Newport smelter opponents appeal land sale decision
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Legal wrangling over the controversial silicon smelter plant proposed in Newport, Wash. is entering another phase, as opponents filed an appeal July 24 with the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Legal wrangling over the controversial silicon smelter plant proposed in Newport, Wash. is entering another phase, as opponents filed an appeal July 24 with the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners unanimously approved a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) voicing the board’s opposition to the Kalispel Tribe of Indians’ request for …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Opponents of the proposed Newport smelter are seeking speedy resolution to a court battle over the legality of land sale that supplied property for the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Two leading organizations in opposition to the proposed Newport smelter are calling for the recusal of a Pend Oreille County commissioner on any decision related …
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
Hundreds of people turned out to raise heartfelt, serious questions about plans for a silicon smelter in Newport Wednesday evening, challenging Washington State regulators to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Two citizen groups have filed a lawsuit in regard to the sale of land from Pend Oreille County and the Pend Oreille Public Utility District …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Love your home planet? Yeah, me too. If you’d like to show some love back to this rock we call home, local nonprofit 350Sandpoint.org will …
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