Utah’s top coal producer is fighting to reverse a California city’s ban on exporting coal and open new markets for local mines
Initial arguments start Wednesday in a federal lawsuit backed by Bowie Resource Partners to reverse Oakland’s coal ban — and potentially open new markets for Utah mines.
(AP file photo) The former Oakland Army Base pier at left and the Port of Oakland at lower right in Oakland, Calif, seen in 2016. The city's ban on coal handling at the former base, which is being re-purposed into a massive distribution center and export terminal, has sparked a lawsuit that goes to trial Jan. 16 — with heavy financial backing from one of Utah’s leading coal producers.