In case affecting Utah mines, judge orders trial on challenge to Oakland coal ban

Court documents reveal major role played by Utah’s largest coal producer, Bowie Resource Partners, in attempts to build an export terminal on San Francisco Bay.

(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.

In case affecting Utah mines, judge orders trial on challenge to Oakland coal ban

Court documents reveal major role played by Utah’s largest coal producer, Bowie Resource Partners, in attempts to build an export terminal on San Francisco Bay.

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