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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Sept 1- 10, 2005

Sept 11- 20, 2005

September 21-30, 2005

[PCB] Letter: PCB pay dispute belongs in court (Scroll down) - Sept 30, 2005 PG
Speaker: Conservation critical for Niagara Escarpment - Sept 30, 2005 PG
Ways sought to conserve heat, money - Sept 30, 2005 PC
UW To Study How Environment Affects The Health Of Children - Sept 30, 2005 WSJ
UW, Waukesha County To Be Part Of Children's Health Study - Sept 30, 2005 CapTimes
Editorial: Bush’s conservation call small answer to big problem - Sept 30, 2005 PC
Letter: Many made Earth Ride a tremendous success - Sept 30, 2005 SP
[PCB] South Bay waters cleaner - Sept 30, 2005 MercuryNews
[PCB] Superfund needs money to clean up pollution - Sept 30, 2005 Canon City Daily Record
[PCB] Polar bears hold key to understanding health risk of environmental pollutants - Sept 30, 2005 MongaBay
[PCB] Goals outlined for Portsmouth sewage treatment - Sept 30, 2005 Foster's Online
Stepping Up the Attack on Green Activists: A coordinated campaign by conservative lawmakers and the FBI aims to label environmental protests the newest form of terrorism - Sept 30, 2005 AlterNet

[PCB] Renard Isle plan doesn’t suit neighbors - Sept 29, 2005 PG
[PCB] Third dredge added to speed PCB cleanup - Sept 29, 2005 PG
[PCB] Little Lake cleanup bolstered - Sept 29, 2005 PC
[PCB] There is movement at Badger - Sept 29, 2005 Sauk Prairie Eagle
[PCB] Haglund-Still: Environmental Nanny - Sept 29, 2005 WisPolitics
Firm unveils $3.4B power line plan - Sept 29, 2005 PC
Yellow perch seem to be on rebound - Sept 29, 2005 PG
Salmon running small but plentiful this year - Sept 29, 2005 MHT
Patrick Durkin column: DNR’s deer gamble is a certain loser - Sept 29, 2005 WO
Great Outdoors Almanac - Sept 29, 2005 WO
[PCB] Fish or Cut Bait - Sept 29, 2005 New Haven Advocate
[PCB] Ground Zero aides warned about theft of their health data - Sept 29, 2005 Star-Ledger

Endangered Species Act gets listed - Sept 29, 2005 Christian Science Monitor
House passes revised Endangered Species Act - Sept 29, 2005 MSNBC
Fears Over Climate as Arctic Ice Melts at Record Level - Sept 29, 2005 Common Dreams
Report: Ice-free Arctic summers possible by 2100 - Sept 29, 2005 CNN
Arctic ice melting faster as temperatures climb - Sept 29, 2005 MSNBC

DNR board floats new rules for piers - Sept 28, 2005 MJS
Same lake, different story: Stench greets Milwaukee beach-goers; not so in Chicago - Sept 28, 2005 MJS
Earth-friendly Bales Quash High-energy Costs - Sept 28, 2005 WSJ
Open Houses Show Off Solar Energy - Sept 28, 2005 WSJ
State on track for meeting its renewable energy goals - Sept 28, 2005 MHT
More Power Line Spending Urged - Sept 28, 2005 CapTimes
Weekly fishing report - Sept 28, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Using Ethanol Is Poor Energy Policy - Sept 28, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: Nuclear power plants are disasters waiting to happen - Sept 28, 2005 ON
Lack Of Water Doesn't Help Ducks Or Hunters - Sept 28, 2005 CapTimes
Bye bye PBS, hello Fox - Sept 28, 2005 FightingBob
[PCB] Officials Issue New Orleans Mold Warning - Sept 28, 2005 WebMD
[PCB] Group warns of dangers - Sept 28, 2005 LocalSource
[PCB] U.S. halts Ford cleanup, citing poisonous waste - Sept 28, 2005 NorthJersey
[PCB] Tar not getting in the water says expert - Sept 28, 2005 BelperToday
[PCB] Brownfield Blues - Sept 28, 2005 Philadelphia Weekly
Congress Poised to Gut Environmental Laws - Sept 28, 2005 Truthout
'Critical Habitat' about to Go on Endangered List - Sept 28, 2005 Truthout
Government: Effect of greenhouse gases rising - Sept 28, 2005 CNN
Energy Intelligence? - Sept 28, 2005 TomPaine
Moving Ideas Network Issues Report on Katrina, Global Warming, and the Future of Environmentalism Strategies Provide Roadmap for Progressive Movement as a Whole - Sept 28, 2005 Common Dreams
Worldwatch President Proclaims "Energy Tipping Point" at World Petroleum Congress - Sept 28, 2005 Common Dreams

