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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.)
 
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Sept 11- 20, 2004
Sept 21- 30, 2004

September 1-10, 2004

A.G. Lautenschlager: Announces States Sue HUD Over Pesticide Use in Public Housing - Sept 10, 2004 WisPolitics
Legislative Audit Bureau Review of the Environmental Cooperation Pilot Program Administered by DNR - Sept 10, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Opinion: To protect forests, limit ATV use - Sept 10, 2004 WSJ
Great Lakes proposal opposed - Sept 10, 2004 Duluth News Tribune
[PCB] Full-term infants born to nonsmoking women living within two miles of the WTC weighed significantly less - Sept 10, 2004 News-Medical
[PCB] Toxin may contribute to local birds' demise - Sept 10, 2004 Oakland Tribune
[PCB] Environmental pollution may aid bird decline in Bay Area - Sept 10, 2004 Tri-Valley Herald
[Dioxin] Decorah Council seeks tire plant study - Sept 10, 2004 Waterloo - Cedar Falls Courier
[Dioxin] Study probes animals and soil - Sept 10, 2004 Saginaw News
Extinct species take others along, study finds - Sept 10, 2004 ENN
Boost for natural gas cars: Home fueling - Sept 10, 2004 MSNBC
Bush Administration Plans to Relax Toxic Controls -- Again - Sept 10, 2004 Bush GreenWatch


Workers treated for exposure to irritant gas - Sept 9, 2004 NC
Workshop will identify teeming organisms in calm ponds - Sept 9, 2004 NC
Prof's search could confirm mountain lion's return to Wisconsin - Sept 9, 2004 NC
Burning barrel ban up for decision - Sept 9, 2004 Kewaunee County News
Loggers roll into Lambeau for busy convention weekend - Sept 9, 2004 PG
Opposition won’t halt bridge renovation work in Sturgeon Bay - Sept 9, 2004 PG
Menards faces pollution charges - Sept 9, 2004 PG
Freedom water meeting set - Sept 9, 2004 PC
Great Lakes rules debated - Sept 9, 2004 CapTimes
Salmon, geese are plentiful right now - Sept 9, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Outdoors Almanac - Sept 9, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Outdoors brief - Sept 9, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Letter: In the name of development, we are destroying too many valuable places - Sept 9, 2004 SP
Letter: Building new park on S. 13th Street, Illinois Avenue is a joke - Sept 9, 2004 SP
[PCB] Women Near Twin Towers Had Smaller Babies, Study Finds - Sept 9, 2004 LATimes
[PCB] Cleanup set for site near Bartlett - Sept 9, 2004 Daily Herald
[PCB] Canada tops list in sewage dumping - Sept 9, 2004 Corvallis Gazette-Times
[Dioxin] The Dioxin report: Health response slow despite sinister signs - Sept 9, 2004 New Zealand News
[Dioxin] Interim report on blood dioxin study made public - Sept 9, 2004 Scoop
[Dioxin] The battler who never quit - Sept 9, 2004 New Zealand News
[Dioxin] Ray's story: The consequences of dioxin exposure - Sept 9,2004 New Zealand News
DuPont to settle Teflon pollution lawsuit - Sept 9, 2004 MSNBC
Long-running pollution study shows dirty air limits children's lung development - Sept 9, 2004 ENN
Study sees far deeper species extinction - Sept 9, 2004 MSNBC
No roadless forest changes before election: Interior denies activists' claims that it's a vote strategy - Sept 9, 2004 MSNBC
Kerry stepson takes on environmental role - Sept 9, 2004 MSNBC
Top Censored Stories: The Inevitable Oil Crisis - Sept 9, 2004 Planetizen
Top Censored Stories: It's A Wal-World After All - Sept 9, 2004 Planetizen


