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A papermaker has agreed to shoulder the financial burden for completing cleanup work on the Fox River in a settlement, federal environmental officials said Tuesday.
Read More »New ruling reapportions liability for Fox River cleanup (UPDATE)
A new federal court ruling may force paper companies to be responsible for a larger share of the $1 billion Fox River cleanup effort.
Tagged with: Fox River William Griesbach
Read More »Parties reach $54M settlement in Fox River cleanup
Four companies, a municipality and a sewerage commission have agreed to pay $54 million toward claims brought in a federal lawsuit regarding the pollution and cleanup of the lower Fox River in Green Bay.
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Read More »Judge upholds chemical cleanup plan for Fox River
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Efforts to dredge toxic industrial chemicals from the Fox River should continue, a federal judge has ruled. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Natural Resources filed a federal lawsuit against NCR Corp. and 11 ...
Tagged with: DNR Fox River pollution William Griesbach
Read More »2 companies in Fox River cleanup won’t have to pay
A federal judge has decided that two companies won't have to pay for the cleanup of PCBs from Little Lake Butte des Morts and portions of the Fox River.
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Read More »Dredging resumes on polluted Fox River after appeals court ruling
Dredging has resumed on the polluted Fox River after a federal appeals court denied NCR's request for a temporary stay.
Tagged with: appeals court Fox River pollution William Griesbach
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: Fox River pollution William Griesbach
Read More »Judge: Responsibility for Fox River cleanup will go to trial
Cleaning up contaminated sediment from the Fox River in Brown County remains stalled until a judge can figure out who has to pay for the project, which could cost more than $1 billion.
Tagged with: Fox River pollution William Griesbach
Read More »Judge asked to resume costly cleanup of Fox River
Federal prosecutors were expected to ask a judge Thursday to restart the cleanup of contaminated sediment from the Fox River in Brown County, a project that could cost more than $1 billion.
Tagged with: Fox River lawsuit pollution William Griesbach
Read More »Trial to decide who’s responsible for costly cleanup of Fox River?
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: Fox River NCR Corp. William Griesbach
Read More »Golf course will pay $50,000 to settle DNR complaint
A golf course in Big Bend will pay the state $50,000 to settle a claim with the state Department of Natural Resources, which alleged the course violated environmental rules while creating artificial ponds, dredging and grading at the course. The ...
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Read More »Judge: NCR must pay $700M for Wis. river cleanup
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled NCR Corp. and Appleton Papers Inc. must pay an estimated $700 million to help clean a contaminated river. The judge this week ruled Atlanta-based NCR and the Appleton-based paper company ...
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