Chinook Ventures' pilings were among many problems on the 416-acre site.
Cowlitz County commissioners have approved a shoreline permit for the terminal, through which Millennium wants to ship about 5 million tons of Wyoming and Montana coal to markets in Asia, especially China. Environmental groups … have appealed commissioners’ decision to the state Shorelines Hearings Board, which is expected to hold a hearing in April and will make a decision by late June.
In another development Wednesday, St. Louis-based Arch Coal announced it has purchased a 38 percent stake in the Longview terminal. Arch Coal, which says it is the second largest U.S. coal producer, said it paid Millennium $25 million.