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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.)

September, 2001

Coast Guard ratchets up security on the lakes - Sept. 30, 2001 NC
Outdoor notes - Sept. 30, 2001 MilwJS
Nothing can beat hunting this time of year - Sept. 30, 2001 MilwJS
DNR's Bazzell pleads case - Sept. 30, 2001 PG
Stakes are high in walleye tournament - Sept. 30, 2001 PG
Fishing tourney down to the wire - Sept. 30, 2001 PG
Tom Murphy column (Target impact on water drainage) - Sept. 30, PG
SpongeBob brings environmental message to NEW Zoo - Sept. 30, PG
Landfill plan may go to voters - Sept. 30, 2001 PG
PCB lawsuit postponed - Sept 30, 2001 Anniston Star
Debate rages over mercury contamination - Sept. 29, 2001 MilwJS
North Woods becoming less wild - Sept. 29. 2001 MilwJS
Appleton Papers sale to close by year's end - Sept. 28, 2001 MilwJS
Budget invests in Fox River’s future - Sept. 28, 2001 PG
Rain floods subdivision yards - Sept. 28, 2001 PG
Dick's plans early opening for new sports store - Sept. 28, 2001 PG
Breast cancer awareness - Sept. 27, 2001
Truckers carrying hazardous materials facing high security - Sept. 27, 2001 MilwJS
UWGB to get historic Fort Howard items - Sept. 27, 2001 PG
UWGB to keep mill's history alive - Sept. 27, 2001 PG
State duck hunt outlook average - Sept. 27, 2001 PG
Senate committee hears yellow perch numbers - Sept. 27, 2001 NC
Household waste is a big issue - Sept. 27, 2001 NC
Outdoor Recreation Report (Door Co.) - Sept. 27, 2001 DCA
Permit allows greater emissions for Minergy  - Sept. 27, 2001 PC
Expert: Time for advances in paper is here - Sept. 27, 2001 PC
GE Medical attracting attention as it searches for room to grow - Sept. 27, 2001 MilwJS
Fishing report  - Sept. 26, 2001 MilwJS
Paper industry slump costs 91 jobs at Voith in Appleton -Sept. 26, PC
Tribe keeps authority to regulate waters on reservation  - Sept. 26, NC
Fish boil to raise funds for new tanks for Bellevue Fire Dept. - Sept. 26, 2001 PG
Grant will help Howard clean up rain runoff - Sept. 25, 2001 NC
Cost of health care soars in recent years - Sept. 25, 2001 PG
Oneidas urge removal of dam - Sept. 25, 2001 PG
Award or not, state’s parks are a winner - Sept. 25, 2001 PG
Heart Assn. Revises Guidelines - Sept. 24, 2001 MilwJS
Tribe hails ruling in dispute against proposed Crandon mine - Sept. 24, 2001 MilwJS
GE Medical to buy scanner company - Sept. 24, 2001 MilwJS
Outdoors briefs (Oshkosh) - Sept. 24, 2001 ON
Land program's funding increased - Sept. 24, 2001 PG
DePere fisherman takes released smallmouth lead - Sept. 23, 2001 PG
Health briefs (MS, cancer, etc.) - Sept. 23, 2001 NC
Goose hunt off to great start - Sept. 23, 2001 MilwJS
Bad news, good news on health of Americans - Sept.23, 2001 MilwJS
Neighbors object to planned county park at Cana Island - Sept. 23, DCA
Outdoor Recreation Report (Door County) - Sept. 23, DCA
Waterfowl seasons open this weekend - Sept. 23  Daily Tribune
State's medical monitoring decision could have nationwide implications - Sept 30, 2001 Anniston Star
Ruling prompts Monsanto to seek summary judgments - Sept 23, 2001 Anniston Star
Crane project readied for takeoff - Sept. 22, 2001 MilwJS
Attack Further Delays a Final Decision on Hudson Dredging - Sept. 22, 2001 New York
Water officials revisit security - Sept. 22, 2001 PG
Trail shelter will honor longtime Fox River advocate - Sept. 22, PG
Packerland Packing to pay over $145,000 in fines - Sept. 22, 2001 PG
