Land Use http://nwpr.org en Western States' Public Lands Fight Comes To Idaho http://nwpr.org/post/western-states-public-lands-fight-comes-idaho <p>A fight between western states and the federal government over control of public lands has surfaced in the Northwest. Last year Utah and Arizona lawmakers passed bills requiring the feds to sign public land over to them. Now Idaho lawmakers are discussing whether a similar bill is right for their state.</p><p>EarthFix Reporter Aaron Kunz has more. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:30:26 +0000 Aaron Kunz 21602 at http://nwpr.org Western States' Public Lands Fight Comes To Idaho Anacortes City Council Approves Key Provision Towards Massive Manufacturing Plant http://nwpr.org/post/anacortes-city-council-approves-key-provision-towards-massive-manufacturing-plant <p>The nation’s largest water bottling plant could go up in Anacortes, Washington. The Anacortes City Council voted Monday on a key provision in the process towards bringing in some sort of new manufacturing facility. KUOW’s Sara Lerner reports. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:57:04 +0000 Sara Lerner 15867 at http://nwpr.org