Smelter project ‘on hold’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff PacWest Silicon, the Canadian company hoping to build a smelter in Newport, Wash., has broken its prolonged silence with a letter to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. The letter is...
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WA governor seeks answers from PacWest
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Washington Governor Jay Inslee is looking for answers from PacWest Silicon, according to a letter sent Oct. 30 to company CEO Jayson Tymko. PacWest is responsible for the proposed...
Smelter sees progress as rezone appeal is denied
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The proposed PacWest silicon smelter in Newport, Wash., made strides last week as the Pend Oreille County hearing examiner struck down an appeal from anti-smelter group Responsible Growth*Northeast Washington. ...
Kalispel Tribe wins Class I air designation
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the airshed redesignation of the Kalispel Indian Reservation from Class II to Class I under the Clean Air Act. The reservation, located on...
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 Division III Court of...
Physicians oppose Newport smelter
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A coalition of physicians and health care professionals has issued an open letter opposing the proposed Newport silicon smelter. Known as the Inland NW Physicians for Healthy Communities, the...
PacWest to present on smelter at Lakes Commission meeting
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff PacWest, the company behind the proposed silicon smelter in Newport, Wash., will present at a Lakes Commission meeting March 28 in Priest River. The meeting, which is open to...
BOCC writes to Wash. DOE on smelter, emphasize need for EIS
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners approved a letter to the State of Washington Department of Ecology Tuesday regarding the proposed PacWest silicon smelter in Newport. Commissioner Glen Bailey, who drafted the...
