January 2004
Bush to seek $45 million to clean up Great Lakes Associated Press-1/30/04
Changes to state pollution regulations under fire. By Peter Rebhahn--Green Bay Press-Gazette--1/29/04
MPCA study attempts to track pollution sources on the Mississippi River. By Kirsti Marohn, St. Cloud, MN. St. Cloud Times. 1/28/04
EPA to Let New Hampshire Make Cleaner Gas NEW YORK (Reuters) By Soo Youn 1/26/04
Officials to discuss unregulated sewers. By Scott Richardson BLOOMINGTON, IL 1/25/04
Iowa state officials are losing patience with delays to sewer system upgrades. By Lisa Livermore-Des Moines Register- 01/22/04
Mining operation along Minnesota River draws possible lawsuit, legislation Redwood Falls, MN by Robert Franklin Star Tribune 1/19/04
Massive hog facility draws fire from Lee County residents Amboy,IL by Todd Krysiak Daily Chronicle 1/18/04
The dirt on dry cleaners: Industry anything but clean Indiana BY ANDREA HOLECEK Times Business Writer 1/18/0
Logging rules cut both ways Duluth, MN by John Myers NewsTribune 1/16/04
DNR grants air permit for planned Oak Creek coal plants Milwaukee, WI by Thomas Content Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/15/04
Water woes need long-term solution ST. CLOUD,MN by Shawn Perich Cook County News-Herald 1/15/04
Iowa faulted on mercury warnings Des Moines, Ia -- By PERRY BEEMAN, Des Moines Register, 01/14/04
Water Pump Case Tests Federal Law FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla -- By FELICITY BARRINGER, New York Times, 01/14/04
Supreme Court Takes Up Pollution Cases Washington, DC -- By AP via New York Times, 01/14/0
Planting of genetic crops grew by 15 percent in 2003 Washington, D.C. -- By PHILIP BRASHER, Des Moines Register, 01/14/04
ENVIRONMENT: Land, water projects targeted St. Paul,MN by Dennis Lien Pioneer Press
1/13/04
MPCA will adopt changes to NPDES permits ST. PAUL, MN -- By Laura Theobald, Agri News, 01/13/04
Conservationists want bottled-water tax INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- By SETH SLABAUGH, Indianapolis Star Press, 01/12/04
Opinion: It's possible to protect jobs and environment -- Madison, WI, by Editorial Board, Madison Capitol Times, 01/11/0
Coping with bad water HILLS, IA -- By Deidre Bello, Iowa City Press-Citizen, 01/11/04
Conservation promises hold little water St. Paul, MN -- Dennis Anderson, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 01/11/04
Small-town lockers find new niche Irwin, Ia. -- By Staff, Des Moines Register, 01/11/04
Bottler taps into trouble in Michigan Grand Rapids, MI -- By DAN EGAN, Milwaukee Journa Sentinel, 01/10/04
Streams, lakes added to impaired waters list Brainerd, MN -- By VINCE MEYER, Brainerd Daily Dispatch, 01/09/04
Tugboat [sic] fuel spill clean-up under way Winona, MN -- By Brian Krans, Winona Daily News, 01/11/04
Program to benefit area lakes Maryville, IL -- by Steve Rensberry , Edwardsville intelligencer, 01/08/04
EPA, Sierra Club Settle With Walnutdale Farms on Water Pollution -- CHICAGO, IL by U.S. Newswire via EPA News Release, 001/08/04
Forecast for year 2100 in Iowa: Up to 22' hotter Des Moines, Ia -- By PERRY BEEMAN, Des Moines Register, 01/07/04
Opinion: Rural stewards/A federal plan with potential Minneapolis, MN -- by Editorial Board, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 01/07/04
Opinion: River experts ready for next plan; time to start doing Peoria, IL -- by Editorial Board, Peoria Journal Star, 01/07/0
McDonald's Posting Data on Carbs, Fat NEW YORK -- By ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press via Yahoo News, 01/07/04
3 Top Enforcement Officials Say They Will Leave E.P.A. Washington, DC -- By JENNIFER 8. LEE, NY Times, 01/06/04
CREP Hangs In Balance Rochester, MN -- by Norman Senjem, balmm currents, 01/06/04
Opinion: Put resources toward making lakes deeper, too Peoria, IL -- by Editorial Board, Peoria Journal Star, 01/06/04
Key EPA Official Resigns Washington, DC -- By Eric Pianin, Washington Post, 01/06/04
Water Sentinels Go 'Knee-Deep' Kansas City, MO -- By Tom Valtin, Sierra Club "the planet" newsletter, 01/05/04
Opinion: Use CREP to keep soil out of river Peoria, IL -- by Editorial Board, Peoria Journal Star, 01/05/04
BSE in US to accelerate organic beef growth Montpelier, France -- by Novis via Food Navigator, 0105/04
Opinion: People+Profit+Planet = sustainable development St. Paul, MN -- BY ROLF NORDSTROM AND JIM KUBIAK], St. Paul Pioneer Press, 01/05/04
Save planet: Dump SUV, find roomies Great Britain -- By MARY CHALLENDER, Des Moines Register, 01/05/04
'We got them justice' Suburban Chicago, IL -- By Marni Pyke, Chicago Daily Herald, 01/05/04
Ethanol industry wants energy bill accord Freeport, IL -- By Pam Eggemeier, Freeport Journal-Standard, 01/05/04
New type of salt mix to pepper roads Lakeville, MN -- BY BOB SHAW, St. Paul Pioneer Press, 01/05/04
Opinon: Borrow money to stop silt from flowing into river Peoria, IL -- by Editorial Board, Peoria Journal Star, 01/05/04
'Blending' is key to MMSD's policy Milwaukee, WI -- By STEVE SCHULTZE and MARIE ROHDE, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 01/04/04
Environmentalists' optimism low Des Moines, IA -- By PERRY BEEMAN, Des Moines Register, 01/03/04
Lawmakers to face water, wind issues Des Moines, IA -- By JONATHAN ROOS, Des Moines Register, 01/03/0
Where they stand [Dem. candidates on environment] Des Moines, IA -- By REGISTER STAFF, Des Moines Register, 01/03/04
High court might hear Missouri River case PIERRE, SD -- By Associated Press via Aberdeen News, 01/03/04
Wal-Mart pursues supercenter [groundwater] Hermantown, MN -- BY PETER PASSI, Duluth News Tribune, 01/02/04
Trails knit region's past, future St. Paul, MN -- BY AMY BECKER, St. Paul Pioneer Press, 01/2/04 World's farmers struggle with globalization issues Clear Lake, IA -- By Michael Standaert, Newsdesk.org via Environmental News Network, 01/02/04
Gadgets to garbage Boston, MA -- By Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor, 01/02/04
GLOBAL WARMING: Climate policy yields little WASHINGTON, DC -- BY GUY GUGLIOTTA and ERIC PIANIN, Washington Post via St. Paul Pioneer Press, 01/02/04
Bluegills move around from one season to next La Crosse, WI -- by JERRY DAVIS, La Crosse Tribune, 01/01/04
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