Bridge opponents to hold meeting

SANDPOINT — #No2ndBridge and Wild Idaho Rising Tide activists are inviting concerned community members to join them for refreshments and a second Lake Pend Oreille Railroad Bridge discussion and slideshow presentation on Wednesday.

The event starts at 7 p.m. at the Gardenia Center. Bring and share snacks, stories, images, and donations at this free, open meeting, and learn about the natural and human environment of Lake Pend Oreille. WIRT will also discuss the ongoing and potential traffic, pollution, and derailment dangers of fossil fuel and hazardous freight trains, and the flawed infrastructure, earthquake resilience, and emergency response capacity of the North Idaho, railroad “funnel.”

Critics contend the new bridge and attendant infrastructure would affect regional, lake and aquifer water resources, air quality, noise, public and environmental health and safety, indigenous rights, wildlife, fish, and threatened bull trout and their habitat, wetlands and shorelines, historic sites, vehicle passage, boat navigation, recreation and tourism, businesses and residents.

Info: https://wildidahorisingtide.org/