Keeping Coal Out of Oakland

The Port of Oakland has already rejected a similar proposal for a bulk coal export facility.

A $53 million backroom deal with a Utah consortium threatens to create the West Coast’s largest coal export terminal in Oakland, California.

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Pope Francis Calls for Climate Action

U.S. Papal Visit

The pope visited Washington, D.C., last month with a message on the importance of caring for our “common home” by reducing the impacts of climate change.

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A Fight Worth Fighting: Waste Incineration in Puerto Rico

Arecibo, Puerto Rico

The proposed construction of a 2,100-ton-per-day municipal solid waste incinerator on the north coast of Puerto Rico is involving communities in a fight to demonstrate that waste incineration is a bad idea for the island.

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