The Navy said in a statement, "Virginia-class submarines are built to operate ... there's a Navy Acoustic research Detachment on Lake Pend Oreille, the state's biggest and deepest body of water.

“I’m highly concerned about this development’s threats to bull trout, Trestle Creek and Lake Pend Oreille,” said Whitney Palmer, a Sandpoint-based staffer for the Center. “It’s disappointing that two ...