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 11- 20, 2005

Sept 21- 30, 2005

September 1- 10, 2005

Green built savings: Enviro-friendly building doesn't break the bank - Sept 10, 2005 CapTimes
Is Darker Paper A Bright Idea? A Researcher Says Revising Standards For Paper Brightness Would Save Money While Saving Trees - Sept 10, 2005 WSJ
Prairie chicken plan taking flight - Sept 10, 2005 MJS
OpEd: When it comes to water, Waukesha is not Wyoming - Sept 10, 2005 MJS
Letter: That smelly stuff was really just algae (Scroll down) - Sept 10, 2005 PG
[PCB] Cleaning up the PCBs in Pittsfield - Sept 10, 2005 Capital News

Great Lakes cleanup pushed - Sept 9, 2005 CapTimes
$20 billion Great Lakes cleanup plan faces funding hurdles in Congress - Sept 9, 2005 MJS
Boats drag, fish die as state lake levels sink - Sept 9, 2005 MJS
Comment period extended for proposed manure-management changes - Sept 9, 2005 PG
Wind Energy Center layout being finalized - Sept 9, 2005 FDLR
Appleton papermaker restructuring - Sept 9, 2005 PG
Realignment at mill to result in job cuts - Sept 9, 2005 PC
Editorial: Nekimi shows need for good land use plans - Sept 9, 2005 ON
Letter: Beautiful marsh not endangered (Scroll down) - Sept 9, 2005 MJS
[PCB] EPA Resumes Dredging of Contaminated Sediment From New Bedford Harbor - Sept 9, 2005 EPA
[PCB] Dump is not so toxic after all - Sept 9, 2005 Independent
[PCB] Expert says contaminated flood waters no threat to Florida - Sept 9, 2005 Gainesville
[PCB] EPA: New Orleans water was tough call - Sept 9, 2005 MSNBC
[PCB] Floodwaters contaminate lake - Sept 9, 2005 HeraldNet
[PCB] GE defends dredging plan - Sept 9, 2005 Saratogian
[PCB] Cleanup plan for PCB site expected soon - Sept 9, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] Sand or sea? Debate stirs over dredge spoils - Sept 9, 2005 Times-Standard
[Dioxin] Pensacola Opposes Plan to Bury Toxic Dirt - Sept 9, 2005 Ledger
[Dioxin] City opposes EPA plan to leave Mount Dioxin untreated - Sept 9, 2005 News-JournalOnline
NRC clears way for nuclear fuel storage - Sept 9, 2005 SeattlePI
Approval of Private Fuel Storage Means Dangerous and Unnecessary Storage of Highly Radioactive Waste in Utah - Sept 9, 2005 Common Dreams
With Energy Prices Rising in the Aftermath of Katrina and Federal Government Failing to Act, Citizens and State Governments Must Step In to Reduce Oil Consumption - Sept 9, 2005 Common Dreams
Renewable Energy Holds Promise of Green Power - Sept 9, 2005 Planet Ark
Water crisis looms as Himalayan glaciers melt - Sept 9, 2005 CNN

Doyle: EPA ‘dragging feet’ on gas waiver - Sept 8, 2005 PC
Great Outdoors Almanac - Sept 8, 2005 WO
WISPIRG: New Report Finds Wisconsin Ranks 15th in Power Plant Mercury Emissions Nationwide - Sept 8, 2005 WisPolitics
WISPIRG: Made in the USA: Power Plants and Mercury Pollution Across the Country - Sept 8, 2005 WisPolitics
[PCB] Fish oil supplement found to be a keeper - Sept 8, 2005 Philadelphia Inquirer
[PCB] Firestone diverts stream for cleanup - Sept 8, 2005 Noblesville Daily Times
[PCB] New Orleans holdouts cling to homes - Sept 8, 2005 Argus
[PCB] Activists, candidates rally to protest Keith cleanup process - Sept 8, 2005 South Coast Today
[PCB] Citizens urge investigation of PCB barrel site - Sept 8, 2005 Berkshire Eagle
[PCB] High Levels Of Bacterial Contamination Reported From New Orleans Flood Samples - Sept 8, 2005 Pollution Online
[PCB/Dioxin] Oregon State University Researchers Say Zebrafish May Hold Key To Imroved Cancer Research - Sept 8, 2005 Gold Hill News
[PCB/Dioxin] Poisoning the unborn - Sept 8, 2005 Greenpeace
You Do What You Eat: Forget tougher punishments and hiring more police. The solution to crime and violence is on your dinner plate - Sept 8, 2005 AlterNet
Energy Policy: DOA - Sept 8, 2005 Truthout
Nuclear power will not solve climate change - Sept 8, 2005 ABC
Nuclear Power: Little to fear but fear itself - Sept 8, 2005 Economist
Vicious Circle of CO2 Emissions Is Speeding Up Climate Change - Sept 8, 2005 Truthout

