Court denies appeal in smelter land sale case
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Division III Court of Appeals in Washington state released an opinion April 21 affirming the legality of the sale of land from the Public …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Division III Court of Appeals in Washington state released an opinion April 21 affirming the legality of the sale of land from the Public …
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 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 Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Newport-area residents are mobilizing for a fight over a proposed silicon smelter, which they believe was sprung on them without any public engagement.
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