The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to kill a plan to use a proposed marine terminal to transport Utah coal to Asia, calling such shipments public health and safety hazards. Backers argued the project would bring needed jobs to an impoverished part of town.
Oakland Votes To Ban Coal Shipments, Citing Health Risks
JANIE HAR Associated Press, San Diego Union-Tribune Nation
Tue, 06/28/2016 - 2:32am
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