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 21- 30, 2006

September 11-20, 2006

[PCB] De Pere neighborhood will be ground zero of PCB cleanup: Latest phase begins in $400 million project to rid Fox River of pollution - Sept 20, 2006 PC
[PCB] PCB dredging moves into lake's navigational channel: Little Lake Butte des Morts project continues - Sept 20, 2006 PC
[PCB] PCB-contaminated sediment being dredged from channel: Work focuses on Little Lake Butte des Morts - Sept 20, 2006 PG
E. coli strain identified: It can be used to pinpoint origin of outbreak - Sept 20, 2006 MJS
2 Wis. children get E. coli from spinach - Sept 20, 2006 MJS
E. coli-related illnesses take toll on Wisconsin, nation - Sept 20, 2006 MJS
Local growers blame food distribution system - Sept 20, 2006 PG
Public forum on Sheboygan river cleanup set - Sept 20, 2006 SP
Sturgeon lottery winners selected - Sept 20, 2006 ON
Environmental initiative OK'd: City [Milwaukee] would join global-warming fight - Sept 20, 2006 MJS
Papermill touted for energy use: Neenah Paper state's top buyer of renewable power - Sept 20, 2006 PC
RENEW Wisconsin: Neenah Paper Becomes No. 1 Purchaser of Renewable Energy in Wisconsin - Sept 20, 2006 WisPolitics
Customers First! Coalition Sets Fall Energy Conference - Sept 20, 2006 WisPolitics
Appleton ponders deer hunt request - Sept 20, 2006 PC
DNR trying to avoid fee hikes - Sept 20, 2006 PG
DNR says hunting, fishing fees off the table — for now - Sept 20, 2006 LaCrosse Tribune
Nature Center Tells The Story Of Horicon - Sept 20, 2006 CapTimes
Will Grouse Ever Make A Comeback? A Lack Of Suitable Habitat May Be The Biggest Reason That Ruffed Grouse Numbers Have Declined Dramatically Over The Past Two Decades In Southwestern Wisconsin - Sept 20, 2006 CapTimes
Jane Anne Morris: Beware Regulatory 'safeguards' - Sept 20, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: Influence of money, public trust top issues - Sept 20, 2006 PG
[PCB] Tar ponds could have concrete solution - Sept 20, 2006 ChronicleHerald
[PCB] Read, heed advisories on mercury - Sept 20, 2006 Richmond Times-Dispatch
[PCB] Fat Gets A Makeover - Sept 20, 2006 Science a GoGo
[Dioxin] The art of deception, MICHAEL D. von YORK, Exeter - Letter - Sept 20, 2006 Concorn Monitor
[Dioxin] Hearing to address pulp mill emission levels - Sept 20, 2006 ABCNews
[Dioxin] Hercules Petition Denied - Sept 20, 2006 Houston Chronicle
The Disastrous Rule of a Mayberry Machiavelli: Bush ran as a moderate, tacked right and governed ineffectually -- before 9/11. Since then he has become the most radical American president in history, and arguably the worst - Sept 20, 2006 AlterNet
Toxic Mercury Contaminating More Species, Report Shows - Sept 20, 2006 Common Dreams
Royal Society Tells Exxon: Stop Funding Climate Change Denial - Sept 20, 2006 Common Dreams
Royal Society Tells Exxon: Stop Funding Climate Change Denial - Sept 20, 2006 Truthout
Sea Levels are Rising Faster than Predicted, Warns Antarctic Survey - Sept 20, 2006 Common Dreams
Satellite views show big gaps in Arctic ice - Sept 20, 2006 MSNBC

