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Forbes reported that Appalachian coal is becoming more difficult to mine.
Forbes reported that Appalachian coal is becoming more difficult to mine.
The market news is quoted as saying:
Coal here is getting harder and costlier to dig – and the region, which includes southern West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee, is headed for a huge collapse in coal production. The U.S. Department of Energy projects that in a little more than three years, the amount of coal mined here will be just half of what it was in 2008. That’s a significant loss of a signature Appalachian industry, and the jobs that come with it.
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