Now that the Opening Brief for the illegal land sale has been filed and made public, here is a copy of the brief prepared by the GU legal team. RG * NEW's legal team prepared an outstanding appeal. Plaintiffs were provide a copy of the brief when it was filed. Opening Brief2.0

Responsible Growth * NE Washington presented a 3 minute, 3 slides Powerpoint on the proposed silicon metal smelter at the 1st Nations Climate Summit held July 30-31 at Northern Quest Casino and Resort. We wanted it to be memorable. You can view the Powerpoint at this link: 1st Nations 2 minute Powerpoint [Autosaved]

POC Agenda June 24-25

Dr. John Osborn, Sierra Club - Upper Columbia River Group Conservation Chair, wrote a compelling scoping letter to the Washington State Department of Ecology. It was written during the scoping period on October 26, 2018. He highlights how the "Inland Northwest has a long and dark history of smelter pollution with damaging impacts to lands,

Professor Patrick McCormick, instructor of Religious Studies at Gonzaga University expresses deep concerns over the moral and religious harms of the proposed Newport silicon metal smelter. Pointing out numerous objections to the proposed smelter Professor McCormick states the smelter "violates the notion of environmental justice and engages in a form of environmental racism." His statement