Appleton considers Valmet site for riverfront redevelopment - Sept. 21, 2001 PC
Sanctuary's geese hazing program could start in October - Sept. 21, PG
Action heats up in walleye division - Sept. 21, 2001 PC
Hunters will have to bag limits from decreased duck populations - Sept. 21, 2001 PC
Menasha shooting for smaller goose flock - Sept. 20, 2001 PC
Supervisor Schmidt seeks landfill referendum - Sept. 20, 2001 PG
Bottled water cost is all wet - Sept. 20, 2001 PG
Fundraiser set to help battle 4-year-old's bone cancer - Sept. 20, 2001 PG
P&G's warehouse right on schedule - Sept. 20, 2001 PG
Woodland Dunes offers family fun - Sept. 20, 2001 PG
Spokesman: Nuke plants are safe from terror - Sept. 20, 2001 NC
State settles environmental lawsuit in Brown County - Sept. 20, 2001 NC
Attacks delay dredge decision - Sept. 19, 2001 Albany, NY
Solutia may get Superfund money to clean up Dead Creek - Sept. 19, 2001 St. Louis, MO
Critter Watch - Puget's population of Orcas declining - Sept. 19, 2001 Seattle, WA
Farmland program under attack in Winnebago County - Sept. 19, PC
Experts: Companies must have disaster plans - Sept. 19, 2001 MilwJS
State, utilities to study emergency plans - Sept. 19, 2001 MilwJS
Paper mills oppose new rule on state dams - Sept. 19, 2001 PG
Papermakers fight DNR plan for dam passages  - Sept. 19, 2001 NC
Necedah crane flock loses one chick - Sept. 19, 2001 PG
Hayes bought out by Carolina company (Sonoco) - Sept. 19, 2001 MilwJS
Like people, cormorants change the environment in which we live - PC
Pelicans: unusual, welcome addition to Great Lakes - SP
Local charter films segment for "Outdoor Wisconsin" - SP
Landfill owners look to halt nearby development - Sept. 18, 2001 PC
Researchers Outline Lupus Gene Finding - Sept. 18, 2001 MilwJS
Overturn of governor's land-buy veto sought  - Sept. 18, 2001 NC
Geese foul Sanctuary's water - Sept. 18, 2001 PG
City group sees city concept plan - Sept. 18, 2001 PG
Bush's Nominee for EPA Withdraws - Sept. 18, 2001 MilwJS
Bush EPA Nominee Withdraws Name - Sept. 17, 2001 MilwJS
New breast cancer center emphasizes early detection - Sept. 17, PC
Mammography technician knows of what she speaks - Sept. 17, PC
Jack Welch Recalls His Childhood (charity joke) - Sept. 17, 2001 MilwJS
Security Tightens at Nuclear Plants - Sept. 17, 2001 MilwJS
Coast Guard steps up inspections on ships - Sept. 17, 2001 MilwJS
Water use a concern for ethanol foes - Sept. 17, 2001 ON
Pitch for plan to end farmland preservation on tap - Sept. 17, 2001 ON
Gray sixth at fishing tournament - Sept. 17, 2001 ON
Rare crane dies at refuge in Necedah - Sept. 17, 2001 MilwJS
Thundering frog helps children zap math problems  - Sept. 17 MilwJS
Are bio-weapons next? (or toxic chemicals?) - Sept. 16, 2001 MilwJS
Childhood cancer affects the whole family - Sept. 16, 2001 NC
Master Angler event enters final two weeks - Sept. 16, 2001 PG
Cleanup's effects on creek should be temporary - Sept. 16, 2001 Syracuse, NY
DNR seeks oversight of dams - Sept. 16, 2001 PG
Appleton workers set assets for stock - Sept. 26, 2001 MilwJS
Soda drinkers go for glass - Sept. 16, 2001 PG
Brain Scan Shows Emotion in Decisions - Sept. 15, 2001 MilwJS
Hunters on lookout for endangered swans - Sept. 15, 2001 MilwJS
Crews remove mud tainted with PCBs from former pond at Cedar Creek - Sept. 15, 2001 MilwJS
City's old water plant seeps into retirement - Sept. 15, 2001 PC
Municipalities tap DNR runoff funds - Sept. 15, 2001 PC
