Local shipping company vows to sue city of Richmond for banning coal

A local terminal operator said it will sue Richmond after the city banned the storage of coal earlier this week.

Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to prohibit the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke — a byproduct of oil refining — within the city limits. The new ordinance gives businesses three years to phase out coal and petroleum coke (petcoke).

The legislation targets a port operated by Levin-Richmond Terminal Corp. (LRTC), which last year loaded almost 1 million metric tons…

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