Washington state regulators reject coal terminal

Published September 26, 2017 7:58pm ET



Washington state environmental regulators killed the Millennium Bulk coal terminal on Tuesday by denying it a key permit approval.

The terminal, which has faced huge opposition from environmental groups, was meant to begin shipping coal mined in the western part of the country to be burned for electricity at coal plants in Asia.

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