[PCB] Mercury debate taints building of Weston plant - Sept 27, 2005 PG
Billions for power lines - Sept 27, 2005 MJS
Lawmaker pushes for ethanol use despite DNR study - Sept 27, 2005 RJT
Unlikely Allies Drawn To Ethanol Fuel Debate - Sept 27, 2005 WSJ
Navarino residents plant daffodil campaign - Sept 27, 2005 PG
Point Beach Nuclear Plant closed for maintenance - Sept 27, 2005 PG
Time For BeetlemaniaL Large numbers could soon sweep region - Sept 27, 2005 MJS
Princeton ecologist to give keynote address at UW-Madison - Sept 27, 2005 UW-Madison
Letter: Condominium owners deserve recycling service - Sept 27, 2005 ON
Editorial: Let other states deal with own garbage [YES!] - Sept 27, 2005 PG
Wininsky: Wind power has health benefits too - Sept 27, 2005 WSJ
[PCB] Houses to rise on formerly toxic site - Sept 27, 2005 Inside Bay Area
[PCB] Test burn sought for PCB sample - Sept 27, 2005 Beacon Journal
The Hazy Future of Hybrid Cars - Sept 27, 2005 AlterNet
Ethics man (and woman) on the march - Sept 27, 2005 BBC

Ethanol fight brews - Sept 26, 2005 PC
Ethanol fans bash DNR report - Sept 26, 2005 MJS
Ethanol Push Stirs Debate - Sept 26, 2005 CapTimes
More than $1M raised for windmill project - Sept 26, 2005 PC
River group to meet Tuesday - Sept 26, 2005 SP
Group ‘befriends’ Sheridan Park - Sept 26, 2005 SP
Salmon Numbers Fine, For Now - Sept 26, 2005 WSJ
Wildlife Concerns? Speak Up! - Sept 26, 2005 CapTimes
Fox Cities among 100 best places [Except for PCBs in Fox River] - Sept 26, 2005 PC
Wood Communications Group: Wisconsin Green and Growing Environmental Bus Tour - Sept 26, 2005 WisPolitics
Editorial: Balanced approach to energy - Sept 26, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Glad You Asked: How much does it cost to move a house?
- Sept 26, 2005 RJT
[PCB] EPA Proposes Easing Reporting Requirements On Toxic Pollution - Sept 26, 2005 Blogcritics
[PCB] EPA proposes meeting on PCBs - Sept 26, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] "Give me Some Green" - Sept 26, 2005 New Paltz Oracle
Once again, alternative energy is in spotlight - Sept 26, 2005 IndyStar
Green Relief and Reconstruction - Sept 26, 2005 AlterNet

Calumet sets hearing on turbine ordinance - Sept 25, 2005 PC
Out Of The Wild: Are Children Today Growing Up Completely Out Of Touch With Nature? - Sept 25, 2005 WSJ
Editorial: Healthy agribusiness, clean environment are both necessary - Sept 25, 2005 MHT
Jim Lee column: Like prior 29 exhibits, ‘Birds in Art’ is amazing - Sept 25, 2005 WO
US Companies Lag in Responsibility, Accountability - Sept 25, 2005 Truthout

