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Settlement bans coal storage in California city by 2027

The move comes after a settlement signed Friday by the city of Richmond and the Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation
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A train loaded with coal approaches the Levin-Richmond Terminal in Richmond, Calif., on Thursday, July 23, 2015. The company will be required to stop handling and storing coal and petcoke products at the terminal starting on Dec. 31, 2026, under a settlement reached Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, with the city of Richmond. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A private California port terminal that handles and stores coal from Utah before it's shipped overseas to Asia must halt those operations by the end of 2026

That's per a settlement signed Friday by the city of Richmond and the Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation. Utah-based coal company Wolverine Fuel Sales, the state of Utah and Phillips 66 are also part of the settlement. 

Phillips 66 transports petroleum coke through the terminal. "Petcoke" is a byproduct of oil refining. The companies sued after the Richmond City Council passed an ordinance banning the handling and storage of coal and petcoke due to concerns about the health impacts of coal dust.

For the full AP story, click HERE.

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