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, 2006

Sept 11- 20, 2006

September 21-30, 2006

MATC To Add Facility For Solar Panel Tests - Sept 30, 2006 CapTimes
FDA Says It's Now Safe To Eat Spinach Again: Check Dates On Packages - Sept 30, 2006 CapTimes
DNR to conduct hearings: Public allowed to discuss tournament fishing rules - Sept 30, 2006 MJS
Gore Film Keeps Crowds Coming - Sept 30, 2006 CapTimes
Public Hearings: Dates, times - Sept 30, 2006 MJS
Fuel-sipping Smart cars may rival hybrids - Sept 30, 2006 MJS
Figuring it out: Miljat's tips on bait movement help lure muskies - Sept 30, 2006 MJS
Editorial: It's not just Wisconsin's water - Sept 30, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Schooling in the water: Students from the Roanoke Valley Governor's School spent Friday studying the James River - Sept 30, 2006 Roanoke Times
[PCB/Dioxin] Body's stowaways to be made public: California to become first state to monitor pollutants such as pesticides and flame retardants in residents - Sept 30, 2006 Inside Bay Area
$1,000,000,000,000: The Cost of Capping Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Sept 30, 2006 Common Dreams

Vegetable oil powers crane's hydraulics: Manitowoc Co. tests eco-friendly system - Sept 29, 2006 PG
Jefferson students clean up local beach - Sept 29, 2006 MHT
Developer's 70-acre proposal stuns Egg Harbor board - Sept 29, 2006 PG
Paper leader touts success - Sept 29, 2006 PC
U.S. Factory Farms – So Bad They're A Tourist Attraction: Consumer Group Brings European Farmers to United States Dairies - Sept 29, 2006 Common Dreams
Guest commentary: Remove non-native shoreline vegetation- Sept 29, 2006 PG
Opinion: Make Wisconsin A Biofuels Leader - Sept 29, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Put more effort into keeping E. coli out of water, food supply - Sept 29, 2006 SP
Letter: Try a moderate approach to global warming problem - Sept 29, 2006 PG
Editorial: Direct legislation has power to shape ballots, impact public policy - Sept 29, 2006 ON
Nuclear Energy: Still a Bad Idea - Sept 29, 2006 Common Dreams
[PCB] The dirt on Lake Michigan - Sept 29, 2006 Depaulia
[PCB] US 'polluter pays' remediation scheme expands - Sept 29, 2006 EDIE
HP and Apple: Toxic Laptops Exposed - Sept 29, 2006 AlterNet
Site chosen for $155 million 'Earthpark': Iowa town will house huge learning center modeled after 'Eden' in Britain - Sept 29, 2006 MSNBC
Coal Will Be Top Enemy in Fighting Global Warming - Sept 29, 2006 Truthout

[Alachlor ESA] Drinking Water At Risk? Critics Question If Legislative Action On A Monsanto Herbicide Threatens The State's Ability To Regulate Chemicals In Drinking Water - Sept 28, 2006 WSJ
Two bags of spinach in Wis connected to E. coli outbreak - Sept 28, 2006 MJS
UWGB envisions fossil-fuel-free campus: School sets 5-year goal for energy independence - Sept 28, 2006 PG
Hearings to be held on fishing tournament rules proposal - Sept 28, 2006 PG
Madison authorities say sick bat at playground was rabid - Sept 28, 2006 MJS
DNR pegs $3 million for Thompson park upgrade - Sept 28, 2006 PG
No Law Requires Private Well Tests - Sept 28, 2006 WSJ
Recommendations For Private Wells - Sept 28, 2006 WSJ
DNR Has Two Months To Revise Snake Plan - Sept 28, 2006 WSJ
Crane runs on vegetable oil - Sept 28, 2006 MHT
State, fishermen agree: 'There are a lot of perch' in bay - Sept 28, 2006 PG
Great Outdoors Almanac - Sept 28, 2006 PG
Letter: DNR-Let's put an end to agency's overreaching (Scroll down) - Sept 28, 2006 MJS
Cornucopia Institute: Wal-Mart Declares War on Organic Farmers - Sept 28, 2006 WisPolitics
Producer Of Gore's Film: All Must Protect Earth - Sept 28, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] West Deptford scrap site added to EPA priority list - Sept 28, 2006 Gloucester County Times
[PCB] EPA faulted on cleanup - Sept 28, 2006 Home News Tribune
[PCB] Economy wilts as big projects die - Sept 28, 2006 Canada
[PCB] Route 70 'desert' still under stop work orders - Sept 28, 2006 Brick Township Bulletin
[PCB/Dioxin] Fort Detrick Poses a Threat to Frederick, Md.--and to Humanity - Sept 28, 2006 Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel
[Dioxin] EPA Fines Lawrence County Business - Sept 28, 2006 Inside Indiana Business
The Ascent of Wind Power - Sept 28, 2006 Truthout
Schwarzenegger Signs Landmark Greenhouse Gas Law - Sept 28, 2006 ENN
Forests Worth Far More Alive Than Dead - Sept 28, 2006 Common Dreams
Water Scarcity Crossing National Borders - Sept 28, 2006 ENN
GM crops are a liability not asset - Sept 28, 2006 BBC