[PCB] No PCB’s - Sept. 8, 2004 ON
Sculpture for along Fox River raises a little ire - Sept. 8, 2004 PG
En Chem in Bellevue sells to speed growth - Sept. 8, 2004 PG
Outdoor Recreation Report - Sept. 8, 2004 DCA
Budget bogs down war against weeds - Sept. 8, 2004 PC
Wolf River sets date for comprehensive planning - Sept. 8, 2004 PC
Meeting today on raising funds for trestle trail - Sept. 8, 2004 PC
Wisconsin’s designated wildlife areas might surprise some visitors - Sept. 8, 2004 ON
Two Rivers to remove sand dunes - Sept. 8, 2004 MHT
Wind farm big news in area - Sept. 8, 2004 MHT
Electric utility’s five-year plan - Sept 8, 2004 MHT
DATCP: $795,000 federal funding available for grazing land management
- Sept. 8, 2004 WisPolitics
Wolf comeback triggers call for control - Sept 8, 2004 PG
After a century, have the big cats returned? - Sept 8, 2004 MilwJS
Weekly fishing report - Sept 8, 2004 MilwJS
Sturgeon Bay tells DOT it wants new downtown bridge - Sept 8, 2004 PG
Diversion rules face rough waters to gain approval: Great Lakes hearing draws 100 in Chicago - Sept 8, 2004 MilwJS
Opinion: Rot at the top - Sept. 8, 2004 NC
Letter: Don’t take Sheridan Park from neighborhood kids - Sept. 8, 2004 Sheboygan
Letter: Pollution dulls Manitowoc’s gem - Sept. 8, 2004 MHT
[PCB] EU hazardous substance directives clarified - Sept. 8, 2004 Electronics News
[PCB] Portland harbor restoration hits funding snag - Sept. 8, 2004 OregonLive
[PCB] Runoff Report - Sept 8, 2004 Lake County News Chronicle
[Dioxin] Waste-to-energy plant foes to hold public meeting - Sept 8, 2004 CitizensVoice
[Dioxin] Insulin Sensitivity following Agent Orange Exposure - Sept. 8, 2004 JCEM
[Dioxin] Fast food packed with dangerous dioxins: study - Sept 8, 2004 Taiwan
THE TRUTH BEHIND THE VACCINE COVER-UP - Sept 8, 2004 Indymedia



[PCB] Housing proposed for site of former plant site - Sept 7, 2004 MilwJS
Town buys land for stormwater facility - Sept 7, 2004 PC
Rights and responsibilities - Sept. 7, 2004 FightingBob.com
State program boosts sales of energy-efficient light bulbs - Sept 7, 2004 NC
Traveling tour promotes saving national forest - Sept 7, 2004 PC
Brown County recycling seeks used paint cans - Sept 7, 2004 PC
County supervisor stresses danger of invasive species - Sept 7, 2004 Rhinelander Daily News
Crane migration a success, but there’s still work to do - Sept. 7, 2004 PC
Firm will change name to Wausau Paper - Sept. 7, 2004 MilwJS
Bees for hire - Sept 7, 2004 DCA
Raising a hive of honey - Sept 7, 2004 DCA
Sierra Club: Comment on Ralph Nader Filing for the Wisconsin Ballot - Sept. 7, 2004 WisPolitics
WI Greens to Nader: We Respect Your Right to Run, Please Respect Ours - Sept. 7, 2004 WisPolitics
Criminal Charges Filed Against Menard, Inc. - Sept. 7, 2004 WisPolitics
Editorial: Apostle Islands protection - Sept. 7, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Kudos on capping landfill, but yard has long way to go - Sept 7, 2004 Portsmouth Herald
[PCB] Cleanup almost finished at Superfund site - Sept. 7, 2004 IndyStar.com
[PCB] Clean up work nears completion at Griffith Superfund site - Sept 7, 2004 Fox19
[PCB] Inuits distressed by a changing landscape - Sept 7, 2004 SeattlePI
[Dioxin] More scrubbers planned for Gibson Station - Sept 7, 2004 Princeton Daily Clarion
[Dioxin] Team to study deaths of timber workers - Sept 7, 2004 New Zealand News
[Dioxin] EU should help developing countries with food safety: farm ministers - Sept 7, 2004 EU Business
World's oldest field test reveals soil secrets - Sept 7, 2004 ENN
For sale: Zero-energy home; Solar power, other features mean no utility bill - Sept 7, 2004 MSNBC
U.S. AID WHISTLEBLOWER WINS RULING - Sept. 7, 2004 EMS
Cancer cases: Pesticides the culprit - Sept 7, 2004 EMS India


Fox River fuels Lake Michigan algae outbreaks - Sept 6, 2004 PG
Paper union adopts new bargaining program - Sept. 6, 2004 PG
Opponents say Wal-Mart eats competition, green space - Sept 6, 2004 SP
Efforts to stop Wal-Mart have mixed success - Sept 6, 2004 SP
Green light special: Wisconsin stays a step ahead of the rest with its progressive campaign to conserve energy - Sept 6, 2004 MilwJS
Mandate for cleaner power urged - Sept 6, 2004 MilwJS
Check it out: Texas taps Truck for hybrid test - Sept 6, 2004 ON
Rainforest program set at Hartman Creek - Sept 6, 2004 PC
A reading lover's guide to the Door Peninsula - Sept 6, 2004 NC
Area feels slight decline in tourists - Sept. 6, 2004 MHT
Green light special: energy conservation - Sept. 6, 2004 MilwJS
Mandate for cleaner power urged - Sept. 6, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] Fish farmers angle for niche market - Sept 6, 2004 Kennebec Journal
[PCB] As Arctic changes, Eskimos' worries grow - Sept 6, 2004 International Herald Tribune
[Dioxin] Advocates for the environment are still needed, author says - Sept 6, 2004 Bay City Times
[Dioxin] The Oil We Eat - Sept 6, 2004 PetroleumWorld
[Dioxin] Farmed fish pose puzzle - Sept 6, 2004 ContraCostaTimes


