"Enviros File Lawsuit To Stop Coal Being Shipped Through Oakland"

"OAKLAND — Environmental groups filed a lawsuit to try to put a wrench in an Oakland developer's plans to ship coal through the city.

Earthjustice, on behalf of groups like Communities for a Better Environment, the Sierra Club and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, filed an action in Alameda County Superior Court to call for a new California Environmental Quality Act review before the project continues, the groups announced Friday.

The groups are protesting a proposal to ship Utah coal by rail through the new maritime bulk terminal being developed by Phil Tagami for the city at the former army base, a cornerstone project for the city."

Mike Blasky reports for the Contra Costa Times October 4, 2015.