AB 40 Forces New Environmental Review on Trump-Backed Coal Terminal at Former Oakland Army Base as $1B Suit Is Tossed

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 40, requiring a fresh environmental impact report for large coal terminals, just as a Kentucky federal judge threw out a $1 billion damages suit against Oakland, leaving the federally backed export terminal at the former Oakland Army Base facing a new state hurdle while its former operator's biggest legal threat to the city was sent back to California.