[PCB] Crews set the stage for removing PCB hot spot - Sept 19, 2006 PG
[PCB] PCB dredging moves into navigational channel - Sept 19, 2006 PC
Wisconsin leads in E. coli outbreak cases, but why? - Sept 19, 2006 MJS
Two sources of E. coli in outbreak: Animals tied to 6 of 7 with illness in Manitowoc County - Sept 19, 2006 PC
Source of E. coli outbreak not limited to spinach - Sept 19, 2006 PG
Investigators hope testing will reveal source of E. coli - Sept 19, 2006 MJS
The Spinach Mystery (first Edition); Growers Were Warned (second Edition); Rebuke Last Year Said Produce Safety Must Be Bolstered - Sept 19, 2006 WSJ
FDA takes heat over recent E. coli outbreak - Sept 19, 2006 Contra Costa Times
Deadline set for ballast regulation: EPA must control ships' discharged water by 2008, U.S. judge rules - Sept 19, 2006 MJS
SCA Tissue seeks recycling exemption: Move could hike tax bill of Menasha property owners - Sept 19, 2006 PC
Today's tip: Public comment sought on Peshtigo forest plan - Sept 19, 2006 PG
Acid spills during Sturgeon Bay police station move - Sept 19, 2006 PG
Water utility continues fighting radium reduction deadline: DNR refuses to give extension; Waukesha ponders its options - Sept 19, 2006 MJS
Cost of parks repairs hits $150 million - Sept 19, 2006 MJS
The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies: British Ambassador to U.S. to Speak on Climate Change at UW - Sept 19, 2006 WisPolitics
A warmer winter? Forecast calls for continued above normal temps - Sept 19, 2006 ON
DNR News - Sept 19, 2006 WDNR
Editorial: Milwaukee's ecological duty - Sept 19, 2006 MJS
Opinion: Skip Blame; Find Other Energy Sources - Sept 19, 2006 WSJ
Opinion: Conserve, Yes, But Power Line Needed - Sept 19, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] Hazardous waste cleanup program must be funded - Sept 19, 2006 Kennebec Journal
[PCB] Feds Reach Settlement With Danbury Company - Sept 19, 2006 NBC30
[Dioxin] Dow Chemical under fire - Sept 19, 2006 ABC12
[Dioxin] Pulp mill admits gross dioxin error - Sept 19 (20), 2006 Sydney Morning Herald
[Dioxin] Pollution estimate '45 times' too low - Sept 19, 2006 Daily Telegraph
The Denial Industry - Sept 19, 2006 Truthout
Gore on warming: tax carbon, not payrolls - Sept 19, 2006 MSNBC
Gore Says Tax Pollution, Not Payrolls - - Sept 19, 2006 ENN
Gore Calls for Immediate Freeze on Heat-Trapping Gas Emissions - Sept 19, 2006 Common Dreams

Anglers caught kindness on day of fishing - Sept 18, 2006 MHT
Calumet seeks comments on land, water management - Sept 18, 2006 PC
Art, Science Team Up On Global Warming - Sept 18, 2006 WSJ
Holdout wants to extend lease in Apostle Islands - Sept 18, 2006 MJS
Commentary: Community members sought for editorial board - Sept 18, 2006 ON
[PCB] You'll be fine if you don't eat, drink, breathe or touch anything - Sept 18, 2006 SeattlePI
Nuclear Reactors Prone to Long Closings, Study Finds - Sept 18, 2006 Common Dreams
Mercury Contamination Moves Beyond Fish - Sept 18, 2006 Common Dreams
Appetite for Oil Fuels America's Warmongering - Sept 18, 2006 Common Dreams
World Water Demand Surging Due to Rising Population - Sept 18, 2006 ENN
Eco-Paradises in Crossfire of Water Scarcity Fight - Sept 18, 2006 Truthout

Number of E. coli cases traced to tainted spinach rises to 109 - Sept 17, 2005 MJS
Walk for Wildlife benefit set for Saturday - Sept 17, 2006 PG
Wildlife Sanctuary taking bird seen orders - Sept 17, 2006 PG
Maywood Earth Ride draws record number - Sept 17, 2006 SP
Business spotlight: Environmental Energy - Sept 17, 2006 ON
Editorial: Keep farming strong in Wisconsin's future - Sept 17, 2006 SP
Inconvenient Truths (for Al Gore and the Rest of the Planet) - Sept 17, 2006 Common Dreams

E. coli blamed in state fatality - Sept 16, 2006 PC
Spiegel outlines steps to avoid E. coli outbreak - Sept 16, 2006 ON
State group links area hot spells to global warming - Sept 16, 2006 PG
Water Authority Pipeline Update - Sept 16, 2006 PG
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary has new winter hours - Sept 16, 2006 PG
Fox Locks restoration project on pace, on budget so far - Sept 16, 2006 PC
Is Lake Michigan draining? Amid history of fluctuating levels, drop stands out - Sept 16, 2006 MJS
Kind hoping bill to overhaul ag policy would help farmers and environment - Sept 16, 2006 MJS
Not On My Great Lakes, Some Tell Coast Guard: A Plan For Setting Up Zones For Training Exercises With Live Ammunition Stirs Up Opposition - Sept 16, 2006 WSJ
Twin Lakes provide different adventures - Sept 16, 2006 MJS
Weekly outdoor notes - Sept 16, 2006 MJS
Letter: Elect people who protect our water, lakes, streams (Scroll down) - Sept 16, 2006 PG
[PCB] Banned Pesticide May Be Linked to Parkinson's Disease - Sept 16, 2006 FoodConsumer
[PCB] Report: Ships' cleaning left toxic materials in the Bay - Sept 16, 2006 Inside Bay Area
The American Prairie: Born Again - Sept 16, 2006 AlterNet

