Trump backs $75M Oakland coal terminal, sparking West Oakland backlash
TL;DR
The Trump administration uses wartime powers to fund a $75 million coal export terminal at the Port of Oakland, reviving a long-standing opposition led by West Oakland residents who fear pollution and health impacts. California lawmakers push for a full environmental impact report, while activists and local groups vow to continue pressuring regulators and investors as the project moves through permits and potential construction.
Topics:businesspolitics#coal-terminal#defense-production-act#environmental-justice#oakland#politics#trump#west-oakland
- Trump wants to put a $75m coal terminal in this liberal California city. Residents aren’t having it The Guardian
- Letters: Trump forces taxpayers to bail out Oakland coal project The Mercury News
- Even $75M from Trump may not save Oakland’s embattled coal terminal grist.org
- Rich Nolan: Coal is a critical tool in a power shortfall herald-dispatch.com
- Lawmakers Push Back Against Trump Coal Terminal Plans in West Oakland KQED
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