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This media section is "under heavy construction." Current news for the month is on this page. At this time older media coverage of Fox River cleanup, Paper Mills, and Mining are the only other active media sections. Check back soon to see more sections as they get added. For more information see CWAC's Issue Pages and Newsletter articles.

Media Coverage 2000

December 2000

Comment period ends on Fox River compensation plan - Dec 19, 2001

DNR official sees less red tape with Bush as president - Dec 14, 2000

EPA moves to cut power plant mercury emissions - Dec 14, 2000

Great Lakes governors want water export agreement in place by 2004 - Dec 14, 2000

Five Wisconsin utilities to combine systems - Dec 14, 2000

DNR's New wetlands rules draw a mixed reaction - Dec 13, 2000

Don't believe everything you read - Dec 13, 2000

Residents discuss assessing paper mills for PCB damage - Dec 9, 2000

Public sounds off on river compensation - Dec 8, 2000

Public input sought for PCB deal - Dec 7, 2000

DNR secretary: Feds 'play games' on PCB compensation - 
Dec 7, 2000

Just like the Fox, Fort  James-DNR deal stinks - Dec 6, 2000

Dredging declared a success - Dec 6, 2000

PCB cleanup beat winter's onset, officials say - Dec 6, 2000

PCB hot spot dredging project completed - Dec 6, 2000

Dredging, decontamination effort finished ahead of schedule - Dec 6, 2000

Public can review river clean-up results tonight -Dec 5, 2000

Mediator involved in talks over Crandon mine agreement - Dec 4, 2000

Power line is a threat to state - Dec 3, 2000

Georgia-Pacific boss Correll reassures Fort James mill workers - Dec 2, 2000

Georgia-Pacific chief visits former Fort James mills in Green Bay -Dec 2, 2000

G-P chief calls Fort James purchase remarkable - Dec 2, 2000

Door Co. reacts to PCB plan; Mills' compensation not enough, some say - Dec 1, 2000

November 2000

Fort James-DNR settlement settles nothing - Nov 29, 2000

Fort James acquisition complete Georgia-Pacific buys out papermaker - 
Nov 28, 2000

Fort James Corp. had a rocky ride - Nov 28, 2000

Utilities try to rally support for power line at hearings - Nov 28, 2000

Wisc. Regulators To Begin Transmission Project Review - Nov 28, 2000

DNR, Park Service question transmission line - Nov 27, 2000

Power line hearings begin; Wisconsin panel to decide project's fate - 
Nov 26, 2000

Program explores hidden costs of power transmission line - Nov 26, 2000

Duluth's new aquarium attracts visitors, controversy - Nov 26, 2000

Fort James Corp.'s sale clears antitrust hurdle; Buyer agrees to divest of tissue products - Nov 22, 2000

Georgia-Pacific to divest itself of mills in Neenah, Menasha -
Nov 22, 2000

Tissue maker forced to sell; Georgia-Pacific's industry grip gets weakened by government - Nov 22, 2000

Planned power line has ties to Canada dam - Nov 22, 2000

Testimony on the power line to begin Nov. 28; Allete responds to some S.O.U.L. questions - Nov 22, 2000

Opponents say utilities have not established need for power line - 
Nov 21, 2000

Critics hit Fort James ' agreement with DNR - Nov 17, 2000

Last chance approaches to say 'No' to power line; Public hearings to provide a public opinion forum - Nov 17, 2000

Program explores hidden costs of power transmission line; Speakers discuss social, environmental impacts of proposed line - Nov 17, 2000

Company settles for Fox River damage - Fort James to pay $7 million for habitat, programs - Nov 16, 2000

Fort James, DNR deal is less expensive than federal plan - Nov 16, 2000

PCB dredging project completed; Preliminary tests say cleanup reached goal - Nov 11, 2000

Menasha tissue mill up for sale; Georgia-Pacific Tissue slims down to help in purchase of Fort James - Nov 11, 2000