[PCB] Fox River payout still muddy after Senate panel kills bill - Sept 7, 2005 PG
[PCB] Fox River Cleanup Bill Killed By Committee - Sept 7, 2005 CapTimes
[PCB] Would Greg Trost like to see Wisconsin lawmakers do something to cut gas prices? - Sept 7, 2005 Duluth News Tribune
AG Lautenschlager: Announces States Sue Bush Administration for Failing Consumers on Energy Standards - Sept 7, 2005 WisPolitics
Weekly fishing report - Sept 7, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Glaciers melting at alarming rates, water problems feared - Sept 7, 2005 MongaBay
Katrina Environmental Issues 'Almost Unimaginable' - Sept 7, 2005 Truthout

[PCB] Officials say PCB cleanup, locks work should go together - Sept 6, 2005 PC
[PCB] Locks redux part of bigger picture - Sept 6, 2005 PG
[PCB] Fox locks restoration part of plan to boost public use - Sept 6, 2005 PC
[PCB] Public access key to lock project - Sept 6, 2005 ON
[PCB] Authorities don’t think increased enforcement is necessary on Fox River - Sept 6, 2005 PG
[PCB] It’s a hard day’s work — or not — for Little Kaukauna locktender - Sept 6, 2005 PG
[PCB] Fox Locks facts - Sept 6, 2005 PG
Beware the ash borer: Tree scourge heads our way - Sept 6, 2005 PG
The Time Has Long Arrived For Conservation New Deal - Sept 6, 2005 CapTimes
Old-style mower can still cut it, eventually - Sept 6, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Zebrafish may hold key to improved cancer research - Sept 6, 2005 Innovations Report
[PCB] Three More From 'Ghost Fleet' To Be Salvaged - Sept 6, 2005 WAVY
[PCB] Fish-eating grizzlies contain toxic chemicals - Sept 6, 2005 Anchorage Daily News
[PCB] Contaminated water can turn fish unfit to eat - Sept 6, 2005 BeaconNews
[PCB/Dioxin] Dioxin meeting draws world experts - Sept 6, 2005 Massey News
[Dioxin] Our view: Get on with forming a dioxin committee - Sept 6, 2005 Midland Daily News
[Dioxin] Park design goes deep - Sept 6, 2005 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] State is working to protect public health - Sept 6, 2005 Concord Monitor
Congress has the Endangered Species Act in its sights this fall - Sept 6, 2005 SeattlePI

[PCB] Coordinate PCB, locks projects, officials say - Sept 5, 2005 PG
[PCB] Restoration may mean more recreation on Fox - Sept 5, 2005 PG
[PCB] There’s more to Fox River than meets the eye - Sept 5, 2005 PG
[PCB] Fishermen, boaters at odds on reopening of locks system - Sept 5, 2005 PG
[PCB] Reopening Fox lock triggers debate on invasive species - Sept 5, 2005 PC
[PCB] New locks may launch fun on river - Sept 5, 2005 PC
[PCB] Ed Culhane column: River journey takes twists, turns through locks system - Sept 5, 2005 PC
Letter: Keeping lakes clean must be priority - Sept 5, 2005 MHT
Letter: U.S. must consider consequences of global warming - Sept 5, 2005 ON
Final week before Bob Fest - Sept 5, 2005 FightingBob
[PCB] Gene B-myb essential in preventing tumors - Sept 5, 2005 News-Medical
[PCB] Levels of DDT in trout a danger - Sept 5, 2005 Olympian
[Dioxin] Two-century forest study reveals much in first two decades - Sept 5, 2005 Olympian
[Dioxin] Greens query Blue Circle approval - Sept 5, 2005 Southern Highland News
Scientists want help to save Louisiana wetlands - Sept 5, 2005 CNN
Living off the grid: Professor right at home in straw bale house - Sept 5, 2005 CNN
Experts: Planet Is Growing More Unsafe - Sept 5, 2005 Truthout