Door Co. land trust aims to protect 3,000 acres - Sept 27, 2006 PG
State park to host nature programs - Sept 27, 2006 SP
Move to mix recyclables may lead to new facility - Sept 27, 2006 PG
Dirty water worries pet owners: Kaukauna pond improvement projects on hold until 2007 - Sept 27, 2006 PC
Settlement OK'd in suit over waste transfer site - Sept 27, 2006 PG
Doyle announces plan for UW campuses to be energy independent - Sept 27, 2006 MJS
Power Line Meeting Delayed - Sept 27, 2006 CapTimes
Wal-Mart threatens farmers, report says: Retailer's growth in organics a worry in state - Sept 27, 2006 MJS
Habitat restoration project to help Woodcock - Sept 27, 2006 MJS
Weekly fishing report - Sept 27, 2006 MJS
Letter: Manure rules are worthy of passing - Sept 27, 2006 MHT
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Announces Endorsed Candidates for the 2006 State Legislative Elections - Sept 27, 2006 WisPolitics (PDF)
[PCB] Landfill risks - Sept 27, 2006 TheStar
[PCB] Glouco site a public health risk - Sept 27, 2006 Courier Post
[PCB] EPA seeks $9.1 million from GE for Milford Superfund site cleanup - Sept 27, 2006 Nashua Telegraph
[PCB] Several Metro Sites On EPA Superfund List - Sept 27, 2006 KMBC-TV
[PCB] GM to update PCB cleanup Thursday - Sept 27, 2006 Bedford Times-Mail
[PCB] Pollution suit can proceed: Neighbors blame illness on GE, Black & Decker - Sept 27, 2006 Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
[PCB] 'Non-stick' chemicals found in eels - Sept 27, 2006 Fishupdate
[PCB/Dioxin] Solvent Exposure Linked To Birth Defects In Babies Of Male Painters - Sept 27, 2006 ScienceDaily
It's Groundhog Day at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Sept 27, 2006 Common Dreams
Intact Northern Forests Worth $250 Billion a Year, According to Study - Sept 27, 2006 ENN
Virgin Group to Invest $3 Billion in Renewable Energy - Sept 27, 2006 Truthout
Schwarzenegger takes center stage on warming - Sept 27, 2006 MSNBC
U.S. blocked hurricane report, journal says; Nature: Commerce official withheld panel finding on global warming - Sept 27, 2006 MSNBC
White House Blocked Report Tying Global Warming, Stronger Hurricanes - Sept 27, 2006 Common Dreams