Young whooping cranes prepare to take flight - Sept. 15, 2001 PC
Boat landing neighbors sue town over problems - Sept. 15, 2001 MilwJS
State Supreme Court rules in PCB medical monitoring case - Sept 15, 2001 Anniston Star
Suburbs finishing new water proposal - Sept. 14, 2001 PG
Appleton considers stricter sprinkler rules - Sept. 14, 2001 PC
If elected governor, Falk would give clout back to DNR - Sept. 13, PC
Food safety takes center stage - Sept. 13, 2001 PC
Spawning runs attracting anglers -Sept. 13, 2001 PG
Security checks tighten on Great Lakes - Sept. 13, 2001 PG
Archers take aim at season opener - Sept. 13, 2001 PG
EU Expects Court to Block GE Merger - Sept. 13, 2001 MilwJS
Web directory lists state recycling markets - Sept 13, 2001 MilwJS
Obesity jumped 61%, diabetes 48% over last decade, study says - Sept. 12, 2001 MilwJS
Canceled flights could raise price of fresh fish - Sept. 12, 2001 MilwJS
Hooking up with a few friends (fishing) - Sept. 12, 2001 PG
Governor vetoes city dredging - Sept. 12, 2001 OCR
New Arsenic Study Pressures EPA - Sept. 11, 2001 MilwJS
Picketing shipbuilders want better pay, insurance package - Sept. 11, 2001 PG
Green Lake County farmers benefit from USDA dollars; implement conservation and environmental practices - Sept. 11, 2001 ON
Suit seeks payments to clean up landfill - Sept. 11, 2001 MilwJS
Debate swirls around lighthouse - Sept. 11, 2001 PG
Taskforce won't turn guns on geese - Sept. 11, 2001 PG
Columbia cleanup planned by state  - Sept. 11, Vancouver, WA
American Tissue calls back 139 employees - Sept. 11, 2001 PC
American Tissue files for bankruptcy - Sept. 11, 2001 PC
Chemical Companies Agree to Cleanup - Sept. 10, 2001 MilwJS
Wisconsin - Polluted waters cleanup costs - Sept. 10, 2001 MilwJS
The state of Wisconsin's rivers - Sept. 10, 2001 MilwJS
Reasons for optimism - New technology turns PCBs into black glass, removing their toxicity - Sept. 10, 2001 MilwJS
Farm's cow power turns polluting waste into potential watts - Sept. 10, 2001 MilwJS
Devices to test cleanup of polluted freeway runoff - Sept. 10, MilwJS
One key to curbing pollution - Rain gardens catch, use water before it carries pollutants into lakes - Sept. 10, 2001 MilwJS
West Nile Precaution Tips - Sept. 10, 2001 MilwJS
Cancer victim's husband urges others to be supportive - Sept. 10, PG
Outdoor Recreation Report (Door County) - Sept. 10, 2001 DCA
Jeffrey Immelt, GE and PCBs - Sept. 10, 2001 MilwJS
Leopard frog reminds us of our ecological duty - Sept. 9, 2001 PG
Sail back in time - Sept. 9, 2001 MilwJS
Group voyages to the bottom to see - Sept. 9, 2001 MilwJS
Politics of field and forest - Sept. 9, 2001 MilwJS
Everyday runoff is today's big polluter - Sept. 9, 2001 MilwJS
What is polluted runoff? - Sept. 9, 2001 MilwJS
DNR head hopes Fox cleanup plan in ready - Sept. 9, 2001 PG
Appleton boy, 10, leads walleye catch and release - Sept. 9, 2001 PG
Goose task force to share findings - Sept. 9, 2001 PG
Just what do they do with your money? - Sept. 9, 2001 London UK
Citing encouraging survival of the 1998 class (perch) - Sept. 9, 2001 PC
Out-of -state poachers fined; boat confiscated - Sept. 9, 2001 PC
Todd Hudy gets first place in its division in the Master Angler contest - Sept. 9, 2001 PC
Outdoor notes  - Sept. 9, 2001 MilwJS
Decaying Ships Cost Govt. Millions - Sept. 9, 2001 MilwJS
Birding symposium is worth watching for - Sept. 9, 2001 PC
Get healthy before you get pregnant - Sept. 8, 2001 Phoenix, AZ
