Legislation introduced to stop shadowy bid to ship coal out of Humboldt Bay

In early September, the Lost Coast Outpost posted an article titled "Aiming to Ship Coal Out of Humboldt Bay, Shadowy Corporation Makes Bid to Take Over NCRA Line," reporting that "Unidentified coal companies appear to be behind a new backdoor effort to acquire the North Coast Railroad Authority’s right-of-way between Eureka and Willits and rehabilitate the defunct railroad, all so they can export coal to Asian markets via the Port of Humboldt Bay." This morning, California State Senator Mike McGuire posted a press release describing a bill, SB 307, to put a nail in that coffin. Here is the full text of the press release, which can be found on ...