Inland port opponents call for health impact study on massive development

(Jeremy Harmon | Tribune file photo) A gas mask hangs on the door at Colmena Group's office in Salt Lake City, June 19, 2019, following a protest of the inland port. Activists say Colmena Group owns property where the proposed port is to be built.Members of an inland port opposition group gathered at the Utah Capitol Wednesday to call on state lawmakers to fund a health impact assessment within the 16,000-acre area set to one day become a global distribution hub.

Activists have long worried about how the port — which is expected to bring increased rail, truck and air traffic along with tailpipe emissions — would affect wildlife, air quality and the environment in the area near the Great Salt…