Train pulling out of the station on second rail bridge
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Since Burlington Northern-Santa Fe announced plans in the spring of 2017 to begin pursuing permits for building a second rail bridge to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Since Burlington Northern-Santa Fe announced plans in the spring of 2017 to begin pursuing permits for building a second rail bridge to …
By Ken Brown
Reader Contributor
In a recent article piece, environmentalist Matt Nykiel asserted that an Environmental Impact Statement should be conducted prior to U.S. Coast Guard approval of BNSF’s …
By Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributor
The results are in — more than 2,660 people submitted comments to the U.S. Coast Guard overwhelmingly in support of an Environmental Impact Statement to …
By Pierre Bordenave
Reader Contributor
I rarely comment on, much less respond to, opinion pieces in the newspapers. However, the opinion written by Shannon Williamson in last weeks Reader regarding …
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
I am writing in response to Matt Morrison’s article titled “Rail investments provide access to foreign markets and job growth for Idaho.” I am not …
By Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributor
Local conservationists are asking the U.S. Coast Guard to do a better job of identifying and mitigating the risks that will come along with building …
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