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 …
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 …
By Phyllis J. Kardos
Reader Contributor
When did it become OK for a massive industrial complex to entrench itself in the middle of rural residential properties and position itself to …
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