Toxic coal trains cause for concern in area

I am concerned about the excessive coal and oil trains pushing their way through the Idaho panhandle.  Big business is sending more fuel to Asia with little care for the health of locals.  They get more profits, and we get – without any choice – more noise, more toxic coal dust, more waits at railroad crossings, and more chances for a catastrophic oil spill.

We don’t need another railroad bridge over Lake Pend Oreille, as Burlington Northern has proposed

SHANE SATER

Bonners Ferry

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