Residents, Forest Service clash over drilling proposal
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A meeting hosted by the U.S. Forest Service last week about proposed exploratory drilling for silica deposits near Lake Pend Oreille turned into a battle …
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Meetings to detail silica drilling, second rail bridge
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A pair of meetings over the next week will break down two issues of local concern: the exploratory drilling for silica near Lake Pend Oreille …
Exploratory Drilling Project informational meeting set
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests will be hosting an informational meeting about the Green Mountain Exploratory Drilling Project Plan of Operations. The public meeting will be held …
On The Lake: ‘Does anyone else think that drilling for silica in the Lake Pend Oreille watershed is a terrible idea?’
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
As some of you may have read in the Bee earlier this month, a Montana-based company called Pend Oreille Silica Inc. is looking to do …
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