Don't lose sleep over West Nile, experts say - Sept. 8, 2001 MilwJS
30 years later, cleanup still fighting current - Sept. 8, 2001 MilwJS
American Tissue suspends operations - Sept. 8, 2001 PG
American Tissue workers go without pay - Sept. 8, 2001 PC
Agency talks delay PCB cleanup plan - Sept. 8, 2001 PC
P&G plant producing new wipes - Sept. 7, 2001 PG
Tempo a hit with local shoppers - Sept. 7, 2001 PG
Door County tourism reports little dropoff  - Sept. 7, 2001 NC
It looks a little like Fall - Sept. 7, 2001 PG
American Tissue shuts down - Sept. 7, 2001 PC
Calumet PCB cleanup set to start - Sept. 7, 2001 PC
Dangers of mercury in water continue to rise - Sept. 6, 2001 NC
Plan to cut mercury could bring bigger bills - Sept. 6, 2001 NC
Bay Shipbuilding keeps working during talks - Sept. 6, 2001 NC
Fishing Report - Sept., 5, 2001 MilwJS
West Nile in perspective - Sept. 5, 2001 MilwJS
Appeals court rejects huge WEPCO verdict - Sept. 5, 2001 MilwJS
All eyes on WEPCO appeal ruling, $104 million case over pollution would set new verdict bar - Sept. 5, 2001 MilwJS
Jury awards $7.8 million in dumping of concrete (& PCBs) - Sept. 5, 2001 St. Louis, MO
Plants' secret may power the world  - Sept. 5, 2001 Duluth
Utilities criticize mercury plan - Sept. 5, 2001 MilwJS
Emission rules would boost costs, WPS says - Sept. 5, 2001 PG
Pay top issue for workers at Bay Shipbuilding - Sept. 5, 2001 PG
Calls on birds swamp DNR - Sept. 4, 2001 MilwJS
Shareholders pressure companies in name of religion, environment - Sept. 3, 2001 MilwJS
Midwestern Malibu - Sept. 3, 2001 PC
Water plan facing deluge from critics - Sept. 3, 2001 MilwJS
Big Bearskin homeowners test natural way to revive lake -Sept.3, MilwJS
What's Cookin'? - Sept. 3, 2001 PC
Menasha battles algae woes - Sept. 3, 2001 PC
3 kids give $700 to Backstreet Boy Howie D for Lupus - Sept. 3, NC
Residents receive PCB settlement checks - Sept 3, 2001 Anniston Star
Shrinking shorelines - Sept. 2, 2001 Central Wis. Sunday
Paper giants - Sept. 2, 2001 PC
Boyd built Appleton Papers on teamwork, innovation - Sept. 2, 2001 PC
The other Hall of Fame inductees - Sept. 2, 2001 PC
Environmental Actions Praised - Sept. 2, 2001 PG
McCallum gets good eco-grades - Sept. 2, 2001 PC
Knuth's catfish takes top spot in last month - Sept. 2, 2001 PG
Diving into the mailbag (sports) - Sept. 2, 2001 PG
Site lures serious flyfishers - Sept. 2, 2001 PG
Jazz-Fest winds down summer -Sept. 2, 2001 PC
Western Experts Battle Heart Disease - Sept. 2, 2001 MilwJS
Heed warning of poisoned eagles - Sept. 2, 2001 WDH
Tourism pours $69M into Waupaca - Sept. 1, 2001 PC
Autumn a great time to explore Wisconsin waterways - Sept. 1, 2001 PC
When did parks become a luxury? - Sept. 1, 2001 MilwJS
Master Angler Update - Sept. 1, 2001 PC
Salmon show alarming levels of illegal chemicals - Sept. 1, 2001 Seattle, WA
Birding expert awes symposium participants - Sept. 1, 2001 PG
Over 54 million Americans bitten by the birding bug - Sept. 1, 2001 PG
Knowledge of calls a must for beginners - Sept. 1, 2001 PG
Changes from merger uncertain at Gilbert - Sept. 1, 2001 PC
Menominee Park host to outboard races this weekend - Sept. 1, 2001 ON
A look at 12 key sectors of the Wisconsin economy - Sept. 1, 2001 MilwJS
West Nile found in Milwaukee - Sept. 1, 2001 MilwJS

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

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

 

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