, 2006 MJS
[PCB] New alert on eating local salmon: State warns to limit meals of Puget Sound chinook - Oct 27, 2006 SeattlePI
[PCB] A bill of health for Allendale - Oct 27, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Fishy Dietary Advice - Oct 27, 2006 Canada Free Press
[PCB] Green groups can go ahead with sewage case - Oct 27, 2006 Tri-City News
[Dioxin] Air-quality violations cost firm $300,000 - Oct 27, 2006 AZStarNet
Senators to Exxon: Stop the Denial; Democrats and Republicans say stop funding global warming doubters - Oct 27, 2006 Truthout

Wisconsin DNR reassessing approach to fatal disease in deer - Oct 26, 2006 MJS
A preyer takes wing: Rare eagle sighting turns into rescue - Oct 26, 2006 MJS
WPS settles lawsuit on Pulliam emissions: Environmental groups point out violations - Oct 26, 2006 MJS
The Bottled Water Lie: The corporations that sell bottled water are depleting natural resources, jacking up prices, and lying when they tell you their water is purer and tastes better than the stuff that comes out of the tap - Oct 26, 2006 AlterNet
[PCB] More problems plague animal shelter - Oct 26, 2006 Connecticut Post
[PCB] Results: PCB levels low - Oct 26, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Killer whales laden with dangerous toxins - Oct 26, 2006 North Island Gazette
[Dioxin] MDEQ whitewashed PFOA, protects polluter profits - Oct 26, 2006 Mississippi Press
[Dioxin] Government must apologise to residents, and sue - Oct 26, 2006 Scoop
[Dioxin] Wrong labels prompt recalls - Oct 26, 2006 Australian
Farmers go green to fight global warming - Oct 26, 2006 CNN
Some farmers quick to adapt to climate change: Farm industry also sees 'need to equip' for warmer world - Oct 26, 2006 MSNBC
Ocean array acts as climate alert - Oct 26, 2006 BBC
Tackle Climate Change or Face Deep Recession, World's Leaders Warned: Climate change could tilt the world's economy into the worst global recession in recent history - Oct 26, 2006 Truthout

Hearing held on drainage basins - Oct 25, 2006 ON
Farm expansion to be discussed - Oct 25, 2006 MHT
DNR wants to kill more deer: Agency admits disease-fighting methods may prove unpopular - Oct 25, 2006 MJS
No evidence of emerald ash borer found in state parks this fall - Oct 25, 2006 MJS
Ash Borer Not Found In State Parks - Oct 25, 2006 CapTimes
Gov. Doyle: Announces $2.8 Million in Stewardship Purchases - Oct 25, 2006 WisPolitics
Prepare for flu pandemic, business leaders told - Oct 25, 2006 PG
Environmental views expressed - Oct 25, 2006 MHT
Helping Hand For Wildlife: Conservation Groups Are Looking For Ways To Maintain Or Improve Forests Through Land Management, And A Loss Of Oaks Is One Of Their Main Concerns - Oct 25, 2006 CapTimes
Panel: Great Lakes Pact Needs Redo - Oct 25, 2006 CapTimes
Panel Says New Great Lakes Water Deal Needed - Oct 25, 2006 ENN
Weekly fishing report - Oct 25, 2006 MJS
Letter: Green Bay-area water users already are paying too much - Oct 25, 2006 PG
Editorial: Retention pond right idea but wrong location - Oct 25, 2006 ON
Letter: Killing bear not the way to honor soldier - Oct 25, 2006 SP
Letter: Asian Carp: Recognize the threat to fishing industry (Scroll down) - Oct 25, 2006 MJS
[PCB] A Good Spore - Oct 25, 2006 LA Weekly
[PCB] State begins PCB cleanup in Spokane River - Oct 25, 2006 KGW
[PCB] Sellers seek opportunity in rivers teeming with carp - Oct 25,2006 Charlotte Observer
[PCB] Organic fish debate swimming upstream - Oct 25, 2006 The State
[PCB] Alcoa Develops Sustainable 'Engineered Natural Systems' to Reduce Discharges and Contaminant Levels at Its Aluminum Facilities - Oct 25, 2006 MarketWire
[PCB/Dioxin] Environmental justice tour to visit Saginaw - Oct 25, 2006 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Resolution blocked over dredging spoils - Oct 25, 2006 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Dust victims left off 9/11 list - Oct 25, 2006 Hc2d.co.uk
[Dioxin] Govt supports review of dioxin report - Oct 25, 2006 TVNZ
[Dioxin] You Down With PVC? - Oct 25, 2006 GRIST
Dishing Out Power With a Solar Engine: A company is trying to prove that a 19th-century design known as the Stirling engine has a place in the emerging market for clean energy - Oct 25, 2006 Truthout
When It Comes to Global Warming, Market Rule Poses a Mortal Danger - Oct 25, 2006 Common Dreams
Humans will need two Earths, report claims: Global ‘footprint’ left by consumption is growing, conservationists argue - Oct 25, 2006 MSNBC
Time bomb ticking for coral reefs? Experts gather, hear prediction of 60 percent die-off by 2030 - Oct 25, 2006 MSNBC

