President Donald Trump’s announcement this week of a controversial project that would create a $75 million coal export terminal in Oakland isn’t sitting well with some local representatives.

The Oakland terminal is just one of 13 total projects the president proposed Thursday, invoking the Cold War-era Defense Production Act, allowing him to provide $700 million to build American coal-fired power plants and export infrastructure. According to a U.S. Department of Energy news release Thursday, the West Gateway Terminal Project in Oakland is key to expanding export capacity to countries including South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

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A UC Berkeley student from San Francisco, Kelcie is passionate about public-service journalism, politics, and local government. She enjoys tackling complex topics and making them accessible to readers.