Sulfide Mining Moratorium Bill 

Will the Assembly Require Proof of Safety Before Allowing Mines? 
This is IT --- Mining Vote SOON

Trouble at DNR 

Smaller & Scrambled 
Experienced People Cut 
Files Shuffled 
No Clear Organization 
A Classic Example 
Funding Cuts 
Political Takeover 
Staff in Poor Spirits 
Gov.Thompson Cut DNR Enforcement Actions 
Dramatic Drop in Enforcement 
What You Can Do About DNR Problems

Pollution Permit Under Scrutiny 

What You Can Do

Wish List 

New Office for Clean Water! 

The Hidden Cost of Elections 

Reporter Punished for Criticizing Governor? 

February, 1998, Vol 2, No 2 

Victory! 

Mining Moratorium Passes Legislature 
Fake Supporters

Exxon Sells Out But Retains Rights to Future Profits 

Different Name Will Confuse Public

Chamber of Commerce Lobbies to Block Fox River Clean-up 

Chamber’s Claims -- Our Response

Minergy Update 

Student Network Forms 

Septic Rules Threaten Water & Land 

Comm 83 

1. Sets Weaker Standards  
2. Experimental Treatments 
3.  Accelerates Urban Sprawl 

Increased Local Property Taxes 
Broad Economic Impacts 
What You Can Do

Clean Water Action Council Annual Banquet 

Barbara Lawton Keynote Speaker 
Nominations for 1998 Officers and Directors 

New Address & Phone! 

Legal Action Against Former Employee 

Election Reform Means Environmental Protection 

March, 1998, Vol 2, No 3 

Food Safety & Environment at Risk 

Undercutting Success  
True Organic Farmers Protest Proposed USDA Rule  
Specific Problems 
What You Can Do

Cancer Risk in Paper Workers 

Important Public Hearing -- Glatfelter Paper Company Still Pollutes the Fox River  

Mining in Wisconsin -- What Happens Now? 

Fish Advisory Available 

Whispered Warnings

Mercury in Fish 

Local Risks are High 
Where Does Mercury Come From?  
Mercury Rain 
Old Coal-burners Are a Major Problem  
No Laws to Keep Mercury Air Pollution Out of Fish  
Mercury Cap Legislation Proposed 
Protecting Our Resources 
What You Can Do

The Race to Save Baird Creek Heights 

Threatened by Housing Development 
Donations Needed! 

Land-use Plans To Protect Biological Diversity 

Re-Cap on Neenah Pollution Permit  

What You Can Do 

Barbara Lawton at CW Banquet 

Steve Abitz -- 1998 Volunteer of the Year 
Alice McCombs -- 1998 Environmental Advocate

Pedal-Paddle-Plod Triathlon T-shirt is a Winner!  

New Organizing Director Hired!  

Volunteers Welcome! 

Legal Action  

The Natural Step 

April, 1998, Vol 2, No 4 

DNR Bows to Industry Pressure 

Not the First Time 
Lame Excuses 
DNR’s excuse is flawed for several reasons 
Time is Short  
Demonstrations to Start Soon 
Poisoning Continues 

Legislators Are Trying to Hide Pollution 

What You Can Do 

Come hear speakers Industry doesn’t want you to hear 

Water-Keepers -- Public Forum on Water Quality 

Legislature Threatens Land-use  

What are “Takings?” 
Legislation Proposed 

Clean Money Campaign Reform 

Legislators Block Reform 
Citizen Comments 
Local Involvement 
Popular Support  
Legislative Sponsors 
Basic Goals of the Bill 
How Clean Money, Clean Elections would work 
Facts to Ponder 

Electric Utilities Downplay Wind Energy 

Contrary Attitude from WPS 
Average versus Peak Wind Speeds 
Wind Energy is Available & Renewable 
Fuel Subsidies Undercut Wind Energy Economics 
Environmental Costs Not Included 
The Future is NOW 

A New Kind of Drug Problem? 

What About the U.S.? 

Public Comments Sought for Non-point Program 

Timeline 
Poor Public Notice (Again) 
What You Can Do 

May, 1998, Vol 2, No 5 

Public Hearing -- Fort James Water Pollution 

1.  Excessive Solids 
2.  Phosphorus Doubled 
3.  Lack of Limits 
4.  Toxic Chlorine Compounds Ignored 
5.  Only 1 Scan in 5 Years 
6.  Lack of Ongoing Monitoring 
7.  Lack of Flow Limits  
8.  Wasteload Allocations 
9.  Acid/Caustic Discharges 
10.  Bioassays Inadequate 
11.  Non-Contact Water 
12.  Poor Public Notice 
13.  By-Pass Loopholes 
Public Hearing 
Write a Letter!

