Civil Litigation,
Environmental & Energy
May 16, 2018
Oakland loses coal battle with shipping terminal
Oakland lost its battle to ban coal from its shipyard Tuesday, although the ruling won’t have the kind of scope supporters of the coal industry were seeking.
Oakland lost its battle to ban coal from its shipyard Tuesday, although the ruling won’t have the kind of scope supporters of the coal industry were seeking.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled the city’s ban on coal violated its contract with the developer that created a bulk cargo shipping terminal.
The Oakland City Council passed an ordinance in 2016 banning coal from “bulk material facilit...
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