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DeFazio has no objections to Coos Bay coal port

Rep. Peter DeFazio says he has few qualms about shipping coal to Asia through the Port of Coos Bay.

The Springfield Democrat tells The World newspaper that trying to block plans to ship coal to Asia won’t stop countries like South Korea from burning coal to produce electricity.

He adds that free trade agreements make it illegal for the U.S. to block coal exports to South Korea.

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