The proposed expansion of Oakland International Airport took a step closer to reality recently when the city’s Board of Port Commissioners voted to approve a key environmental study of the project.

The board voted 6-0, with one commissioner absent, to approve the final environmental impact report, which port staff started working on in May 2021 and which is intended to find ways to mitigate possible environmental damage from the project and respond to issues raised during the public comment period.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.