Rethinking Coal
Mountaintop removal mining is just one facet of a debate that is gearing up to be as heated as health care reform, as lawmakers consider climate-inspired legislation that would fundamentally redefine the nation’s relationship with coal.
“The coal industry is under attack and West Virginia is ground zero for that attack,” an industry representative says.
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