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, 2006

Sept 21- 30, 2006

September 1-10, 2006

More bears seen in region: Waupaca reports on the rise; DNR says population moving south - Sept 10, 2006 PC
Recycled paper product helps restore burned area - Sept 10, 2006 PC
Water Authority pipeline update - Sept 10, 2006 PG
The science of things - Sept 10, 2006 SP
Betting on a basic need: Manager sees demand for water, companies that keep it running - Sept 10, 2006 MJS
Eagles move up, settle on lakefront - Sept 10, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Poisonous clouds of pollution spread after Israel air strike: Lebanese minister says damage was deliberate, causing 'an even bigger disaster than the war itself' - Sept 10, 2006 Independent
[Dioxin] Navy cleaning up base contamination - Sept 10, 2006 Clarion Ledger

See a chart on how 8th congressional district candidates stand on the issues - Sept 9, 2006 PC (PDF)
Yellow Jacket Watch: Hungry, Pesky, Stinging Wasps Are More Aggressive In The Fall - Sept 9, 2006 WSJ
Cluster of public places transforms lakefront - Sept 9, 2006 MJS
Enjoying Bear necessities: Largemouth bass provide for a full day of action - Sept 9, 2006 MJS
Weekly Outdoor notes - Sept 9, 2006 MJS
Wind Power Is Energy for Optimists - Sept 9, 2006 AlterNet
Opinion: Trout Regulations Have Been Successful - Sept 9, 2006 WSJ
Opinion: Help Animal Organizations In Memory Of Croc Hunter - Sept 9, 2006 WSJ
[PCB/Dioxin] Time to stop the toxic lies of 9/11 - Sept 9, 2006 New York Daily News

State park to host nature programs Saturday - Sept 8, 2006 SP
Editorial board seeks members - Sept 8, 2006 PC
Letter: All vehicles should be flex fuel capable by 2008 - Sept 8, 2006 PG
[PCB] Third toxic day-care site reported in Franklin Twp - Sept 8, 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer
[PCB] Pollutants a concern in port dredging - Sept 8, 2006 TimesUnion
[PCB] The detoxification challenge - Sept 8, 2006 Vancouver 24 Hours
[PCB/Dioxin] What You’re not Being Told about the Pollutants at Ground Zero - Sept 8, 2006 NYCIndymedia
[PCB/Dioxin] Infection risk in kids living near landfills - Sept 8, 2006 China Daily
New Report Finds Endangered Species With Recovery Plans Are More Likely to Come Off Endangered Species List - Sept 8, 2006 Common Dreams
Christian Group Encourages Recycling - Sept 8, 2006 ENN
EPA to ease industry rules on pollution: Agency says it allows energy-efficient upgrades; activists don't agree - Sept 8, 2006 MSNBC
Microbes Can Clean Up Toxic Waste Dumps, Scientist Says - Sept 8, 2006 ENN
Shell Oil chief: U.S. needs global warming plan: 'Waste of time' to keep debating, he says in speech on energy habits - Sept 8, 2006 MSNBC

Editorial: EPA's water proposal threatens precious resource - Sept 7, 2006 PC
Thyroid Cancer Increase In Women Reported [PCBs associated with thyroid disease] - Sept 7, 2006 WSJ
Dedication ceremony officially opens Fox River Trail extension - Sept 7, 2006 PG
Town Will Require Mega-farm Licenses - Sept 7, 2006 CapTimes
We The People/Wisconsin Series: Gas Prices And Ethanol; Kenosha Man Making His Own Ethanol With Still - Sept 7, 2006 WISCTV
Expert: Don't Reuse Plastic Water Bottles - Sept 7, 2006 WSJ
Transmission Lines Need More Study - Sept 7, 2006 WSJ
Great Outdoors Almanac - Sept 7, 2006 PG
Coalition Supports Protections for the Great Lakes: Applauds Launching of the Great Lakes Compact Special Legislative Committee - Sept 7, 2006 WisPolitics (PDF)
Editorial: Tobacco industry continues pattern of deception - Sept 7, 2006 MHT
[PCB] Bowley admits running illegal scrap yard for a second time - Sept 7, 2006 Providence Journal
[PCB/Dioxin] Living Near Hazardous Waste Increases Risk Of Asthma In Children - Sept 7, 2006 All Headline News
[Dioxin] Ex-Yorker took lessons with him to Ground Zero - Sept 7, 2006 York Dispatch
[Dioxin] Dioxin study leader explains findings at breakfast - Sept 7, 2006 Saginaw News
[Dioxin] Women: Hidden disease affects 1 in 4 - Sept 7, 2006 Norwich Evening News
Majority Of 9/11 Rescue Workers At Ground Zero Suffering Respiratory Problems - Sept 7, 2006 All Headline News
Memos: NYC told Ground Zero air was unsafe - Sept 7, 2006 CNN
Warming worry: Potent gas bubbling up faster - Sept 7, 2006 MSNBC
Study Says Methane a New Climate Threat - Sept 7, 2006 ENN
Scientists Find New Global Warming 'Time Bomb’ - Sept 7, 2006 Common Dreams

