DNR Watch - Inside Governor Thompson's DNR 
The Natural Resource Accountability Project - Research Report No. 1 - August, 1998

Thompson Defends Fox River Polluters 
Against Responsible Cleanup

The Purpose of this Report 
Project Members
Summary
Introduction
Background

Twelve Years of Delay - a Fox River Clean-up Timeline

Deals, Consultants, Paper Industry Allies, and Tourism 
 

Negotiations for Power
Industry Consultants Hired
Paper Industry Allies
Thompson's DNR & Tourism
The Health Risks of PCBs and Landfilling Contaminated Sludge
PCB Risks Downplayed
Health Programs Cancelled
Landfill Connections
Other NRDA Cases
Legislative Connections, Paper Company Economics, and Industry Control of the Process
Legislative Connections
Paper Company Economics
Industry Dominates Committees
Public Intervenor Eliminated
The Fed's Step In
Federal Actions Stir Progress
Consequences of $10 Million Governor/Polluter Agreement
Conclusions and Recommendations
Conclusion
Recommendations
The Paper Money Trail - Political Campaign Contributions to the Governor
Paper Money
Fox River Polluters and Governor Thompson
Money from Paper Allies
Landfills and the Governor
DNR Report Study Methods

References
 
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