[PCB] Editorial: Pilot project shows how school could help - Sept 24, 2005 MJS
Power From Above - Sept 24, 2005 CapTimes
Solar Tour Set - Sept 24, 2005 CapTimes
Fishing for solution to salmon troubles - Sept 24, 2005 MJS
Outdoor notes - Sept 24, 2005 MJS
Letter: Ethanol Savings Claims Misleading - Sept 24, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Next phase of river cleanup set - Sept 24, 2005 NewBritainHerald
[PCB] Check advisories before stocking up to dine or feeling nibble on the line - Sept 24, 2005 FreeLanceStar
[PCB] Little done on city priorities - Sept 24, 2005 Marietta Times
[PCB] Bennett announces maintenance shutdown - Sept 24, 2005 CanadaEast
Global Warming? You Better Believe It - Sept 24, 2005 Common Dreams

Environmental land policies shifting from conservation to exploitation, speaker at UWGB says - Sept 23, 2005 PG
[PCB] Breast feeding: Still best choice - Sept 23, 2005 myDNA
[PCB] Planners worried about PCBs in river water - Sept 23, 2005 Saratogian
[PCB] Landfills remain awful reminders of the bad old days - Sept 23, 2005 Bay City Times
[PCB] EPA: Tanapag land crabs are now safe to eat - Sept 23, 2005 SaipanTribune
[PCB] Addressing Contamination and Toxics Exposure - Sept 23, 2005 Massachusetts Attorney General
[PCB] National Listing of Fish Advisories Released for 2004 - Sept 23, 2005 Kansas City InfoZine
[Dioxin] Waxman: EPA Is Using Katrina to Undermine the Clean Air Act - Sept 23, 2005 YubaNet
[Dioxin] Dioxin study results expected in summer - Sept 23, 2005 Jackson Citizen Patriot
Rewrite of Endangered Species Law Approved - Sept 23, 2005 Truthout
Changing the Climate - Sept 23, 2005 AlterNet

Proposed Green Bay riverfront tower gains ground - Sept 22, 2005 PG
Some Allouez residents fuming over detention-pond decision - Sept 22, 2005 PG
Senior housing rises up on former landfill - Sept 22, 2005 PC
Zebra mussels found in Oconto Falls Pond - Sept 22, 2005 WO
Both sides of wind farm debate agree: No Federal government assistance - Sept 22, 2005 FDLR
Hunting: Northeast Region to conduct CWD testing - Sept 22, 2005 WO
Ticks present tiny danger - Sept 22, 2005 WO
Great Outdoors Almanac - Sept 22, 2005 WO
[PCB] Government seeks to lower standards on toxic pollutants - Sept 22, 2005 Columbia Daily Tribune
[PCB] Cleaning Carrie Furnace could be easy - Sept 22, 2005 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
[PCB] Toxins Found In Soil, Groundwater In Proposed Hotel Land - Sept 22, 2005 WBALTV11
[PCB] Toxic mud scooped,dried at start of$10 million project - Sept 22, 2005 Muskegon Chronicle
[PCB] EPA, DOJ, state of Oho Reach Agreement with US Steel - Sept 22, 2005 Recycling Today
[PCB] PCB effects early in life still unclear - Sept 22, 2005 Reuters

Congress puts rush on altering Endangered Species Act - Sept 21, 2005 MJS
Fuel-efficient hybrids generate interest - Sept 21, 2005 PG
Beaches improve in dry season - Sept 21, 2005 PG
Today’s tip: Sanctuary accepting orders for special birdseed mixes - Sept 21, 2005 PG
Weekly fishing report - Sept 21, 2005 MJS
[PCB] EPA proposes easing reporting requirements on toxic pollution - Sept 21, 2005 Boston Globe
[PCB] Settlement Reached In Lake Crabtree PCB Contamination - Sept 21, 2005 NBC 17
[PCB] Supervisors to get earful about dredging noise - Sept 21, 2005 Saratogian

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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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