Trump taps Defense Production Act to fund West Oakland coal terminal
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President Trump announced via the Defense Production Act that $75 million will go toward building the West Oakland coal export terminal, part of a broader $700 million coal-industry push. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon praised the project as essential for his state’s coal industry, while environmentalists and Oakland residents oppose it amid years of litigation involving developer Phil Tagami’s Oakland Bulk Oversized Terminal (OBOT). The plan envisions groundbreaking this summer and first shipments by 2028, with critics warning of pollution and climate impacts.
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