City of Albany Passes No Coal Resolution
On October 19, 2026, the City of Albany joined Richmond, Emeryville, and Berkeley as East Bay city governments close ranks against coal transport, handling, and storage of coal in our communities. Albany’s City Council passed Resolution 2026-77 unanimously, with one councilmember absent.
A half-dozen speakers addressed the City Council in support of the resolution. The youngest speaker gave this comment:
Hi, I'm Oliver from Cornell Elementary, and I believe we should be against the coal facility because doing this will cause climate change and damage our ecosystems ...
ITS to appeal loss in frivolous $1B Kentucky lawsuit
On September 30th, 2026, West Gateway sublessee Insight Terminal Solutions (ITS), owned by hedge fund mogul Jon Brooks, suffered a stinging defeat in its frivolous and forum-shopped bid to impose a claim for hundreds of millions of dollars on the City of Oakland.
US District Court Judge Benjamin Beaton issued his scolding decision in an 18-page ruling that laid out in exacting detail why ITS had no business filing its case in a Kentucky bankruptcy court. Judge Beaton ruled:
the absence of any identifiable pre-confirmation claim or post-confirmation distribution dooms ...
Kentucky Judge Dismisses “Billion Dollar” Suit Against Oakland
Federal judge notes "whiff of forum-shopping" in tossing Coal company's case
AB40 signed into law: mandates new EIR for proposed coal terminal
Responding to a vigorous campaign by climate, environmental justice, faith, labor, and public health advocates, as well as the urging of County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas and city governments in Richmond, Emeryville, and Berkeley, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed the Community First Coal Review Act (AB40) into law.
Before a lead agency or air district can grant discretionary approval of a large coal storage, handling, or export facility, the new law mandates an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), California's “gold standard” environmental review.
This ...
Emeryville, Berkeley, and Richmond Urge Stringent Regulation of Proposed Coal Facility
East Bay Cities Stand Strong Together
The momentum of East Bay cities pushing back on the proposed West Oakland coal terminal continues to grow with each passing week: No Coal in Oakland stands with Richmond, Emeryville, and Berkeley as those cities reiterate their longstanding opposition to the terminal and urge the Air District to fully exercise its permitting, regulatory, and enforcement authority to prevent PM2.5 emissions from coal transport through the planned Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal (OBOT).
Richmond and Berkeley City Councils passed unanimous ...
Energy Analysts Call Utah Coal Terminal Funding “A High-Risk Gamble”
A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) calls a plan to spend $54 million of Utah public funds on coal export terminals in Oakland, California, and Longview, Washington, “a high-risk gamble to spend … money on out-of-state projects that could leave rural Utah with limited economic benefits — even if the coal terminals are eventually built.”
EEFA analyzed a recent report commissioned by the Rural Utah Infrastructure Coalition (RUIC) which recommended investing 80% of the funds ($43.2M) in Oakland and the remainder in ...
Five Reasons Labor Opposes Coal
Labor's leadership is crucial in building the movement against a coal export terminal in West Oakland.
Berkeley Passes Resolution Against Toxic Coal Threat
Last night, over 125 people rallied outside Berkeley City Council in support of a resolution opposing coal handling, storage, and transport in the Bay Area while dozens of No Coal advocates made their support known to the City Council with signs and comments.
The Berkeley City Council passed the resolution unanimously.
The resolution is a response to the deadly Trump-funded coal terminal planned in West Oakland. The resolution also calls for the Bay Area Air District to strictly regulate coal facilities, and affirms the City’s support of Assembly Bill 40, which ...
Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas urges Gov. Newsom to sign AB40 into law
Emphatic support for AB40, the Community First Coal Review Act, was conveyed to Governor Newsom by Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas (District 5) in an eloquent and detailed letter dated September 9, 2026.
Supervisor Fortunato Bas represents a district that includes the West Gateway site where developers plan to build the proposed coal terminal, as well as the West Oakland neighborhoods adjacent to the site. District 5 also includes Emeryville, Berkeley, and Albany, three of the East Bay cities through which “unit trains” of 100 cars would pass if the ...
Utah Study Blesses Investment in Oakland Coal Terminal But Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
Will open piles of coal in Oakland replace the open pile in Richmond? A new report reveals lastest plan for the West Oakland coal terminal.
