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Despite a significant drop, levels of PCBs found in fish and sediment in Sheboygan's river and harbor are still unacceptable, a federal report found.
Read More »Dredging, shipwreck removal resumes on Fox River
Dredging and shipwreck removal has resumed on the Fox River near Green Bay.
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Read More »Feds: Sheboygan River clean-up complete
Federal environmental officials say work to clean up contamination in the Sheboygan River is finished.
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Read More »Dredging resumes on polluted Fox River
Dredging has resumed on the polluted Fox River after a federal appeals court denied NCR's request for a temporary stay.
Tagged with: Fox River PCB pollution
Read More »Judge orders NCR to resume Fox River cleanup
A federal judge's ruling has opened the door to full-scale cleanup of a Wisconsin river polluted by toxins from a bygone papermaking era.
Tagged with: Appleton Papers Department of Natural Resources DNR Fox River PCB pollution tax-incremental financing
Read More »Who’s responsible for costly cleanup of Fox River?
A federal trial in Milwaukee has several paper companies arguing over which firms are responsible for cleaning up the Fox River contaminated decades ago by discharges from the papermaking process.
Tagged with: Appleton Papers Fox River Georgia-Pacific PCB pollution waste
Read More »Judge halts some cleanup of polluted Fox River (UPDATE)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The third year of dredging at the polluted Fox River could end as early as next week after a federal judge raised questions about who’s liable for the cleanup. Paper company Appleton and NCR Corp. ...
Tagged with: Appleton Papers cleanup Department of Natural Resources DNR Environmental Protection Agency EPA Fox River NCR Corp. PCB PCBs
Read More »DNR takes comments on PCB project in Milwaukee River
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State water officials are looking for public feedback on a plan to remove contaminated sediment from the Milwaukee River and one of its tributaries. The Department of Natural Resources wants to remove 100,000 cubic yards of ...
Tagged with: Department of Natural Resources DNR Lincoln Creek PCB
Read More »Walker praises PCB cleanup in Fox River
NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker praised the pace of PCB cleanup at the Lower Fox River on Thursday, saying continued progress could lead officials to lift restrictions on eating walleye from the waterway. Walker cited recent water monitoring ...
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Read More »Government pushes for full cleanup of Fox River
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is back in federal court trying to get two companies to resume full-scale efforts to clean up the Fox River. Assistant Attorney General Ignacia Moreno asked a federal judge Wednesday ...
Tagged with: Appleton Department of Justice Fox River NCR Corp. PCB
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