Life Tools’ Street Fair 

Wetland Permit Challenged 

Realtors Donate Big Money to Campaigns 

Should the Fox River be a Superfund Site? 

Arguments Against -- Arguments in Favor 
Please Write a Letter Today! 

PCB Program Rescue Success 

Chlorinated Drinking Water Under Fire 

Internet Information on Local Pollution 

June, 1998, Vol 2, No 6 

Anti-Superfund Corporations Gave $96 Million To Candidates 

Key findings of the report 
And That’s Not All 
Lobbying as Well 
What Do Polluters Want? 
Local Impacts 
What You Can Do

Public Hearing on the Great Lakes Water Quality between Canada and the U.S. 

What is the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement? 
How does the Agreement benefit Northeast Wisconsin? 
Why is it important now? 
What Can We Do? 
Timeline

Great Lakes United 16th Annual Meeting 

Fort James --- Air Pollution Permit 

Important Public Hearing 
Fort James AIR Pollution Allowed Yearly 
Fox River Demo Project

Victory and Beyond -- a benefit for Wisconsin Stewardship Network 

Issue Updates 

Minergy Incinerator --- Neenah 
Bayport Project --- Green Bay 
Glatfelter Permit --- Neenah 
Takings Bills ---  Statewide 
Dirty Secrets Bill --- Statewide 
Mining Update 

Industry Tries to Hotwire Permits 

Key issues

Children at Risk Conference 

July, 1998, Vol 2, No 7 

Victory for Public Rights! 

Citizens Can Sue

Now’s Your Chance to Comment on Superfund 

EPA Proposes Superfund!  
How Did The Fox River Score?  
Fox River Debate Heats Up 
Information Meeting - Update on the Lower Fox River & Green Bay

Restoring the Fox River - Perspectives on PCBs, Public &Ecological Health  

Toxic Releases Continue  

It’s Not Getting Better 
Brown County #2 in State 
Fox River Still #1 Toxic Receiver  
Top 10 Counties 
Worst Polluters in Northeast Wisconsin 
Weaknesses in the Inventory 
State Data Very Different  
Toxic Release Inventory 
Incineration Called a Benefit? 
Local Info Available 
Toxics Dumped in Wisconsin Rivers & Lakes

Wetland Attack Nationwide 

What You Can Do

Many Thanks! 

Major Donations for Clean Water

Coalition Demands DNR Stop Mine Permit Process 

September, 1998, Vol 2, No 9 

Sneak Attacks By Congress 

What’s a Rider? 
Sneak Attacks 
What You Can Do 

Now’s Your Chance to Comment on Superfund 

Fox River Update 

Corruption of DNR 
The Sludge Barge 
What are the Options? 

Tell DNR Your Clean-up Priorities! 

What You Can Do 

Lessons from Elliot Lake 

How Chemical Industries Manipulate Us 

Summary of Findings 
1.  Overwhelmed & Biased 
2.  Consider the Source 
3.  Few Checks for Accuracy 
4.  Withholding Evidence 
5.  Confuse the Message 
6.  Conflicts of Interest 
7.  Free Trips for Bureaucrats 
8.  Legislative Bribery 
Conclusions 

More on Pesticide Mis-regulation 

Key Findings 

Sesquicentennial Conference - Celebrating Wisconsin’s Aldo Leopold 

Stewardship 2000 

Volunteers? 

Special Thanks 

Coalition Demands DNR Stop Mine Permit Process

October, 1998, Vol 2, No 10 

Public Support Needed for Restoring Fox River 

NRDA and Superfund 
Initial Plan Available for Public Comment 
Please Write Today!

International Speaker at St. Norbert's 

Great Lakes Fishing Issues 

Lake Michigan Stocking 
Binational Fish Habitat 
Cormorant Massacre

Natural Step 

Wildlife Values 

Let’s End Legalized Bribery

Northeast Wis. Candidates Who Signed the Clean Money Pledge 
Assembly Candidates 
Money Matters

Wisconsin Legislature 1997-98 Environmental Voting Record 

State Senators from Northeast Wisconsin (Table) 
State Representatives from Northeast Wisconsin (Table)

Donation Correction