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In a potential boon to rural Utah, judge overturns Oakland’s ban on coal shipments through its port

(AP Photo/Eric Risberg) The former Oakland Army Base pier, at left, and the Port of Oakland, at lower right, in Oakland, Calif. A federal judge in California on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, struck down the city of Oakland's ban on coal shipments at a proposed cargo terminal, siding with a developer who wants to use the site to transport Utah coal to Asia.