On-site agricultural research to benefit environment - Sept 5, 2004 MHT
Beach monitoring concludes second year in Kewaunee County - Sept 5, 2004 NC
PSC appointment puts panel back in Democratic hands - Sept 5, 2004 NC
Volunteers warn about invasive species - Sept 5, 2004 MilwJS
Fish and Game to plant tree in memory of outdoorsman - Sept 5, 2004 MHT
Wal-Mart has homeowners frowning - Sept 5, 2004 SP
Some communities welcome Wal-Mart - Sept 5, 2004 SP
Spaeth reels in 40-inch northern pike - Sept. 5, 2004 PC
[PCB] Weather, chemicals changing the Arctic - Sept 5, 2004 HoustonChronicle
[PCB] Bridges program provides routes to science careers - Sept. 5, 2004 Mlive.com
[PCB] Groups work to educate public on mercury - Sept 5, 2004 The Advocate
[PCB] Susquehanna River's hissing signals troubled waters - Sept 5, 2004 Times Leader
[PCB] Industrial past takes toll on Lake Washington - Sept 5, 2004 Seattle Times


Dairy wants OK for big expansion - Sept 4, 2004 MHT
State DNR declares an ozone day - Sept 4, 2004 ON
P-C seeks reader input, suggestions for changes - Sept 4, 2004 PC
Trout group's volunteer, financial efforts crucial - Sept 4, 2004 MilwJS
Catch of the day: Lake Michigan is full of bass - Sept 4, 2004 MilwJS
La Crosse senator to replace Bie on Public Service Commission - Sept 4, 2004 PG
Ruling sends sewage case back to court - Sept 4, 2004 PC
Ephraim reacts to tree topping - Sept 4, 2004 DCA
Surfers converge on Sheboygan coastline - Sept. 4, 2004 Sheboygan
Outdoors calendar - Sept 4, 2004 MilwJS
Lake Michigan is full of bass - Sept. 4, 2004 MilwJS
Trout group's volunteer, financial efforts crucial - Sept. 4, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] A chance for change - Sept 4, 2004 Daily Home
[PCB] Pollution triggers bizarre behaviour in animals - Sept 4, 2004 Medical News Today
[PCB] A fading toxic legacy - Sept 4, 2004 TheSunLink
A Successful Anti-Wal-Mart Activist - Sept 4, 2004 Planetizen
Bush's Environmental Record: Robert Kennedy Jr. accusses George W. Bush of being the "worst environmental president in nation's history." - Sept 4, 2004 Planetizen


[PCB] Black ‘serpent’ lurks in Little Lake - Sept 3, 2004 PC
[PCB] Dredging Project will Create Boating Hazard - Sept. 3, 2004 WBAY
Clean 16 Awards; Only 11 Legislators Qualify - Sept. 3, 2004 Wheeler
Meyer puts PSC in Democratic hands - Sept 3, 2004 MilwJS
Sierra Club: Bush policies not working for lakes - Sept 3, 2004 NC
State finds many DNR boats in disrepair - Sept 3, 2004 NC
West Nile infection no cause for worry - Sept 3, 2004 PC
Riding the trails ... is nearly divine - Sept 3, 2004 MHT
County to hire outside attorney to defend stand on high water mark - Sept 3, 2004 Rhinelander Daily News

[PCB] Marine species in danger due to poisoning - Sept 3, 2004 agi.it
[PCB] PCB leak triggers county probe - All lighting systems in older buildings will be inspected - Sept 3, 2004 KingCountyJournal
[PCB] District 192 moves to acquire land - Sept 3, 2004 ThisWeekOnline
[PCB] Cleaning Up After Ourselves - Sept 3, 2004 Wired News
Renewable energy remains elusive - Sept 3, 2004 ENN
Bush Team Reversing Wilderness Act's 40-Year Success - Bush GreenWatch


