The last proposed coal export project standing in the Northwest would increase the risk of cancer by 50 per million in one low-income and minority neighborhood along the rail line, according to a key environmental impact report released on Friday.
Environmentalists characterized the report as damning, if flawed in places, and called on the state and county to reject the coal-by-rail project near Longview, Washington.
The developer, Millennium Bulk Terminals, said the report, which said some risks…