California judge ruling opens Oakland port to coal shipping

Oakland city council cited health concerns in bid to ban coal shipments through port to Asia. A federal judge in San Francisco has striken down an Oakland City ban on shipping coal to Asia. The decision could be a boon to the coal industry in Carbon and Emery counties and to other coal producers in […]

Federal Judge Opens Door To Possible Mountain West Coal Exports

A U.S. district court judge has struck down the City of Oakland’s ban on transporting coal through a planned export terminal there. This could be big news for companies that want to ship their coal to key Asian markets. In his ruling, the judge said the City of Oakland didn’t provide enough evidence that moving […]

Coal demand abroad pulls Consol’s coal across five continents

Not only is India gobbling up the coal coming out of the ground at Consol Energy Inc.’s Pennsylvania Mining Complex, according to its head of coal marketing, but other countries are starting to clamber as well. “I think the Europeans are cognizant of what’s going on in Southeast Asia,” said James McCaffrey, who recently spent […]

American Farm Bureau takes on Washington over coal port

The national organization warns that blocking coals exports sets bad precedent for U.S. farmers The American Farm Bureau Federation has accused Washington of hijacking national trade and foreign policies by refusing to let Powder River Basin coal pass through the state on its way to Asia. The Farm Bureau, joined by other industry organizations, made […]

The Legal Battle To Save The Largest Coal Export Terminal In The US Is Heating Up

An industry trade group is joining the legal fight to approve a proposal to build the largest coal terminal in the U.S. in Washington. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) filed an amicus brief to a U.S. district court in Washington Wednesday, siding with Millennium Bulk Terminals in its lawsuit against the state for blocking […]

NMA Files Amicus Brief Opposing the State of Washington’s Partisan Obstruction of International Trade

The National Mining Association (NMA) today filed an amicus brief supporting Lighthouse Resources, Inc.’s challenge to the State of Washington’s denial of permits required to build the Millennium Bulk Terminal. Lighthouse’s suit charges that efforts by Washington state Governor Jay Inslee and members of his administration to block coal mined in Wyoming, Montana and other […]

Coal industry, farmers, refiners join lawsuit to stop Washington from blocking export terminal

The coal industry, farmers and refiners are pushing back against the state of Washington’s “illegal” efforts to block the construction of a major export terminal that would increase energy exports to Asian markets. “Washington state’s actions are an illegal effort to interfere and obstruct interstate and foreign commerce of an essential energy commodity, in violation […]

Millennium Coal terminal backers remain confident

Amid web of legal challenges, proponents of $680 million coal terminal project press on.   Despite a growing tangle of litigation, backers of Millennium Bulk Terminals’ $680 million coal terminal in Longview are still optimistic that the project eventually will get built. In fact, the parent company behind the terminal is pursuing a new strategy […]