Oakland A’s Ballpark Project Environmental Dispute Back in Court

Supporters and opponents of the Oakland Athletics’ plan for a waterfront baseball stadium will argue Tuesday over whether the city-certified environmental report on the project is sufficient to proceed or to send its backers to the showers.

Both sides appealed portions of a trial court’s ruling that, for the most part, the environmental impact report’s analysis and conclusions were reasonable and supported by the evidence. The appellate court’s decision could tip the scales toward the American League ballclub remaining in, or leaving, the city they’ve called home for 55 years.

The options are several depending on what the appeals court ...