[PCB] Gard, Kagen spar over reproductive issues - Oct 24, 2006 PC
October marks start of rash of car-deer crashes - Oct 24, 2006 PG
UWGB helps make bird-species atlas - Oct 24, 2006 PG
9th Senate: Candidates focus on environment - Oct 24, 2006 MHT
Insurance may cover water plant - Oct 24, 2006 PC
First steps taken for riverfront: Developers given six months for plan, seek resident input - Oct 24, 2006 ON
Letter: Our lawmakers must address out-of-state waste hauled here (Scroll down) - Oct 24, 2006 PG
Expert: Update Power Study; Key Author Questions Need For New Power Lines - Oct 24, 2006 WSJ
Letters: Sheboygan area conservation, outdoors clubs donate funds for after-school fishing program - Oct 24, 2006 SP
[PCB] Great Lakes agreement needs overhaul: IJC - Oct 24, 2006 Fort Frances Times Online
[PCB] Questions in the air - Oct 24, 2006 NorthJersey
[PCB] The good, bad of eating fish - Oct 24, 2006 Spokesman Review
[PCB] Medical Views of 9/11’s Dust Show Big Gaps - Oct 24, 2006 NYTimes
[PCB/Dioxin] Some Very Fishy Diet Advice - Oct 24, 2006 Live Science
[Dioxin] Medical Views of 9/11’s Dust Show Big Gaps??? - Oct 24, 2006 Blogger News Network
[Dioxin] Dioxin testing in Midland begins; city participating - Oct 24, 2006 Midland Daily News
[Dioxin] Port use unswayed by cleanup Officials expect discovery of dioxin not to dent trade - Oct 24, 2006 Olympian
[Dioxin] Ministry reviews report faulting New Plymouth dioxin study - Oct 24, 2006 Radio New Zealand
Global ecosystems 'face collapse' - Oct 24, 2006 BBC
A Precautionary Tale about Nature - Oct 24, 2006 ENN
Humans Living Far Beyond Planet's Means, WWF Says - Oct 24, 2006 Truthout

Nuclear plant seeks more storage: Kewaunee officials want bunkers for radioactive fuel - Oct 23, 2006 PC
Nuclear Waste Storage Planned: Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Officials Want To Keep Spent Fuel Near Lake Michigan - Oct 23, 2006 WSJ
The Other Deer Season: The Danger Of Colliding With Deer Is At Its Peak Now Through November, And The Costs Of A Wreck Are High - Oct 23, 2006 CapTimes
Mike Hoeft column: 100-mile diet boosts kitchen, family time - Oct 23, 2006 PG
Mad About Science - Oct 23, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Candidates unwilling to help voters - Oct 23, 2006 SP
[PCB] Purification, or just a purge? Oct 23, 2006 Sun-Sentinel
[PCB] 'Organic' farmed salmon questioned - Oct 23, 2006 South Bend Tribune
[PCB] Challenging the Cancer Threat from Everyday Environments - Oct 23, 2006 CNW Group
[PCB] DNA Found in Drinking Water Could Aid Germs - Oct 23, 2006 LiveScience
[PCB] Report Documents Promising Therapeutic Interventions For 9-11 Workers - Sept 24, 2006 ScienceDaily
Our Most Precious Resource Isn't Oil - Oct 23, 2006 Common Dreams
How Prescription Drugs Are Poisoning Our Waters - Oct 23, 2006 AlterNet
DNA found in drinking water could aid germs: Researchers found antibiotic-resistant genes in relatively pristine water - Oct 23, 2006 MSNBC
Power company CEO ready for carbon diet - Oct 23, 2006 MSNBC
Climate Extremes Are Coming, Study Says - Oct 23, 2006 ENN
Small climate of concern as US polls loom - Oct 23, 2006 BBC
Cities of the Future Won't Look Like Ours: The era of cheap oil is over, and lost with it an energy-rich way of life that billions of city dwellers have come to take for granted - Oct 23, 2006 AlterNet
How Close to Catastrophe? Saving the Planet Will Require Community Effort - Oct 23, 2006 Common Dreams
Ozone Hole, Double Record Breaker - Oct 23, 2006 Truthout

Watching the woods: Nearby residents push for preservation of Seminary Woods - Oct 22, 2006 MJS
Letter: Elected officials should understand science issues - Oct 22, 2006 PC
Editorial: Clear decision faces voters in Nov. 7 election - Oct 22, 2006 MHT
[PCB] Basin Program marks 15 years - Oct 22, 2006 Times Argus
[Dioxin] WTC dust settled, but toll still lingers on workers: Cleanup crews involved in the aftermath of Sept. 11 now deal with maladies wrought by toxic exposure - Oct 22, 2006 Contra Costa Times
Cracking up: Ice Turning to Water, Glaciers on the Move - and a Planet in Peril - Oct 22, 2006 Common Dreams

Manure runoff, conservation programs up for discussion: Budget meetings begin Monday - Oct 21, 2006 PG
Struggling for air: Flavoring chemical tied to severe lung disease remains unregulated - Oct 21, 2006 MJS
'Killer butter' puts Illinois worker's life in precarious state - Oct 21, 2006 MJS
Weekly outdoor notes - Oct 21, 2006 MJS
Letter: State must raise fee to keep the out-of-state waste away (Scroll down) - Oct 21, 2006 PG
Letters re Asian Carp - Oct 21, 2006 MJS
Commentary: Why use big guns on Great Lakes? - Oct 21, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Cement plants' mercury emissions draw closer scrutiny - Oct 21, 2006 Fort Wayne
[PCB] What's killing off the birds? - Oct 21, 2006 Traverse-City Record Eagle
[PCB] On Champlain program's 15th birthday, much work remains - Oct 21, 2006 Boston Globe
[PCB] The Next Added 100 Million Americans, Part 4 - Oct 21, 2006 American Daily
Energy cost of PCs on standby - Oct 21, 2006 BBC
U.S. Public at Risk from Radiation: Scientists - Oct 21, 2006 Common Dreams
Bioneers 2006: The Future is Green - Oct 21, 2006 AlterNet
Iceland breaks 21-year-old whale hunting ban: Reykjavik argues that whales are plentiful in the north Atlantic - Oct 21, 2006 MSNBC
Global Warming Study Predicts Wild Ride - Oct 21, 2006 Common Dreams

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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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