October 17, 2016 Pressure from wealthy environmentalists spurs Obama Methow mining ban The Methow Valley is a bit like the Ketchum-Hailey-Sun Valley area in Idaho, a progressive, “green” redoubt in a conservative, pro-development corner of its…
August 29, 2016 Columbia Falls mills killed off by federal ‘no-logging’ policy Weyerhaeuser closing Weyerhaeuser announced in late June that it would close its plywood and lumber mills, citing a shortage of logs. By KATHERYN…