E. coli traced to bagged spinach: 19 sick, 1 dead in Wisconsin - Sept 15, 2006 PG
Sewer lines rerouted after break under bay - Sept 15, 2006 PG
Goal is a big deer kill - Sept 15, 2006 WSJ
WPL Asks State To Approve Wind Farm - Sept 15, 2006 WSJ
FAA green-lights wind power plans: One project still faces lawsuit by opponents - Sept 15, 2006 MJS
Natural, Organic Supply Far Behind Demand - Sept 15, 2006 CapTimes
Carcinogen Find Shuts City Well - Sept 15, 2006 CapTimes
Citizens Voice Concerns About New Power Line - Sept 15, 2006 WSJ
Back To Our Roots: Author Urges Consumers To Know Where Food Comes From - Sept 15, 2006 WSJ
Letter: New law will help keep land for conservation - Sept 15, 2006 PC
Letter: Writer appreciates Great Lakes shipping column (Scroll down) - Sept 15, 2006 PG
Letter: Many reasons to avoid shopping at Wal-Mart - Sept 15, 2006 PC
[PCB] Nearly a toxic mess - Sept 15, 2006 NorthJersey
[PCB] Clean ships, toxic bay - Sept 15, 2006 Contra Costa Times
[Dioxin] Great Lakes restoration plan tied up in Congress - Sept 15, 2006 Port Huron Times
[Dioxin] Dioxin taints Budd Inlet - Sept 15, 2006 Olympian
[Dioxin] Olympia port dredging derailed by discovery of dioxin - Sept 15, 2006 Bellingham Herald
US to Cut Funds for Two Renewable Energy Sources - Sept 15, 2006 Truthout
Scientist Who Refused to Be Silenced - Sept 15, 2006 Truthout
Arctic sea ice shrinking faster, NASA finds: Researchers cite global warming in one study, winds in another - Sept 15, 2006 MSNBC

State, local officials urge support for Great Lakes cleanup plan - Sept 14, 2006 MJS
State death tied to E. coli: Outbreak linked to spinach - Sept 14, 2006 MJS
E. coli outbreak traced to bagged spinach - Sept 14, 2006 PC
Raw sewage leaks into Sturgeon Bay: Dredging contractor severs pipes [Disgraceful!] - Sept 14, 2006 PG
Utility files for approval of wind farm - Sept 14, 2006 MJS
Utility head seeks more conservation: Power company wants state goal of reducing electric use by 10% - Sept 14, 2006 MJS
Where Gard, Kagen stand on issues: Candidates face off in 8th Congressional District on Nov. 7 - Sept 14, 2006 PG
A greener future? Fertilizer slowdown has MMSD pondering uses for sludge - Sept 14, 2006 MJS
WisDOT: Wisconsin’s Great River Road Scenic Byway to Benefit From $662,964 In Federal Funds - Sept 14, 2006 WisPolitics
Bambi Can Stay On Farm - Sept 14, 2006 CapTimes
Judge Rules A Farm-raised Deer Gets To Stay With Caretakers - Sept 14, 2006 WSJ
Bow hunters take aim - Sept 14, 2006 SP
Great Outdoors Almanac - Sept 14, 2006 PG
Editorial: Lawmakers, Gov Must Do More To Protect Our Environment - Sept 14, 2006 CapTimes
Pick Foods That Are Kind To Our Climate - Sept 14, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: WMC Official's View On Emissions Wrong - Sept 14, 2006 CapTimes
[PCB] Is Something Fishy In Aquaculture? - Sept 14, 2006 Newtown Bee
[PCB] U.S. EPA official enthusiastic about river dredging project - Sept 14, 2006 Star Beacon
[PCB] Toxic study on target, funding added - Sept 14, 2006 Connecticut Post
[Dioxin] 9/11 dust ‘as caustic as drain cleaner’ - Sept 14, 2006 Workers World
Environmental Commitment by World Bank Bears Watching, Says WRI Policy Note - Sept 14, 2006 ENN
Feds Identify 279 Species Needing Endangered Species Act Protection - Sept 14, 2006 ENN
Even in Winter, Arctic Ice Melting: Alarmed Scientists Warn that Polar Thawing Threatens Wildlife and is 'Strongest Evidence Yet of Global Warming' in Region - Sept 14, 2006 Common Dreams
World has 10-Year Window to Act on Climate Warming - NASA Expert - Sept 14, 2006 Common Dreams
Warming expert: Only decade left to act in time: ‘We have a very brief window of opportunity,’ NASA scientist says - Sept 14, 2006 MSNBC

