US judge scraps Oakland, California, ban on coal shipments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " A federal judge in California has struck down the city of Oakland's ban on coal shipments through its port.U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria on Tuesday sided with a developer who wants to use a proposed marine terminal to transport coal from Utah to Asia.Chhabria said the City Council did not have enough evidence that the coal operations would pose a substantial health or safety danger.City leaders approved the rail and marine terminal in 2013 as [...]
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