In the 1990s, the Fox River near Green Bay was dominated by paper mills and the pollution they caused. A new book, Paper Valley: The Fight for the Fox River Cleanup, tells the story of the tumultuous fight for the billion dollar, 20-year long Fox River cleanup that the polluting paper companies were forced to pay. Biologist and environmentalist P. David Allen II and environmental reporter Susan Campbell join guest host Catherine Garvens to discuss the book and the work behind the clean up.

P. David Allen II is a retired wildlife biologist and environmental consultant, who has worked for federal, state, tribal, and local governments in twenty-five states.

Susan Campbell is a former environmental reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the coauthor of Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise, with the late Earth Day founder, Sen. Gaylord Nelson.

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