[PCB] Dump cleanup project nears completion - Sept 26, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Jim Powell: Removing toxins vital in cleanup of Lake Wingra - Sept 26, 2006 CapTimes
Sheboygan River basin meeting set for tonight - Sept 26, 2006 SP
E. coli outbreak linked to specific shift - Sept 26, 2006 MJS
Spinach Hunt Points To One Bad Batch - Sept 26, 2006 CapTimes
Investigators trace specific batch of tainted spinach in scare - Sept 26, 2006 MJS
New Manitowoc crane keeps environment in mind - Sept 26, 2006 MJS
Environment Panel Sets Annual Hearing - Sept 26, 2006 WSJ
Hearing Slated On Shoreline Proposal - Sept 26, 2006 WSJ
U.S. Rep Tammy Baldwin: Science Hindered, Hurt By Bush Administration - Sept 26, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: Will your candidate take the issues test? - Sept 26, 2006 PG
Letter: We Deserve Better Than ATC's Outdated, Ugly Power Plan - Sept 26, 2006 CapTimes
Letter: Public Transit In Suburbs Needed To Curb Vehicle Runoff - Sept 26, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Kids eating veggies now a worry - Sept 26, 2006 St Paul Pioneer Press
[PCB] County to be part of pond study - Sept 26, 2006 Star-Gazette
[PCB] Puget Sound harbor seals help scientists track pollutants - Sept 26, 2006 Daily News
[PCB/Dioxin] EPA Adds 5 And Proposes 6 Sites To Superfund's National Priorities List - Sept 26, 2006 Pollution Online
Bush Is Trashing Our National Parks - Sept 26, 2006 AlterNet
Global warming nears ‘dangerous’ level: Researchers say average temperatures are close to a million-year high - Sept 26, 2006 MSNBC
Extraordinary Rise in Warming Is Seen - Sept 26, 2006 NYTimes
Earth May Be at Warmest Point in One Million Years - Sept 26, 2006 ENN
World 'warmest for 12,000 years' - Sept 26, 2006 BBC
Scientists Issue Strongest Coral Warning - Sept 26, 2006 ENN
George Monbiot: Pundits Who Contest Climate Change Should Tell Us Who is Paying Them - Sept 26, 2006 Common Dreams
Worldwatch Institute: Defining Progress for a New Century: World's Faith Traditions May Hold the Key - Sept 26, 2006 Common Dreams

Doyle to announce plan to invest $80 million in renewable energy - Sept 25, 2006 MJS
Gov. Doyle: Proposes $450 Million Public, Private Investment Strategy to Develop Renewable Energy - Sept 25, 2006 WisPolitics
Oshkosh family honored as Tree Farmers of the Year - Sept 25, 2006 ON
Bay Beach finishes successful season - Sept 25, 2006 PC
[PCB] Urban sprawl leaves its mark on city waters - Sept 25, 2006 Buffalo News
[PCB] Looking for some grant money - Sept 25, 2006 Saratogian
[PCB] City asks state to help close former Tombarello junkyard - Sept 25, 2006 Eagle-Tribune
[PCB] Link strong between the food you eat and chronic disease - Sept 25, 2006 KUAM
[Dioxin] Is there a way to spot bogus medical warnings? - Sept 25, 2006 Boston Globe
[Dioxin] Plan Approved to Dismantle Deutsche Bank Building - Sept 25, 2006 NYTimes
Honda Shows Cleaner Next-Generation Diesel, Streamlined Fuel Cell Car
- Sept 25, 2006 ENN
Haggling Over Global Warming - Sept 25, 2006 Common Dreams
Global Warming Nears "Dangerous" Level - Sept 25, 2006 Truthout
Earth may be at warmest point in 1 million years - Sept 25, 2006 CNN
Gore's Green Earth - Sept 25, 2006 AlterNet

[Dioxin] More farmers burning trash bags: Practice releases toxic fumes into air, state authorities say - Sept 24, 2006 PG
Great Lakes federal plan treads water: Time runs short for Congress to act on $20 billion restoration proposal - Sept 24, 2006 PC
Pollution problem still hovers over Green Bay [Georgia Pacific biggest polluter] - Sept 24, 2006 PG
State DNR modifies walleye regulations - Sept 24, 2006 PG
Legislature, DNR tangle over power - Sept 24, 2006 MJS
Chasing spinach: E. coli outbreak sparked nationwide, high-tech investigation - Sept 24, 2005 MJS
Conservation club releases pheasants in county - Sept 24, 2006 ON
Dragon Boats invade Fox River - Sept 24, 2006 ON
Letter: Help build observation tower at Broughton Sheboygan Marsh - Sept 24, 2006 SP
[PCB] What's Killing the Sea Otters - Sept 24, 2006 TIME
[PCB] Lone Star resident raises water contamination worry - Sept 24, 2006 News-Journal
[PCB] Part 1: Danger lurking within - Sept 24, 2006 Winnipeg Sun
[PCB] The green gauge - Sept 24, 2006 Observer
[Dioxin] Navigation and remediation - Sept 24, 2006 Saginaw News

[PCB] River cleanup to help home values - Sept 23, 2006 SP
Latest E. coli case in Manitowoc Co. not linked to others - Sept 23, 2006 PG
Young children, elderly most at risk for E. coli complications - Sept 23, 2006 ON
Is it time to lift the nuclear ban? - Sept 23, 2006 MJS
Water Authority Pipeline Update - Sept 23, 2006 PG
Squirreled away: Lake provides impressive quality, action for anglers - Sept 23, 2006 MJS
Rules revised after concerns surface: Number of issues addressed in changes to state's fishing tournament package - Sept 23, 2006 MJS
Weekly Outdoor notes - Sept 23, 2006 MJS
Our parks need a new landlord - Sept 23, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Cleanup of naval sites is a work in progress - Sept 23, 2006 Newport Daily News

