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Environment
fromThe Nation
1 day ago

The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost?

Expanding U.S. coal exports to India increases fossil fuel dependency and imposes environmental and health burdens on local communities in both countries.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Letters: Alameda County DA should have one standard of justice

Alameda County's appointed district attorney dropped manslaughter charges against former officer Jason Fletcher; proposed Oakland coal terminal would worsen pollution unless enclosed or excludes coal.
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

A controversial Oakland port development moves forward after city loses 'coal war'

Now, the city's top staffer said Tagami's firm, Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal LLC, will be "treated like any other developer that comes into the city." "At this point, it's just another development project," City Administrator Jestin Johnson said in an interview. "The city has exercised all its legal options." The word "coal," he added, did not even come up during a recent meeting between the administrator and Tagami.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world's largest coal port in Newcastle

The Australian musicians Oli and Louis Leimbach, who had earlier performed at the protest as part of the band Lime Cordiale, were joined by Dr Elen O'Donnell, a doctor and Greenpeace activist, who boarded the vessel, Greenpeace said. The activists unfurled a banner that stated Phase out coal and gas and painted the words Timeline now! on the ship. We are taking action today, alongside thousands of people who have joined Rising Tide's blockade, to show Australia's leaders that if the government won't act, the people will, O'Donnell said.
Environment
Environment
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Obscure, 12-Year-Old Port of Oakland Coal Battle Could End Up Bankrupting City of Oakland

Oakland faces potential hundreds of millions in legal liability and possible bankruptcy after canceling a 2013 coal terminal deal following environmental protests.
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