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LONGVIEW, WASH. – BNSF Railway appeals an environmental review of a coal-export terminal, arguing it miscalculated or overstated the risk of cancer for some Washington residents.
Millennium Bulk Terminal-Longview wants to build a facility along the Columbia River similar to the proposed Cherry Point terminal.
The Daily News reports the environmental study by the Department of Ecology and Cowlitz County says diesel particulate emissions from trains would cause “an unavoidable increase” in the cancer risk rate.
A BNSF spokeswoman says there are no credible scientific studies supporting that conclusion.
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