Oppose transporting coal and petroleum coke through Richmond waterways
In Plain English
The city wants to take a formal stance against shipping hazardous fossil fuel materials like coal and petroleum coke through local waterways and neighborhoods. Richmond sits along major shipping routes where these materials currently travel. If approved, the city asks regional air quality regulators to create stricter rules for storing and moving these materials.
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Votes
Continue to May 5, 2015
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Why This Vote Matters
The council voted to delay until May 5th a decision on formally opposing the transport of hazardous fossil fuel materials like coal and petroleum coke through Richmond's waterways and neighborhoods. The resolution would ask regional air quality regulators to create stricter rules for storing and moving these materials through the city's major shipping routes. Four members supported the delay, while Gayle McLaughlin opposed it and Jovanka Beckles abstained. This marks a departure from McLaughlin's usual strong support for environmental measures, as she typically votes yes on such items.
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