1000 Friends of Wisconsin: “Jobs Creation Act” Robs Landowners of Property Rights - Sept 6, 2006 WisPolitics
Fox River Trail extension to be dedicated today: Six-mile section was funded by DNR grant - Sept 6, 2006 PG
Birds on radar came from Green Island - Sept 6, 2006 PG
Dairy farmers struggle with urban sprawl - Sept 6, 2006 PG
Weekly fishing report - Sept 6, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Health effects linger from Sept. 11 - Sept 6, 2006 Journal News
[PCB] Residents living near WTC contamination site want medical bills paid - Sept 6, 2006 10NBC/WHEC
[PCB] Report outlines challenges for coast - Sept 6, 2006 Northern View
[PCB] We're cleaning up our act, new report shows - Sept 6, 2006 Maple Ridge News
[PCB] The chemical ocean - Sept 6, 2006 24 Hours
[PCB/Dioxin] Illness Persisting in 9/11 Workers, Big Study Finds - Sept 6, 2006 GoUpstate
Gore Predicts Shift in Bush Climate Policy - Sept 6, 2006 ENN
Potomac's 'intersex' fish raise pollution fears: Concerns over drinking-water source arise over male bass bearing eggs - Sept 6, 2006 MSNBC
Scientists See New Global Warming Threat - Sept 6,2006 Truthout
Oil Companies Manipulate Markets and Gouge Consumers, Harming Both Economy and Environment: Report Details Solutions to Regulate Oil Industry Profits and Finance Clean, Sustainable Energy - Sept 6, 2006 Common Dreams
Los Alamos Environmental Impact - Sept 6, 2006 Truthout

EPA rule raises pollution risk to waterways, critics say; Proponents of proposal say getting federal permits could cost billions of dollars - Sept 5, 2006 PG
Critics roused by EPA plans: Clean Water Act change may hurt water quality - Sept 5, 2006 PC
Natural Resources Board sets conditions for herbicide review - Sept 5, 2006 MJS
Herbicide Byproduct Rule Likely Out - Sept 5, 2006 CapTimes
Businesses riding paperless wave: Fox
It's Your Call: Animal Farm - Sept 5, 2006 PG
DNR News - Sept 5, 2006 WDNR
[PCB] Toxic nation, toxic families - Sept 5, 2006 24 Hours Vancouver
[Dioxin] Garbage trail traced - Sept 5, 2006 Berkshire Eagle
Author Sees Science, Religion Saving Environment - Sept 5, 2006 ENN
Environmental Enforcement Continues Decline Under Bush - Sept 5, 2006 Truthout
Ice Bubbles Reveal Biggest Rise in CO2 for 800,000 Years - Sept 5, 2006 Common Dreams
Ice core experts see strong carbon increase - Sept 5, 2006 MSNBC

