While not an Oil Train issue, turning the Port of Oakland into a coal port will almost certainly mean coal trains coming through the East Bay, including through Fremont, leaving a wake of coal dust. This may be a concern to our neighbors.
It seems that the state of Utah wants to turn Oakland into that coal port anyway. Faced with rapidly diminishing demand for coal in the U.S., Utah has approved a $53 million investment in an Oakland shipping terminal nearing construction with the hopes of exporting it to less environmentally stringent markets overseas.
It seems that the state of Utah wants to turn Oakland into that coal port anyway. Faced with rapidly diminishing demand for coal in the U.S., Utah has approved a $53 million investment in an Oakland shipping terminal nearing construction with the hopes of exporting it to less environmentally stringent markets overseas.