Article: Riverside suit against Port of L.A. could hamper growth plans; city seeks millions as result of proposed terminal expansion.(TRADE)(Los Angeles, California)

Should developers be held accountable for the environmental impact on a city 60 miles away from their project?

The city of Riverside thinks so--and has filed a potentially landmark lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles over a planned $106 million expansion of a shipping terminal.

If Riverside is successful, it could set a precedent for other Inland Empire cities hit hard by rail traffic to seek millions for railroad and traffic improvements.

Riverside officials claim in a lawsuit that an environmental impact report on the China Shipping Group project failed adequately to study the effects of the additional cargo trains that will cart goods ...

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