Baykeeper Updates Related to Coal

Blog Post: November 16, 2021
The Richmond City Council just signed an agreement that will keep coal out of the city permanently—a move that Baykeeper has fought for long and hard. We worked with partners and local activists in Richmond to develop the original ban a few years ago, and then we provided expert legal advice after...
BK In The News: June 6, 2022
Utah’s fight with a Bay Area city over coal exports was resolved last month with a federal judge’s signature on a settlement that halts coal shipments through Richmond, Calif. by the end of 2026. The deal allows Wolverine Fuels, Utah’s main coal producer, nearly four additional years of using the...
BK In The News: February 8, 2022
Oakland is a step closer to revolving litigation over a stalled project to develop a bulk commodity terminal on the site of the former Oakland Army Base. City Attorney Barbara J. Parker said the settlement “framework” is subject to the drafting of a definitive settlement agreement and approval of...
BK In The News: January 11, 2021
On Monday, the state of Utah officially joined a lawsuit started by Wolverine Fuels against the city of Richmond... Meanwhile, the city of Richmond, backed by California and environmental groups like the Sierra Club and San Francisco Baykeeper have said that the pollution is only getting worse....
BK In The News: November 19, 2020
The Bay Area and Coal Country seem worlds apart. But it turns out the San Francisco Bay plays a critical role in the export of coal to Asia. Unbeknown to most, the bay is home to one of only two deep sea ports on the entire West Coast that export coal to Asia.
BK In The News: August 27, 2020
A federal judge on Thursday advanced three lawsuits claiming a Bay Area city’s ban on the handling and storage of coal and petroleum coke is based on faulty science, preempted by federal laws and interferes with foreign and interstate commerce... The judge also granted a motion by two environmental...
BK In The News: August 3, 2020
The Ninth Circuit on Monday stood by its decision that Oakland, California, cannot ban a cargo-shipping terminal developer's proposed coal operation based on health and safety concerns... No other Ninth Circuit judge requested a vote on the en banc rehearing bids by Oakland, the Sierra Club and San...
BK In The News: July 20, 2020
The Ninth Circuit wrongly said that Oakland can't ban a cargo shipping terminal developer's proposed coal operation based on health and safety concerns... The Sierra Club and San Francisco Baykeeper are represented by Colin C. O'Brien, Adrienne Bloch, Heather M. Lewis and Marie E. Logan of...
Press Release: July 9, 2020
  In May this year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to block the City of Oakland's authority to stop coal pollution within its own city limits. Today, San Francisco Baykeeper and the Sierra Club -- through their attorneys at Earthjustice -- filed a request asking the court to reconsider its...
BK In The News: June 4, 2020
Over two years after Judge Vince Chhabria struck down the City of Oakland’s prohibition on handling and storage of coal at the former Oakland Army Base, the case was decided on appeal... “Protecting the Bay and Bay Area communities from dirty coal pollution has never been more important,” said Ben...

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