Water Authority vote will save $1.3M - Sept 2, 2004 PG
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District named best in Midwest - Sept 2, 2004 PG
Vote extends public input period on Brown County’s growth plan - Sept 2, 2004 PG
Clean Wisconsin Action Fund Hands Out Clean 16 Awards: Only 11 Legislators Qualify - Sept 2, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
WISPIRG Report Recommends More Renewable Energy for Wisconsin - Sept 2, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
Sierra Club Report details Bush Administration's erosion of coastal protections in Wisconsin and around the Great Lakes - Sept 2, 2004 Wheeler Report (PDF)
State to sell unused boats after finding more than it estimated - Sept 2, 2004 MilwJS
Wilderness status sought for Apostles - Sept. 2, 2004 MilwJS
Outdoors in brief - Sept 2, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Great Outdoors Almanac - Sept 2, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
MI governor rallies residents against water diversion - Sept 2, 2004 WaterTech
Pat Durkin column: Aflatoxin may be poisoning your songbirds - Sept 2, 2004 Wisconsin Outdoors
Change energy policy drastically (Scroll down) - Sept 2, 2004 PC
Early hunters chase local geese - Sept. 2, 2004 PC
Salmon, trout enter tributaries - Sept. 2, 2004 PC
Outdoors in brief: Fishing - Sept. 2, 2004 PC
Manitowoc Fishing Report - Sept. 2, 2004 MHT
Lakeshore Maritime Heritage Festival & Lighthouse Walk - Sept. 2, 2004 MHT
[PCB] PCB levels result in fish warning - Sept 2, 2004 MSNBC
[PCB] Health survey to test for osteoporosis in Inuit - Sept 2, 2004 CBC North
[PCB] Toxins in food supply signal need for change - Sept 2, 2004 ENN
[Dioxin] Dow, attorneys clash over medical testing - Sept 2, 2004 Saginaw News
Censored! The 10 big stories the national news media ignore - Sept 1, 2004 Truthout
$40,000 Fine for Falsely Labeled "Dolphin Safe" Tuna - Sept 2, 2004 ENN
Seattle study of Chernobyl finds thyroid cancer link - Sept 2, 2004 SeattlePI
Pollution triggers bizarre behaviour in animals - Sept 2, 2004 New Scientist
EPA to set unprecedented effluent rules - Sept 2, 2004 Watertech
Bush Quietly Issues Environmental Executive Order - Sept 2, 2004 Planetizen
Bush's War On The Environment - Sept 2, 2004 Planetizen


Bald eagle to take next step to recovery - Sept 1, 2004 NC
De Pere unveils urban design - Sept 1, 2004 PG
Wind power is said win for all - Sept 1, 2004 MHT
Meet the man behind the trees in the city of Oshkosh - Sept 1, 2004 ON
Ancient tree goes on tour: ‘The Doug’ shows impact of policies - Sept 1, 2004 ON
Orion Energy Systems: Helps Yale/Chase Create Energy Efficiency Division - Sept 1, 2004 WisBusiness
GarveyBlog: DNR- Sept 1, 2004 - FightingBob
Editorial: Butterflies give flight to education - Sept 1, 2004 PG
Letter: Drastic measures needed to reverse course of global climate change - Sept 1, 2004 ON
Fishing report - Sept 1, 2004 MilwJS
[PCB] PCB levels result in fish warning - Sept 1, 2004 SeattlePI
[PCB] Hazardous waste cleanup commences at Endicott site - Sept 1, 2004 Press & Sun Bulletin
[PCB] More evidence that Alaska fish are healthy to eat - Sept 1, 2004 SitNews
[PCB] Resident Seeks Water Source - Sept 1, 2004 Voices
[PCB] Researchers experiment with using activated carbon to combat pollutants - Sept 1, 2004 Stanford Report
[Dioxin] Retooling for School: an Eco-Checklist - Sept/Oct 2004 Green Guide
[Dioxin] Quarry landfill given go-ahead - Sept 1, 2004 BBC
[Dioxin] More organisations support Agent Orange victims - Sept 1, 2004 VNA.net
[Dioxin] DHA-rich diet protects brain from Alzheimer's damage, UCLA study shows - Sept 1, 2004 EurekAlert
Flame Retardants Found in Supermarket Food - Sept 1, 2004 EMS
Bush EPA Rolls Back Endangered Species Act, Pesticide Protection - Sept 1, 2004 Bush GreenWatch
Great Outdoors May Ease ADHD Symptoms - Sept 1, 2004 Planet Ark
Technology already exists to stabilize climate, say experts - Sept 1, 2004 ENN
Study links vehicle pollution, children's health - Sept 1, 2004 Birmingham News
Signs Of Change: A National Geographic cover story illustrates the signs and impact global climate change with compelling photographs - Sept 1, 2004 Planetizen

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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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