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Local EffectsIssue Updates1. Local Pollution is SignificantHealth Effects
2. New Sources Built Yearly
3. Population is Growing
4. Highway Expansions
Sad but True Quotes
What You Can Do
Write a “Letter to the Editor” to your local newspapers.
Water Links
Piggy-back Toxics
Great Lakes Not Protected
We’re Number 1 for Hormone Disrupting Chemicals
Mercury Worse Than We ThoughtKidney IslandIn the Aftermath of Wisconsin’s Nuke Power Gap
Recycling
Neenah IncineratorPersonal ResponsibilityBicycle and Pedestrian Alert
New Power Plant ProposedWhat You Can DoRoad Builders Buy InfluenceOil Company Admits Climate Change
Haz Waste Exemption for Mining
DNR Defends MiningDoor To Door Organizing
Important Public HearingVolunteers Needed!Cancer is Increasing
We Won! Kidney Island Expansion has been Stopped!
Thank You!13 Year StruggleClean Air Bill Under Attack
Judge Agreed Water Quality Could Be Threatened
Second Win
Wasted Money and Time
Sour Grapes
Costly Stubborness
It’s a Mistake to Ignore Citizen Concerns
Polluters Should Pay
Corps Data Unreliable
Bay is Already Oxygen Depleted
It’s Not Really Over1. Leakage Repair
2. Contingency Plans
3. Surface Land Use
4. Alternative ProjectsIs Air Pollution Affecting Local Health?Republicans Use State Budget to Attack EnvironmentDNR Defends Mining Companies (Again)1. Industrial Pollution SecrecyWhat You Can Do
2. Erosion Control Eliminated
3. Toxic Liability Weakened
4. Air Monitoring Cut
5. Light Rail Killed
6. Electric Ratepayer Representation Slashed
7. Sustainable Ag Killed
8. Floodplain Houses Encouraged
9. PERC Clean-up Inadequate
10. Cuts Wetland Replacement
Call the news media!FalloutWetlands Alert
Please Write a LetterExemption Proposed
Please Write a Letter!
Algae Overload - Excess Nutrients Cause Foul Waters
Up to TopWorst Year on RecordKidney Island Land Use Planning
Contributing Causes1. Land Run-OffPossible Algae Solutions
2. Wetland Losses
3. Discharge Pipes
4. Rich Sediments
5. Shoreline Development1. Fund Non-point Control ProgramsCitizen Involvement
2. Fund Sustainable Agriculture Training
3. Support Erosion Controls at Construction Sites
4. Protect and Restore Wetlands
5. Tighten Wasteload Allocations
6. Buffer Strips and Livestock Fencing
7. Support Strong Standards
How You Can HelpTransportation and the Environment
The toll on our bodiesWater Quality Monitoring - How and Why is it Done?
The toll on our environment
The toll on our communities
Escape the Vicious Cycle!
What You Can DoPlease Write Today! Fox River Clean-up
News ManipulationMinergy Incinerator Update
Public Outreach Stifled
Risky Projects?Public Trust ViolatedCitizen Training Workshop for Wetland Watch Network
Toxic Pollution
Supreme Court Will Take Our Case!
Can Private Citizens Defend Public Rights?
Phony Intervenor Kept Out of Case
State Gives $265,000 to Minergy
DATCP - Weak Pesticide Proposal
Up to TopChildren at RiskMining Moratorium - Important Public Hearing
1. Children Not Protected
2. Exposures Not Reduced
3. Posting Fails to Protect
4. Limits Our Right to Know
Did You Know?
For more information
Pesticide Hearings
Please write a LetterPro-Moratorium RallyKidney Island & Bayport DisposalFlowages May Be Classified “Outstanding Waters”
Public Hearings on Outstanding WatersWisconsin Stewardship Network Chooses Four Priority Issues
Please Write a LetterRestoration of the Public IntervenorMinergy Incinerator Update
Restoration of DNR Independence
Proposed Legislation
What You Can Do
Sulfide Mining Moratorium
Land-Use Action AlertPublic Trust ViolatedThank You Volunteers!
Toxic Pollution
Supreme Court Will Take Our Case!
Can Private Citizens Defend Public Rights?
Phony Intervenor Kept Out of Case
State Gives $265,000 to Minergy
Children’s Cancer On the Rise
Up to TopAdults also ThreatenedKidney Island and Bayport Concerns
It’s Not Enough to Study the ProblemPCBs Dissolve in WaterCampaign Finance Reform
PCBs Become Airborne
Kidney Island Leakage
Bayport DrainageWar Chests Runneth OverWeak Rules Passed For Pulp & Paper Industry
Know the Code
Road Builders Map Path to Political Influence
Governor’s Club Drives Thompson’s 1998 Campaign
Thompson Donors
Newspaper Reports Money & Influence On Thompson
What You Can DoThreats to Workers and Public HealthCranberry Rules Changed to Allow Wetland Destruction
Industry Resistance
Local Impacts
A Brief HistoryCitizen Support is NeededForest SubsidyMining Moratorium Goes to January Vote
Climate Control At Low Cost
Other Reports on Economic Benefits of Reducing Greenhouse GasesPublic Meeting & Comments on Fox River Clean-up
State of Wisconsin
Minnesota
Consumer Savings
Fuel Efficiency
Inflated Cost EstimatesEndangered Species Under Attack
Congress Proposes Harmful LegislationBicycle Plan Public Hearing
Act Needs Strengthening
Miller’s bill would improve the ESA
How You Can HelpWhat You Can Do About State Issues
Avoid Fatty Foods From Animals
How Do Chemicals Get Into Animal Fat?Flambeau Mine Costly to Local Community
Risky to Be at the Top of the Food Chain
U.S. Food Supplies Are Contaminated
Action is Needed
Children at Risk
A Global Distribution
Our Local Situation
Possible SolutionsUrban Sprawl - The High Cost of Spreading Out
What Can Be Done?
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