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22 Sep

Labor delegation led by Alameda Labor Council leader Josie Camacho speaks out against coal at Oakland City Council meeting | Photo: Brooke Anderson

Five Reasons Labor Opposes Coal

Labor's leadership is crucial in building the movement against a coal export terminal in West Oakland. more

16 Sep

Berkeley Rally 2026-09-15. Photo Credit Leon Kunstenaar.

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 ... more

14 Sep

Nikki Fortunato Bas in Oakland’s Chinatown, November 2017. Photo Credit: Brooke Anderson, movementphotographer.com https://en.localwiki.org/oakland/Nikki_Fortunato_Bas/_files/NFBChinatown_brooke-35.jpg/_info/

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 ... more

8 Sep

Aerial view of the Richmond-Level coal terminal. Image credit: SF Baykeeper.

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. more

8 Sep

Berkeley Coal Impact Map, showing selected schools, parks, and businesses that would be impacted by coal dust shed from coal trains passing through Berkeley, California. Based on the map in Ostro, et al. (July 2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118787

Why a West Oakland coal terminal matters to Berkeley

On Tuesday evening next week – September 15, 2026 – the Berkeley City Council will vote on the adoption of a resolution “in opposition to the handling, ... more

28 Aug

California State Capitol. Image credit: Andre M via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

State Legislature passes AB40: to require environmental review of coal projects

"Today, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 40, the Community First Coal Review Act by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, a bill to protect Californians from ... more

28 Jul

Aerial view of Richmond, CA, June 2021. Image credit: Dicklyon, via Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0.

Richmond City Council urges strict regulation of coal facilities by the Bay Area Air District

This evening the Richmond City Council unanimously passed a resolution “opposing facilities that engage in handling and storage of coal and petcoke in the San ... more

27 Jul

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Rep. Lateefah Simon: GAO must investigate Trump's abuse of DPA to bail out coal

In late July, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon joined California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, as well as Congressmen Jared Huffman, John Garamendi, and Ro ... more

15 Jul

EJ Groups Demand Fresh EIR to Assess Impact of Coal Export Terminal

With support and engagement from community groups, the Air District must undertake a fresh environmental review to ensure rigorous measures to protect residents' and workers' health and safety more

Five Reasons Labor Opposes Coal

Berkeley Passes Resolution Against Toxic Coal Threat

Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas urges Gov. Newsom to sign AB40 into law

Utah Study Blesses Investment in Oakland Coal Terminal But Leaves Key Questions Unanswered

Why a West Oakland coal terminal matters to Berkeley

State Legislature passes AB40: to require environmental review of coal projects

Richmond City Council urges strict regulation of coal facilities by the Bay Area Air District

Rep. Lateefah Simon: GAO must investigate Trump's abuse of DPA to bail out coal

EJ Groups Demand Fresh EIR to Assess Impact of Coal Export Terminal

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