"We agree 1,000 percent that West Oakland is polluted," said Ron Muhammad, a fourth-generation resident of West Oakland. The proposed terminal is in West Oakland, a historically black neighborhood that's among the poorest and most polluted in the region. The Oakland City Council voted unanimously Monday night to kill a plan to use a proposed marine terminal to transport Utah coal to Asia, calling such shipments public health and safety hazards. A lawyer for the Oregon Bulk and Oversized Terminal on Monday sent the council a letter detailing potential legal consequences. Coal proponents railed at the council for what they saw as a pre-ordained vote.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2016 19:00 UTC