In early January the City of Eureka passed an ordinance prohibiting the storage and handling of coal on city-owned properties. Shortly before that, Senator Mike McGuire’s bill SB 307 unanimously passed in the Senate Transportation Committee. The bill would “prohibit the use of state moneys to initiate or operate rail service on the authority’s rail rights-of-way north of the City of Willits or for a project that is designed to rehabilitate, modernize, maintain, or repair an existing operation or facility, including a rail terminal, a railyard, a rail facility, and rail infrastructure, on the authority’s rail rights-of-way north of the City of Willits. The bill would prohibit spending state moneys for any new bulk coal terminal project, as defined, within the County of Humboldt.” Although the movement is growing to stop a coal train from coming through our communities, the No Coal Humboldt Coalition is still hard at work, building support and remaining vigilant. To stay up to date on our efforts and sign up for action alerts, visit www.nocoalhumboldt.org.