[PCB] Pro: Open waterway unlocks better quality of life - Sept 4, 2005 PG
[PCB] Con: Economic value of boating not worth ecosystem loss - Sept 4, 2005 PG
[PCB] Backers bring Fox River locks back to life - Sept 4, 2005 PC
[PCB] Developers, communities see untapped potential along river - Sept 4, 2005 PG
[PCB] Fox River locks could be key to economic boom - Sept 4, 2005 PG
[PCB] Environmental issues, attitude proving difficult to overcome - Sept 4, 2005 PC
[PCB] Readers share waves of Fox River memories - Sept 4, 2005 PG
[PCB] Fox River’s transportation role has evolved over years - Sept 4, 2005 PG
[PCB] Fox locks have a storied past - Sept 4, 2005 PC
[PCB] Letter: Fair Claims Act unfair to insurance firms - Sept 4, 2005 PC
Do high-occupancy lanes actually encourage carpooling? - Sept 4, 2005 MJS
[PCB] NASA envisions Hangar One tapping power of sun - Sept 4, 2005 ContraCostaTimes
[Dioxin] New towel tames microbes, but is it worth the price? - Sept 4, 2005 Orlando Sentinel

Coastal ruin follows wetland destruction - Sept 3, 2005 MJS
The 85% answer: Drivers seek lower fuel costs with ethanol blend - Sept 3, 2005 PC
State waters offer opportunity during salmon run - Sept 3, 2005 MJS
Weekly Outdoor notes - Sept 3, 2005 MJS
[PCB] New campaign bids to block incinerator - Sept 3, 2005 Online

Gop Leader Wants State Energy Czar - Sept 2, 2005 CapTimes
West Nile threatens Brown County - Sept 2, 2005 PG
Early flush of color in tree leaves a sign of stress - Sept 2, 2005 MJS
[PCB] Lake Chelan trout unsafe to eat, state warns - Sept 2, 2005 SeattlePI
[PCB] PCB cleanup to be discussed at public meeting - Sept 2, 2005 iBerkshires
[Dioxin] Groups seek more input in DuPont waste proposal - Sept 2, 2005 DelawareOnline
[Dioxin] Burning question - Sept 2, 2005 icTeesside
Mad Cow Disease: The Cows Have Come Home - Sept 2, 2005 Common Dreams
U.S. considers plutonium space rockets - Sept 2, 2005 CNN
Nuclear Hypocrisy - Sept 2, 2005 Common Dreams
Big Oil's Bigtime Looting - Sept 2, 2005 Common Dreams

Epa Fuel Ratings Under Fire - Sept 1, 2005 CapTimes
Letter: To rebuild, think green (Scroll down) - Sept 1, 2005 MJS
Editorial: Fuel-efficiency moves just a drop in the bucket - Sept 1, 2005 PC
[PCB] State health officials urge lake trout eaters to watch intake from Lake Chelan - Sept 1, 2005 SeattlePI
[PCB] Study reveals heavy contamination of salmon - Sept 1, 2005 BillingsGazette
[PCB] PCBs halt housing project - Sept 1, 2005 Fairbanks News-Miner
[PCB] Critics see devil in GE's details - Sept 1, 2005 TimesUnion
[PCB] General Electric goes green - Sept 1, 2005 BBC
[PCB] Bennett settles U.S. lawsuit - Sept 1, 2005 CanadaEast
[Dioxin] Pan Fish bounces back with salmon market - Sept 1, 2005 FoodProductionDaily
[Dioxin] Oeser to pay $8.6 million for cleanup - Sept 1, 2005 Bellingham Herald
[Dioxin] Florida's history, selectively told - Sept 1, 2005 Floridian
Hurricane Katrina Gives Us a Taste of Things to Come in an Oil-Hungry World - Sept 1, 2005 Truthout
How are journalists covering climate change in Katrina's wake? - Sept 1, 2005 Truthout
The Climax of Humanity - September 2005 Truthout

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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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