U.S. Judge Blocks Oakland Port's Ban on Coal Shipments
- U.S. miners see terminal as key link to overseas markets
- Coal ban part of broad environmental push to thwart shipments
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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A federal judge struck down a local ban prohibiting companies from transporting coal though an Oakland, California, export terminal that U.S. miners see as a key link to overseas markets.
The ban enacted by the city in 2014 violates a development agreement, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said Tuesday in a 37-page ruling.