Leak not linked to contaminated Wayside wells - Sept 22, 2006 PG
E. coli outbreak prompting safety measures - Sept 22, 2006 ON
States swap surplus stuff to make cash, reduce waste - Sept 22, 2006 PC
Beach closings spiked here: County second in state for closings for high levels of E. coli - Sept 22, 2006 SP
DNR awards funding for trails, park work - Sept 22, 2006 PC
Power To The People: Voters Will Weigh In Nov. 7 On Transmission Line Study - Sept 22, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: E. coli crisis points out need to keep water, food safe - Sept 22, 2006 MHT
Viewpoint: Biofuels: Green energy or grim reaper? - Sept 22, 2006 BBC
[PCB] Veterans Affairs' questionable tactics lead to mistrust - Sept 22, 2006 Statesman Journal
[PCB] Army works to get on track after bombs, chemicals delay housing project - Sept 22, 2006 Alaska Journal of Commerce
[PCB] WWF report: Even reindeer meat contains poisonous chemicals - Sept 22, 2006 Helsingin Sanomat
[PCB] DDT Makes a Comeback to Save Millions of Lives - Sept 22, 2006 Salem-News
[Dioxin] How First-World Garbage Makes Africans Sick - Sept 22, 2006 Slate
Roadless forest ruling doesn't end legal battles - Sept 22, 2006 MSNBC
New U.S. Air Pollution Rules Rankle Health Groups - Sept 22, 2006 ENN
Next U.S. President Should Engage More on Climate, U.K. Says - Sept 22, 2006 ENN
Experts get shrinking feel about Alaska glaciers: Most along coast are receding faster than earlier estimated, they find - Sept 22, 2006 MSNBC
Ozone hole to grow to near-record size - Sept 22, 2006 MSNBC

2 West Nile cases confirmed in Milwaukee, death investigated - Sept 21, 2006 MJS
Panel delays wind turbine decision - Sept 21, 2006 PC
Water pipeline may miss deadline - Sept 21, 2006 PG
Appleton vote paves way for deer hunt - Sept 21, 2006 PC
Appleton OKs deer bow hunt on YMCA property - Sept 21, 2006 PC
Hands-on Science Brings Deforest Teacher Kudos - Sept 21, 2006 CapTimes
Local anglers take 4th in MWC tourney - Sept 21, 2006 PG
Great Outdoors Almanac - Sept 21, 2006 PG
Editorial: Food safety needs one enforcement agency - Sept 21, 2006 PC
Editorial: Ruling may help save vital resource - Sept 21, 2006 PG
Opinion: Reject Assault On Property Rights - Sept 21, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] Comment: Save the beaches on the river - Sept 21, 2006 LaCrosse Tribune
[PCB] Toxic chemicals in foods - report - Sept 21, 2006 Guardian
[PCB] Seals carry pollution burden - Sept 21, 2006 RSC Publishing
[Dioxin] EU's food agency battles attempts to hijack science - Sept 21, 2006 FoodNavigator
[Dioxin] Port should have found dioxin earlier - Sept 21, 2006 Olympian
EPA Closing Its Headquarters Library October 1: Congress asks for review of effects on research, regulation and enforcement - Sept 21, 2006 Truthout
EPA Closing It's Headquarters Library October 1: Congress Asks for Review of Effects on Research, Regulation and Enforcement - Sept 21, 2006 Common Dreams
EPA changes [lowers] soot standards, gets criticized: Its own science advisers wanted slightly tougher limits - Sept 21, 2006 MSNBC
US Judge Rejects Bush Rule on Logging Roads - Sept 21, 2006 Truthout
Branson bets billions to curb global warming - Sept 21, 2006 MSNBC
Branson Commits $3 Billion to Fight Global Warming - Sept 21, 2006 ENN
The Threat Is from Those Who Accept Climate Change, Not Those Who Deny It - Sept 21, 2006 Common Dreams
British Scientists Accuse Exxon Mobil of Funding Groups that Mislead on Climate Change - Sept 21, 2006 ENN
Study: Greenland ice sheet loss speeding up - Sept 21, 2006 MSNBC
60 Years to Restore the Ozone Layer Over Antarctica - Sept 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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