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Oakland Votes to Ban Coal Shipments, Could End Export Plans

2016-06-28 14:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inside Climate News: Officials in Oakland, California, effectively ended proposals to open a new coal export terminal by voting to ban the transport and storage of the fossil fuel within city limits. The Oakland City Council announced its 7-0 decision on Monday as hundreds of anti-coal protestors descended on City Hall. The vote, which must be reconfirmed before it's made official, came after Mayor Libby Schaaf and council member Dan Kalb argued that a coal export terminal would pollute the area, according to the...

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