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A’s file lawsuit against state agency in Howard Terminal ballpark bid

The A’s are headed to court in their ongoing quest to build a new ballpark near Jack London Square, announcing Wednesday they’ve filed a lawsuit against the state agency overseeing Schnitzer Steel, a company that poses a threat to the teams’ hopes at Howard Terminal.

Oakland Athletics president Dave Kaval said the lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court accuses the California Department of Toxic Substances Control of a “failure to impose and enforce environmental law” in West Oakland again. . .