“Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) wants the Obama administration to address the question of whether facilitating coal exports is in sync with its desire to combat global climate change.”
“The White House Council on Environmental Quality has convened a series of meetings with federal regulators over the past nine months as the Obama administration shapes environmental impact analyses for the building of terminals to export coal to Asia.”
What they should be worried about is all the coal the US burns to make electricity (there are hundreds of power plants burning coal). Do as I say but not what I do is probably against several trade agreements.