[Tritium] Nuclear plant leak investigation focuses on pipe welds - Sept 13, 2006 PG
Resch Center cuts energy costs, earns state award - Sept 13, 2006 PG
Benefits Of Buying Food Locally Ripple Through Area - Sept 13, 2006 CapTimes
Weekly fishing report - Sept 13, 2006 MJS
Editorial: Take Your Pick: Biofuels Or Food? - Sept 13, 2006 CapTimes
Letter: Doyle can protect 118,000 acres of roadless area (Scroll down) - Sept 13, 2006 PG
[PCB] WPCA Urged To Clear The Air - Sept 13, 2006 New Haven Independent
[PCB] Heritage move may be out of gas - Sept 13, 2006 ChronicleHerald
[PCB] Oil spill cleanup not quite finished - Sept 13, 2006 Kennebec Journal
[PCB] Brockton landfill issues remain - Sept 13, 2006 Enterprise
Bush Administration Plans Even Bigger EPA Cuts for '08: Lab Closures, Buyouts and Other “Disinvestments” on the Drawing Board - Sept 13, 2006 Common Dreams
Bush Administration Plans Even Bigger EPA Cuts for '08 - Sept 13, 2006 Truthout
What It Takes to Drive on Vegetable Power - Sept 13, 2006 ENN
Wide gaps in US life expectancy: Data vary across races, regions - Sept 13, 2006 Boston Globe
Ice Caps Are Melting Even in Winter, Global Warming Evidence Mounts - Sept 13, 2006 Truthout

Region could lead on clean energy: Conference explores ways to confront global warming - Sept 12, 2006 MJS
County investigating E. coli cases - Sept 12, 2006 MHT
Local couple convined time is right for biodiesel fuel - Sept 12, 2006 MHT
Woodland Dunes to increase acreage - Sept 12, 2006 MHT
Kimberly-Clark mill joins green program - Sept 12, 2006 PC
Saving Trees From The Fire; What I Do: Timber Recycler - Sept 12, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] Day-care sites required to be free of toxins - Sept 12, 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer
[PCB/Dioxin] Bad Air Day - Sept 12, 2006 Green Guide
Gadgets Eating More Energy - Sept 12, 2006 Truthout
Race, Location Play Key Role in Determining US Life Expectancy - Sept 12, 2006 FoodConsumer
New Data Erases Doubt on Storms and Warming - Sept 12, 2006 Common Dreams
Humans Affect Sea Warming in Hurricane Zones - Sept 12, 2006 ENN
Climate Change Seen Pushing Plants to the Brink - Sept 12, 2006 Truthout
The Ecology of Cities - Sept 12, 2006 ENN
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Keynote Energy Solutions Conference [Chicago] - Sept 12, 2006 ENN
Death By A Thousand Coasts : The Ethics Of Climate Change - Sept 12, 2006 ENN

Waupaca, Waushara Co. bear sightings increase; DNR: Population is expanding south - Sept 11, 2006 PG
Company to bottle water in Tibet - Sept 11, 2006 MJS
Sturgeon Slowly Re-Emerge in Great Lakes - Sept 11, 2006 ENN
Editorial: Open up Waukesha parkland - Sept 11, 2006 MJS
[PCB] The Human Rights Center screens film “Shipbreakers” as part of film series - Sept 11, 2006 UMNnews
[PCB] Toxic exposure bill clears hurdles - Sept 11, 2006 Centre Daily Times
[Dioxin] 9/11's Grim Toll on Health Continues - Sept 11, 2006 Health Central
[Dioxin] EarthTalk: Healthy and Green-friendly Flooring and Wall Coverings - Sept 11, 2006 Kansas City InfoZine
Backroom Showdown on Whistleblower Rights: Congress Faces Key Test on Lessons from 9/11 - Sept 11, 2006 Common Dreams
Global Warming Film Unites Preachers and Politics - Sept 11, 2006 ENN
Hundreds Nationwide to Participate in Tour Calling for Environmental Justice - Sept 11, 2006 Common Dreams
Climate models: Humans fueling hurricanes; Tests show strong correlation between warming ocean, rising emissions - Sept 11, 2006 MSNBC
Community Renewable Energy Is Just Around the Corner - Sept 11, 2006 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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