Jauch: PSC members should be at hearings - Nov 9, 2000

SOUL challenges the need for power line - Nov 2, 2000

Power line needed to meet Wisconsin's energy demands - Nov 2, 2000

Appleton Papers to get documents - Nov 1, 2000

October 2000

State, feds feud over Fox proprosals - Oct 31, 2000

PCB substitutes also may be toxic; Lawsuit alleges company knew risk of carbonless copy paper - Oct 30, 2000

Nader Calls on South African Company Billiton to Drop Crandon Mine Plans in Wisconsin - Oct 30, 2000

Governor Thompson Undermines Compensation for PCB Damages - 
Oct 27, 2000

Public will have 45 days to comment on PCB report - Oct 26, 2000

FRG bill for Fox estimated at $300M - Oct 26, 2000

Federal agency lists PCB restitution at $176 million to $333 million 

Compensation amount levied against seven mills hinges on cleanup plan - 
Oct 26, 2000

Feds chided for late release of Fox River report - Oct 26, 2000

You can vote for a cleaner Fox River - Oct 25, 2000

Green ranked low on environment - Oct 25, 2000

Request for more power lines hearings denied - Oct 25, 2000

Fox River/Green Bay Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)
Reports Available online - Oct 24, 2000

Compensation plan for PCBs to be aired - Oct 24, 2000

Hearing set on PCB cleanup report - Oct 24, 2000

Al Gedicks Re: Nashville Summary Judgement Hearing - Oct 24, 2000

Compensation sought for users of Fox River, Green Bay - Oct 23, 2000

Geske delays ruling on motions in Crandon mine dispute - Oct 19, 2000

Making the Connections Between Dams, Transmission Lines, and Mine, by Winona La Duke - October 19, 2000

Marathon Board nixes power line - Oct 18, 2000

FEIS issued for 345 kV line - Oct 18, 2000

Rio Algom gone-Billiton urged to abandon Crandon - Oct 17, 2000

Georgia-Pacific begins exchange of Fort James stock - Oct 14, 2000

Georgia-Pacific launches offer for Fort James - Oct 13, 2000

Still many questions for EPA on Fox River PCB cleanup - Oct 13, 2000

Environmental study sets stage for public hearings on power line - Oct 13, 2000

Sawyer County business leaders say power line is needed - Oct 13, 2000

Town of Addison, WI to decide whether to build state's largest 
 wind farm - Oct 12, 2000

Utilities buck trend as state stocks dive - Oct 12, 2000

Reassessing Dioxin - Oct 11, 2000

Re: Application by WEPCO for additional dry cask storage at Point Beach 

Nuclear Power Plant - Oct 11, 2000 

Wisconsin Energy Corp. supporting natural gas pipeline - Oct 11, 2000

Response from Billiton - Oct 9, 2000

Current energy systems unsustainable; efficiency, new sources key to energy - Oct 9, 2000

Town seeks more information on power plant - Oct 8, 2000

Outphasing Fossil Fuels - Oct 8, 2000

CRANDON MINE ALERT: E-mail Billiton - Oct 5, 2000

WDNR says environmental concerns won't halt school project - Oct 5, 2000

Firms in botched PCB dredging are still bickering - Oct 5, 2000

Undue optimism may have led to PCB dredge disaster - Oct 5, 2000

Officials say PCB dredging is on schedule near Fort James - Oct 4, 2000

River sediment removal going swimmingly, officials say - Oct 4, 2000

PCB dredging on Fox River moves forward - Oct 4, 2000

Judge orders Web site operators to deliver documents to court - Oct 4, 2000

Not Dead Yet - The Crandon Mine - Oct 4, 2000

WI Lawmakers respond to ratings on environmental issues - Oct 3, 2000

Fuel efficient vehicles outnumbered by gas guzzlers in U.S. showrooms - Oct 2, 2000
 

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