Bizarre radar ring points to birds - Sept 4, 2006 PG
Opinion: Conserve And Control Energy Use - Sept 4, 2006 WSJ
Editorial: A new plan for the islands - Sept 4, 2006 MJS
Opinion: Not All Private Landowners Want Hunting - Sept 4, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] PCBs may keep kids' vaccines from ‘taking' - Sept 4, 2006 MSNBC
[PCB] Work can be hazardous to your health - Sept 4, 2006 Eagle-Tribune
[PCB] Benefits, with a catch - Sept 4, 2006 LATimes
[PCB] 300 Area cleanup ahead of schedule - Sept 4, 2006 Tri-City Herald
[Dioxin] Fisher: Sorry lack of outrage over fire pits - Sept 4, 2006 MercuryNews
Bush Declares Eco-Whistleblower Law Void for EPA Employees: Stealth repeal of Clean Water Act Protections by invoking "sovereign immunity" - Sept 4, 2006 Truthout
Bush Declares Eco-Whistleblower Law Void for EPA Employees - Sept 4, 2006 Common Dreams
Adapt to Climate Change, World Leaders Warned - Sept 4, 2006 Common Dreams

Wildlife: Poem to raise funds for elk protection - Sept 3, 2006 PG
Audit: Anglers, hunters benefit from DNR fees - Sept 3, 2006 MHT
Gun practice areas sought on Lake Michigan - Sept 3, 2006 MJS
Unearthed pipeline is link to the past - Sept 3, 2006 MJS
Got a bear? Give a rib - Sept 3, 2006 PG
Fishing: Fall muskie tourney targets Green Bay - Sept 3, 2006 PG
Guest columnist: Research still needed on invasive lake species - Sept 3, 2006 PG
Storm Warning: Author Says America's Coastal Cities Are In Dire Danger - Sept 3, 2006 WSJ
[PCB] Eco-challenges huge - Sept 3, 2006 Chilliwack Progress
[PCB] Pollutants have effect on vaccines - Sept 3, 2006 Sydney Morning Herald
[PCB/Dioxin] Does First Chemical project cause cancer? - Sept 3, 2006 Mississippi Press
[Dioxin] Pollution protection plan - Sept 3, 2006 Sun Herald

[PCB] Some trees near trestle trail removed - Sept 2, 2006 PC
Most local beaches are unsafe for swimming - Sept 2, 2006 MHT
Central Brown County Water Authority Pipeline Update - Sept 2, 2006 PG
Popular but not paid for, yet: $40,000 shortfall remains for trestle trail project - Sept 2, 2006 PC
New art print to generate funds for elk - Sept 2, 2006 MJS
Deer becoming nuisance for Ripon residents - Sept 2, 2006 ON
Weekly outdoor notes - Sept 2, 2006 MJS
Letter: Global Warming - Congress can, should act to limit pollution (Scroll - Sept 2, 2006 MJS
[PCB] Sewage discharges up 60%; PCBs remain a huge concern - Sept 2, 2006 Nanaimo News Bulletin
[PCB] $50 Million Project - Sept 2, 2006 Star Beacon
[PCB] Burn at Ravenna Arsenal not likely EPA rejects plan to dispose of buildings - Sept 2, 2006 RecordPub

More signs of West Nile found in Brown County: Mosquitoes collected in mid-August have virus - Sept 1, 2006 PG
Hunters, anglers get play for pay, state audit finds: DNR fees fed back into programs to benefit users - Sept 1, 2006 PG
Audit reflects state's reliance on fees: Wisconsin relies on fishing, wildlife charges more than national average - Sept 1, 2006 PC
Isle Royale: island wilderness - Sept 1, 2006 MHT
A Better Lake Wingra - Sept 1, 2006 CapTimes
Editorial: Wind turbines in Calumet are a net gain for all of us - Sept 1, 2006 PC
More Exxon Valdez cleanup cash sought - Sept 1, 2006 MJS
As wind farms grow, so do emotions: Some can't stand the size, sound; others like the cash they provide - Sept 1, 2006 MSNBC
[PCB] Pollutants may curb efficacy of childhood vaccines - Sept 1, 2006 Reuters
[PCB] BC’s coastal environment faces new threats - Sept 1, 2006 Campbell River Mirror
[PCB/Dioxin] Midland 'plume' dioxin levels lower than study's control area - Sept 1, 2006 Midland Daily News
Defense Department Continues to Stall Wind Power Projects: Environmental groups are accusing the Defense Department of "paralyzing" the development of wind energy projects, and costing citizens the environmental benefits of clean energy in the process - Sept 1, 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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